| Jakub Kaszuba | |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Gdynia, Poland |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Bałtyk Gdynia |
| Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Bałtyk Gdynia |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 28 |
| Years2: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Cracovia |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs3: | Bałtyk Gdynia |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Kaszubia Kościerzyna |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2013 |
| Clubs6: | Gryf Wejherowo |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | AP Sopot |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 125 |
| Totalgoals: | 40 |
Jakub Kaszuba (born 28 January 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in 1988, Kaszuba grew up idolizing Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimović.[1] As a youth player, Kaszuba joined the youth academy of Bałtyk Gdynia.[2] He was nicknamed "Kasza" and was regarded as one of the brightest youth prospects in Poland.
Kaszuba started his career with Bałtyk Gdynia.[3] In total, he scored 28 league goals for them during his first stint there.[4] After that, he signed for Cracovia.[5] He played for the first team while simultaneously playing for their youth team.[6] [7] Kaszubed finished as top scorer of the 2009–10 Młoda Ekstraklasa with 13 goals.[8] He also featured in friendlies for the first team.[9]
He scored his first league goal for Cracovia during a 1–1 draw with Polonia Warsaw on 17 October 2008, dedicating the goal to his parents.[10]
In early 2009, he suffered an injury that kept him sidelined for several months.[11] He returned to play in May 2009 after receiving treatment.[12] He scored his second Ekstraklasa goal for Cracovia in a 2–6 draw to Lechia Gdańsk on 7 August 2009, the only goal he scored for the first team during the 2009–10 season.[13]
In total, he made 22 league appearances for the club and scored two goals.[14]
In the summer 2010, he returned to Bałtyk Gdynia.[15] He made 21 league appearances and scored two goals during his second stint there.[16] After that, he signed for Kaszubia Kościerzyna.[17] He scored three goals in 20 III liga appearances for Kaszubia.[16] In 2013, Kaszuba moved to Gryf Wejherowo.[18] [19] He made 13 II liga appearances and scored 2 goals there.[16] After that, he stopped playing professional football for a year.[20]
Kaszuba was known for his height and physicality as a striker.[1]
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