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Thomas Kaminski (born 23 October 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

Thomas Kaminski

Kaminski with Gent in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Kaminski[1]
Date of birth	(1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Dendermonde, Belgium
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Blackburn Rovers
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2002	Zellik Sport
2002–2004	Asse-Zellik
2004–2005	Tubize
2005–2008	Gent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Germinal Beerschot	38	(0)
2011–2012	OH Leuven	25	(0)
2012–2016	Anderlecht	13	(0)
2014–2015	→ Anorthosis (loan)	30	(0)
2015–2016	→ Copenhagen (loan)	2	(0)
2016–2019	Kortrijk	84	(0)
2019–2020	Gent	49	(0)
2020–	Blackburn Rovers	104	(0)
National team
2005	Belgium U15	1	(0)
2007–2008	Belgium U16	6	(0)
2008–2009	Belgium U17	9	(0)
2009–2011	Belgium U19	12	(0)
2011–2013	Belgium U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Germinal Beerschot

Kaminski debuted in the Belgian top league for Germinal Beerschot in May 2009. He became the starting goalkeeper in the 2010–11 season.

OH Leuven

In August 2011, Kaminski signed a one-year contract with Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[3]

Anderlecht

He also signed an agreement which tied him to Anderlecht at the end of that season.[4] He played his first match for Anderlecht on 25 August 2012 against Oud-Heverlee Leuven. In summer 2015 Kaminski was loaned by F.C. Copenhagen.[5]

Blackburn Rovers

On 26 August 2020, Kaminski joined EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee. Kaminski signed a two-year-deal with the club, with the option of a further year.[6]

After his move to England, Kaminski was required to go into quarantine as part of the UK's COVID-19 measures at the time. He went on to make his Championship debut for Blackburn on 12 September, in the club's 3–2 defeat by Bournemouth. By the end of Blackburn's 2020–21 season, Kaminski appeared for the club competitively on 44 occasions, with Kaminski's impressive performances during the season seeing him become a fan-favourite of the Rovers supporters and being named as Player of the Season.[7][8] In February 2022 he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2024–25 season.[9]

International career

Whilst Kaminski has represented Belgium's youth teams at its U15, U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels, Kaminski is also eligible to play for Poland due to his father being of Polish descent.

In May 2014, prior to the start of Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign, Kaminski was called up to the national team's senior side for the first time after Thibaut Courtois was rested following his appearance in the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final and injuries to Koen Casteels, Silvio Proto and Simon Mignolet left the side with no other available options.[10]

Kaminski made the bench for Belgium's 5-1 defeat of Luxembourg in a friendly on 26 May,[11] but the record of the match was dismissed by FIFA due to the side making seven substitutes instead of the maximum six substitutes permitted.[12] Following the return of Courtois and Mignolet to the side, Kaminski's stint with the national team came to an end.

On 9 October 2020, Kaminski was called up by Belgium manager Roberto Martínez for the side's UEFA Nations League games against England and Iceland. It was the first time Kaminski had been called by his national side in more than six years. He was then called up a month later on 9 November due to an injury to Anderlecht goalkeeper Hendrik Van Crombrugge,[13] although he was forced to withdraw two days later due to testing positive for COVID-19.[14]

On 19 March 2021, Kaminski was called up yet again by Martínez, for the nation's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales, Czech Republic and Belarus.[15] In June, Kaminski was called up for friendly games against Greece and Croatia ahead of its UEFA Euro 2020 campaign, although Kaminski didn't initially make the squad for the tournament, until he was called up as a replacement for the injured Mignolet on 28 June. It was the first time that Kaminski had been called up by Belgium for a major tournament. His link-up with the squad didn't last long, however, as Belgium were defeated 2-1 by Italy in the quarter-finals.

Kaminski was called up for the sixth time in under a year as he was named as part of Martínez's squad for the national's teams upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and the Czech Republic in August.[16] He was called up, yet again, on 15 November for Belgium's World Cup qualifier against Wales. Despite having been called up by Belgium on 7 occasions by this point, Kaminski is yet to make his senior national team debut.

Personal life

Kaminski is of Belgian descent through his mother and Polish descent through his father.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2021[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germinal Beerschot	2008–09	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2009–10	Belgian Pro League	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	30	0	4	0	—		—		34	0
	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		38	0	4	0	—		—		42	0
OH Leuven	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	25	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
Anderlecht	2012–13	Belgian Pro League	1	0	2	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	10	0	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	0
	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		13	0	4	0	—		4	0	21	0
Anorthosis Famagusta (loan)	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	30	0	2	0	—		—		32	0
FC Copenhagen (loan)	2015–16	Danish Superliga	2	0	5	0	—		—		7	0
Kortrijk	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	34	0	4	0	—		—		38	0
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		84	0	5	0	—		—		89	0
Gent	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	19	0	3	0	—		—		22	0
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	29	0	1	0	—		14[lower-alpha 3]	0	33	0
	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		49	0	4	0	—		14	0	67	0
Blackburn Rovers	2020–21	EFL Championship	43	0	0	0	1	0	—		44	0
	2021–22		21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		64	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66	0
Career total			250	0	25	0	2	0	18	0	324	0

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian Pro League: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Belgian Super Cup: 2012, 2013, 2014

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2015–16
• Danish Cup: 2015–16

Individual

• Blackburn Rovers Player of the Season: 2020–21

References

• Thomas Kaminski verkast van Anderlecht naar Kortrijk, nieuwsblad.be, 13 June 2016

External links

• Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
• Thomas Kaminski at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Thomas Kaminski

Thomas Kaminski (* 23. Oktober 1992 in Dendermonde) ist ein belgischer Fußballspieler, der auf der Position des Torwartes spielt. Er steht beim englischen Zweitligisten Blackburn Rovers unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Thomas Kaminski

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[fr] Thomas Kaminski

Thomas Kaminski, né le 23 octobre 1992 à Termonde (Flandre-Orientale) est un footballeur international[1] belge. Il occupe le poste de gardien de but aux Blackburn Rovers.

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[it] Thomas Kaminski

Thomas Kaminski (Dendermonde, 23 ottobre 1992) è un calciatore belga con cittadinanza polacca, portiere del Blackburn.

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[ru] Камински, Томас

Томас Камински (польск. Thomas Kaminski; 23 октября 1992, Дендермонде, Бельгия) — бельгийский футболист, вратарь клуба «Блэкберн Роверс».

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