Jakub Kiwior has developed since receiving his debut from Thiago Motta as a midfielder in front of the defence last year. This season, Luca Gotti has returned him to his natural position as a defender. He currently not only holds a consistent slot in the Poland national team roster, but also a starting position. Not bad for a man who only made his debut in the 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in June of last year. Kiwior played 180 minutes in two Nations matches against Wales and the Netherlands after playing every minute of his first seven Serie A games with Spezia. Many people were taken aback by his talent, starting with his famed colleague Robert Lewandowski.
The Barcelona forward described his young teammate in a film. Made by the Polish FA, saying, “The youngster has a lot of potential. I observed him in the warm-up before the match against the Netherlands and I thought. ‘Who is that?'” I then understood during the game that it was remarkable.”
Quite some praise there coming from one of the most deadly attackers of the past ten years. Who is accustomed to being singled out by opposition defenders. Zilina of Slovakia received roughly $2 million for Kiwior just over a year ago. And in the summer, Spezia successfully rebuffed West Ham’s multimillion attack to hold on to Jakub Kiwior. With the World Cup coming up, and with a spot in the starting XI guaranteed. Both for club and country, his stocks are expected to shoot up.
