Robert Gumny

Lecha Poznań

Country: Poland

Date of birth: 04/06/1998 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Poznań (Poland)

Height: 177cm

Youth career: Lech Poznań

Current club: Lech Poznań

Squad number: 2

Current national team: Poland U-19

Position: right-back, left-back

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 100.000 €

Tournaments participated in: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (1/0), 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification elite round (2/0)

Contract until: 31.12.2019

Player’s agent: Fabryka Futbolu

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: César Azpilicueta

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– determination

– agility and coordination

– tackling and intercepting

– dynamism

– dribbling

– crossing

– determination

Weaknesses:

– athleticism

– consistency

– aerial duels

Style of play:

– modern full-back, with an extremely high work rate

– eager and hungry to improve, constantly working on his weak points, such as weaker foot

– able to play to play on both sides of the pitch

– quick and agile player with very good reading of the game, reactions and anticipation

– likes forward runs

– likes to cross

– likes to dribble

– likes to get ahead and overlap with his winger in order to provide a good cross into the box

– tenacious, fearless and good at timing tackles

– endless energy coupled with his physical strength and powerful running make him an incredibly useful asset as he brings an offensive value to a team, with a lot of activity during 90 minutes in the right or left side

– all-action and energetic

– able to make an impact streaming down the wing or cutting inside into the channels

– fairly comfortable with the ball at his feet

– counter attack threat

He is best suited to playing as:

Right-back in 4-4-2.

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Achievements:

Polish SuperCup 2016 winner with Lech.

League summary (as for 7 August 2016):

Ekstraklasa 2015/2016: 4 matches/0 goals (Lech)

Ekstraklasa 2016/2017 (ongoing): 5 matches/0 goals (Lech)

Description:

Robert Gumny is considered to be one of the most talented full-backs in Poland. He joined Lech Poznań youth academy as a young boy. He made his professional debut on 19 March 2016 as a last-minute substitute in the Polish “Clasico” game against Legia Warszawa. Naturally right-footed, he is known of being able to play to play on both sides of the pitch. He has been a Polish international for many years now – he started in the U-17 side and is currently a key player for the U-19 team.

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10