Jakub Kiwior

About

Jakub Piotr Kiwior (born 15 February 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Poland national team.
Kiwior made his professional debut in 2018 for Slovak side Železiarne Podbrezová, before moving to Žilina in 2019 and Spezia in 2021. In January 2023, after making 39 appearances for Spezia, he transferred to Premier League club Arsenal in a deal reported to be worth £20 million. He moved to Porto on loan in August 2025 before joining them on a permanent basis the following year.
Kiwior has represented Poland for all youth levels U16 and up, and made his international debut on 11 June 2022. He was selected in the Polish squads for the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024, starting in all matches in both tournaments.

Kiwior began playing football as a child with PUKKS Chrzciciel Tychy, before moving to UKS Grom Tychy in 2007. In 2012, he joined the GKS Tychy where he went up their youth levels and started training with their senior team. In 2016 he moved to the academy of the Belgian club Anderlecht where he finished his development, and stayed until 2018.

Kiwior moved…