Jakub Piotr Moder (; born 7 April 1999) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Poland national team.

Club career

Early career

Moder was born in

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. He began his steps towards becoming a footballer at Fortuna Wieleń, and in 2011, he joined

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. Founded in 1912, the association football club are two-time winners of the ...

as an academy player.

Lech Poznań

In 2014, Moder joined

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...

's academy, and was promoted to the

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in 2016. On 2 April 2018, he made his first team debut for Lech Poznań in a 1–3 win away against

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, coming on as a substitute.

Odra Opole (loan)

On 18 June 2018, Moder was loaned to

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2019–20 season

After returning from his loan spell at

, Moder extended his contract with Lech Poznań until 2023, and quickly became a regular starter under Dariusz Żuraw. He got his first assist for Lech Poznań in a 3–1 away win against

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Po ...

, and in February 2020, he scored his first goal for 'Kolejorz' in a 3–0 home win against

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. On 20 June 2020, Moder scored a free-kick from outside the box to help Lech defeat

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2022–23, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. History The club w ...

in a 2–0 away win. He was voted as the Best Youth Player of the month in

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for June 2020. Moder was an important player for Lech Poznań in the 2019–20 season, helping 'Kolejorz' finish the season in second place.

2020–21 season

Moder was a key in Lech Poznań's qualification for the

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, providing an assist in a 3–0 home win against

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. On 20 September 2020, Moder scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win against local rivals

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 6 October 2020 he signed for

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for a transfer fee of £6 million.

Lech Poznań (loan)

Moder was immediately loaned back to former club

, initially until the end of the season (this depended on Lech Poznań's progress in the

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). Despite Lech Poznań's poor start to the

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season, Moder helped the team by scoring 4 goals and providing 2 assists. On 22 October 2020 he made his

debut, in the 2020–21 group stage home game against Benfica, where Lech was defeated 4–2. On 18 December, following Lech Poznań's exit from the

, it was announced that Moder would be recalled from his loan spell on 31 December 2020. Moder made his final appearance for Lech Poznań on 19 December 2020, in a 1–0 home defeat to

2020–21 season

Moder made his debut for Brighton on 10 February 2021, starting and playing the full match in the 1–0 away defeat against

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in the FA Cup fifth round. He made his Premier League debut on 27 February coming on as a substitute for Ben White in the 84th minute in a 1–0 away loss at West Brom. He made his first start in the league for ''the Seagulls'' on 20 March in a 3–0 home win over

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to help Brighton go six points clear of the bottom three. Moder played in Brighton's 3–2 home victory over champions

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on 18 May, with fans returning to football, in which ''The Seagulls'' went from 2–0 down to beat City for the first time in a League game since 1989.

2021–22 season

Moder set up ''Albion's'' equaliser with his ball into the box met by a sliding

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with

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scoring the winner five minutes later in the 2–1 away victory over

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on 14 August in the opening game of the 2021–22 season. Moder scored his first Brighton goal, opening the scoring in the 2–0 away victory over

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on 24 August, in the EFL Cup second round in what was also his

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debut. He scored his second goal for the ''Seagulls'' on 8 January 2022, again coming in cup competition, this time in the FA Cup third round where he scored the equaliser and assisted Neal Maupay's winner in the 2–1 – after extra-time – away victory at Championship side

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. On 2 April, during the 0–0 home draw against

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, Moder landed awkwardly which resulted in an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). As a result, he not only missed the rest of the season but would ruin his hopes of playing at the

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2022–23 season

Moder missed the whole off the 2022–23 season with the injury he sustained in April 2022. He made his return to training one year after his injury in April 2023.

International career

On 4 September 2020, Moder made his first appearance for

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in a 1–0 defeat to

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in the

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, coming on as a substitute for Piotr Zielinski. In the absence of

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, he was given the number 9 shirt on his debut. On 7 October 2020, he made his first full appearance in a 5–1 win against

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in a friendly match. On 11 November 2020, he scored his first goal for the national team just seconds after coming on as a substitute for

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, as

defeated

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2–0 in a friendly match.Jakub Moder scores first goal for Poland in win
theargus.co.uk He scored his second goal for his country capitalising on a

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mistake in a 2–1 away loss against

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on 31 March 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. Moder was named in Poland's 26-man squad for

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on 17 May 2021, with the tournament taken place in the summer of 2021 due to the previous year's postponement as a result of Coronavirus. Moder came on as an 85th minute substitute for Leeds United's

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in Poland's opening game against

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on 13 June, where ''The Poles'' lost 2–1 at the

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. He started in Poland's second group match against

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on 19 June, where he gave away a penalty and was booked. However,

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hit the post, and the match eventually finished at 1–1 at

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. Moder along with Jan Bednarek of

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were out injured for Poland's decisive match against Sweden on 23 June, where Poland lost 3–2 in Saint Petersburg, ending their tournament and finishing bottom of Group E. Any chance of being selected for the

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were ended six months prior to the tournament, suffering an injury whilst playing for Brighton that ruled Moder out for over a year.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 29 March 2022. Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moder goal.

Honours

Individual * Polish Ekstraklasa best player: 2020 * Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2020

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moder, Jakub 1999 births Living people People from Szczecinek Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Poland men's international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players Odra Opole players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Premier League players UEFA Euro 2020 players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Footballers from West Pomeranian Voivodeship