Jakub Sypek (born 7 April 2001) is a Polish professional

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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

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

Career

Sypek started playing football for the youth sides of Sparta Paczków and Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie, before joining

's academy in 2015. He performed well for the

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, earning him a chance to train with the first team in 2020. Sypek made his first team debut in a 0–1 home loss against

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

on 20 July that year. He continued to feature for the second team, and made a few sparse appearances for the first team, before going on a season-long loan to

Górnik Polkowice KS Górnik Polkowice is a Polish football club based in Polkowice, Poland. The club currently plays in III liga which is the fourth tier of Polish football. They competed in the top tier for one season in 2003–04. History KS Górnik Polkowi ...

in 2021. He returned to Zagłębie in January 2022 after six months at Górnik and having made 12 appearances for the club in all competitions. In 2022, Sypek made a permanent move to fellow

club

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

making 15 league appearances during the 2022–23 season. While Sypek featured regularly for Widzew, he only started twice in the league, which led to a decision to send him on loan for the following season to increase his playing time. In July 2023, he joined recently relegated

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

on loan. On 28 June 2025, after being released by Widzew, Sypek re-joined Zagłębie Lubin on a two-year deal.

Personal life

Sypek's brother Michał is also a footballer. Both played in the academies of Sparta Paczków and Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie.

Honours

Zagłębie Lubin II *

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(Lower Silesia regionals): 2018–19 * Polish Cup (Legnica regionals): 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 Lechia Gdańsk *

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 ...

: 2023–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sypek, Jakub 2001 births Living people 21st-century Polish sportsmen Sportspeople from Nysa, Poland Polish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Poland men's youth international footballers Zagłębie Lubin players Górnik Polkowice players Widzew Łódź players Lechia Gdańsk players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players