Jakub Kisiel (born 5 February 2003) is a Polish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

Club career

Kisiel came through the ranks of

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

, before joining their local Legia rivals in February 2020. He then fell victim to abuse from Legia fans, including a hostile banner at the stadium even before he played his first game, as he was viewed as a "traitor" by some hooligans. He still went on to become a professional player with Legia, making his team debut on 6 February 2021 in a 2–0

home win against

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...

. On 4 February 2022, Kisiel joined

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 ...

side Stomil Olsztyn on loan from Legia. On 12 July 2023, he went on another loan, this time joining

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

until the end of the season.

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

: 2020–21 Legia Warsaw II *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

(Masovia regionals): 2022–23, 2024–25

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* 2003 births Living people People from Wyszków Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub