Dawid Kownacki

Dawid Igor Kownacki (['david kɔvˈnat͡ski] (listen); born 14 March 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Dusseldorf, and the Polish national team. Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and Germany.

Club Career

Sampdoria

On 11 July 2017, Kownacki signed a five-year contract with Italian side Sampdoria.

In November, he scored a brace and assisted another goal in Sampdoria's 4–1 Coppa Italia win against Delfino Pescara in the fourth round.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

On 31 January 2019, Kownacki joined to German Bundesliga club Fortuna Dusseldorf on loan with an option to buy.

On 30 June 2019, he rejoined Fortuna on another loan with an obligation to buy, which was fulfilled in January 2020.

International Career

Kownacki got his first call up to the senior Poland squad for matches against Georgia and Greece in June 2015. Kownacki represented Poland at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 level, winning 33 caps and scoring 25 goals.

In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad and subsequently final 23-man for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Давид Ковнацкий (russian)