Jan Bednarek

Jan Kacper Bednarek ([ˈjan bɛˈdnarɛk] (listen); born 12 April 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Southampton and the Poland national team.

Club Career

Lech Poznan

In 2013, Bednarek made his Ekstraklasa debut, at the age of 17 years old, for Lech Poznan against Piast Gliwice, in an eventual 2–0 win for the home side. The Polish under-21 international became an integral member of the squad, featuring 31 times and scoring once as Poznan narrowly missed out on the Polish Cup to Arka Gdynia 2–1 after extra time.

Gornik Leczna (loan)

He was loaned to Gornik Leczna for the 2015–16 season, where he managed a total of 17 league appearances before returning to his parent club.

Southampton

On 1 July 2017, Bednarek joined Southampton on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of £5 million. He made his Premier League debut on 14 April 2018 against Chelsea, and scored Southampton’s second goal in a 3–2 defeat.

On 2 February 2021, Bednarek scored an own goal, conceded a penalty and was given a red card after a foul on Anthony Martial in his team's record-equalling 9–0 defeat to Manchester United after Mike Dean checked the pitchside monitor. Despite this, the red card was controversial and Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjar believed that Bednarek should not have been sent off. The red card issued was subsequently rescinded following an appeal by the club.

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