Daniel Kajzer (born 23 February 1992) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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Career

ROW Rybnik

Kajzer began his career with ROW Rybnik, making his senior debut in 2012. In the 2012–13 season, he helped the team achieve promotion to

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

. Kajzer made a total of 103 league appearances across five seasons with the club, keeping 28 clean sheets.

Botev Plovdiv

On 12 June 2017, after a successful trial period, Kajzer signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian club

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. He made his debut in the

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against the champions

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. The match was decided and won by Botev on penalties, with Kajzer saving the first penalty shot from

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. On 6 April 2018, Kajzer was included in the starting line-up and kept a clean sheet during a 1–0 win in a derby match against

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. On 29 April, Kajzer saved a penalty in the last minutes of a 2–1 home win over

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. His performance in the game was selected for save of the week. On 24 April 2019, Botev faced CSKA Sofia in a second leg of the

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semi-final. The match ended 3–3 at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium and sent Botev to the final. Kajzer was applauded for his efforts, saving a lot of chances in front of his goal and once again being one of Botev's most crucial players. With his great performances in Botev, he became one of the favourite players of the club's fans and Bultras.

Arka Gdynia

After spending the 2019–20 season as a back-up with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

, making only one cup appearance, on 28 July 2020 he joined

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Return to Botev Plovdiv

On 27 June 2023, Kajzer returned to Botev Plovdiv, signing a two-year contract. He made a single

appearance that season, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–3 first round win over Strumska Slava on 8 November 2023. Botev went on to win the competition. On 15 January 2025, after only appearing for the reserve team since the start of the 2024–25 season, Kajzer left the club.

Warta Poznań

On 9 February 2025, Kajzer joined Polish second-tier club

Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. As of the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, they compete in the II liga, ...

on a deal until June 2026, with an option to extend for another year. After Warta's relegation, he left the club by mutual consent in June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Energetyk ROW Rybnik * II liga West: 2012–13 Botev Plovdiv *

: 2023–24 *

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Śląsk Wrocław II *

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: 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kajzer, Daniel 1992 births Footballers from Tarnowskie Góry Living people Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers KS ROW 1964 Rybnik players Botev Plovdiv players Śląsk Wrocław players Arka Gdynia players Warta Poznań players I liga players II liga players III liga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria 21st-century Polish sportsmen