Kacper Przybyłko (born 25 March 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. Born in Germany, he represented Poland at various youth international levels.

Club career

1. FC Köln

On 31 January 2012, Przybyłko joined 1. FC Köln's reserve team from

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Greuther Fürth

After the end of his loan to Bielefeld in summer 2014, he left 1. FC Köln to join Greuther Fürth on a three-year deal until 2017. He was described as tough and good on the ball.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Przybyłko joined

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in July 2015 and scored two goals in his debut for the club. In summer 2018 he was released by the club. In August 2018, he trialled with

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of the 2. Bundesliga.

Philadelphia Union

On 16 September 2018, Przybyłko signed with

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competing in

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for the remainder of the 2018 season with an option for

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. Despite not making an appearance for the Union in 2018, his option was picked up ahead of the 2019 season. After a brief loan to Bethlehem Steel to recover from a foot injury, Przybyłko made his debut for the Union as a substitute against the Montreal Impact. A week later, he scored his first goal for the Union as an equalizer against

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. Przybyłko continued to become a scoring threat over the season, leading the Union's scoring with 15 goals before suffering an injury and keeping him out for the post-season.

2019 season: Loan to Bethlehem Steel

Prior to the start of the 2019 season, Przybyłko was loaned to the Union's affiliate,

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, who compete in the

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. Przybyłko started in the opening match away against

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and scored the first goal of Steel FC's season.

Chicago Fire

On 22 January 2022, Przybyłko was traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for $1,150,000 of General Allocation Money.

Lugano

After spending three and a half years in the United States, Przybyłko returned to Europe in February 2024. On 16 February, he joined Swiss club

on a deal until the end of June 2025. On 30 March, he made his

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debut coming on as a substitute against

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and scored the final goal of the game in a 1–3 away win.

International career

Przybyłko played for the Poland national U21 team.

Personal life

Born in

Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region () of Detmold (region), Detmold and the L ...

, Kacper Przybyłko comes from a sporting family of Polish origin. His twin brother,

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, is also a footballer who joined Greuther Fürth in 2014, and later played for the

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in fourth-tier

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. His older brother Mateusz Przybylko is a high jumper representing Germany in international competitions.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Philadelphia Union *

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Individual *

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Golden Boot:

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Team of the Tournament:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Przybylko, Kacper 1993 births Living people Footballers from Bielefeld Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers German men's footballers German people of Polish descent Arminia Bielefeld players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Philadelphia Union players Philadelphia Union II players Chicago Fire FC players FC Lugano players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Swiss Super League players Swiss Promotion League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Polish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the United States German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen