Bartłomiej Drągowski

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Bartłomiej Drągowski
Drągowski playing for Spezia in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Białystok, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
(on from loan Spezia)
Number 69
Youth career
2010–2012 MOSP Jagiellonia Białystok
2012–2013 Jagiellonia Białystok
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Jagiellonia Białystok II 16 (0)
2014–2016 Jagiellonia Białystok 64 (0)
2016–2022 Fiorentina 81 (0)
2019 → Empoli (loan) 14 (0)
2022– Spezia 48 (0)
2024– → Panathinaikos (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2011 Poland U15 1 (0)
2012–2013 Poland U16 6 (0)
2013–2014 Poland U17 8 (0)
2014–2016 Poland U19 10 (0)
2015–2017 Poland U20 5 (0)
2015–2019 Poland U21 6 (0)
2020– Poland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022

Bartłomiej Drągowski (Polish pronunciation: [barˈtwɔmjɛj drɔŋˈɡɔfskʲi]; born 19 August 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos, on loan from Spezia, and the Poland national team. He began his career with Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok where he made over 60 appearances before joining Fiorentina in 2016.

Early and personal life[edit]

Dragowski was born on 19 August 1997 in Białystok, Poland. He is in relationship with Agnieszka Abram.[2]

Club career[edit]

Jagiellonia Białystok[edit]

An academy graduate of the former club himself, Drągowski made his Ekstraklasa debut at the age of 16 in a 4–4 draw with Korona Kielce on 27 May 2014.[3] Following his performance during the match, he was named the division's Best Goalkeeper, Discovery of the Season and voted third-best player overall.[3] He ultimately made 69 appearances for the club across all competitions, including in which were appearances in the league, Polish Cup and UEFA Europa League.[4]

Fiorentina[edit]

On 4 July 2016, he signed a five-year contract with Serie A side Fiorentina.[5] His debut and only league appearance for the season, came on the final day of the campaign, when he started in a 2–2 draw with Pescara.[6][7]

Loan to Empoli[edit]

On 22 January 2019, Drągowski joined to Empoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[8] He made the headlines after keeping a clean sheet and having made 17 saves in the Serie A match against Atalanta on 15 April, a new league record. In total, he faced 47 shots, of which 18 were on target.[9][10]

Spezia and loan to Panathinaikos[edit]

Drągowski (goalkeeper in red, number 69) with Spezia during a match

On 10 August 2022, Drągowski joined Serie A club Spezia on a three-year contract.[11] On 19 January 2024, Drągowski went on loan to Greek side Panathinaikos until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[12][13]

International career[edit]

In June 2017, Drągowski was one of 23 players named in the U21 squad by Marcin Dorna for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where Poland were the hosts.[14]

In October 2020, Drągowski received his call-up to the Polish senior squad for 2020–21 UEFA Nations League along with three friendly matches against Finland, Netherlands, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[citation needed] He debuted against the first opponent the same year on 7 October.[15]

Drągowski was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but missed the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Kamil Grabara.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 25 May 2024[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok II 2013–14 III liga 14 0 — — — 14 0
2014–15 III liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 16 0 — — — 16 0
Jagiellonia Białystok 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 1 0 — — — 1 0
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 34 0 0 0 4[b] 0 — 38 0
Total 64 0 1 0 4 0 — 69 0
Fiorentina 2016–17 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 Serie A 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
2018–19 Serie A 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2019–20 Serie A 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
2020–21 Serie A 36 0 0 0 — — 36 0
2021–22 Serie A 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0
Total 81 0 5 0 0 0 — 86 0
Empoli (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Spezia 2022–23 Serie A 35 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 36 0
2023–24 Serie B 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Total 48 0 1 0 — 1 0 50 0
Panathinaikos (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 12 0 4 0 — — 16 0
Career total 235 0 11 0 4 0 1 0 251 0
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia, Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation play-off

International[edit]

As of match played 8 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2020 1 0
2022 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Panathinaikos

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bartłomiej Drągowski". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Waśko, Jakub (1 May 2021). "Kim jest Bartłomiej Drągowski? Sylwetka bramkarza reprezentacji Polski: klub, dziewczyna, rodzina". sport.pl (in Polish). Super Express.
  3. ^ a b c d Koźmiński, Piotr (24 October 2015). "UEFA's weekly wonderkid: Bartłomiej Drągowski". UEFA. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Official: Fiorentina sign Dragowski". Football Italia. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Dragowski e' un Calciatore della Fiorentina" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 4 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Which Viola youngsters should go out on loan?". Viola Nation. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. ^ Kmita, Maciej (29 July 2017). "Bartłomiej Drągowski przed wielką szansą". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Ufficiale: Fiorentina, ecco Terracciano. All'Empoli va Dragowski" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Atalanta fail to score with 47 shots in 0-0 draw with Empoli". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. ^ Smith, Jamie (15 April 2019). "Empoli's Dragowski sets Serie A record with clean sheet despite facing 47 Atalanta shots". Goal. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Ufficiale: Bartlomiej Dragowski è un nuovo giocatore dello Spezia", Spezia Calcio (in Italian), 10 August 2022
  12. ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Μπαρτλομιέι Ντραγκόφσκι". Panathinaikos F.C. (in Greek). 19 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Ο Παναθηναϊκός ανακοίνωσε τον Ντραγκόφσκι". Kathimerini (in Greek). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Powołania do reprezentacji Polski na UEFA EURO U21". Laczy Nas Pilka (in Polish). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Polska – Finlandia. Znamy składy. Robert Lewandowski poza kadrą". Interia (in Polish). 7 October 2020.
  16. ^ Bartłomiej Drągowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  17. ^ Bartłomiej Drągowski at Soccerway
  18. ^ Chrysopoulos, Philip (25 May 2024). "Panathinaikos Wins Greek Cup, Beating Aris 1-0". Greek Reporter.
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