Jakub Lis

Jakub Lis (born 14 January 2002) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.^[1]

Jakub Lis

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Pogoń Szczecin
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2015	Biały Orzeł Koźmin Wielkopolski
2015–2016	Lech Poznań
2017–2019	Pogoń Szczecin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Pogoń Szczecin II	55	(3)
2022–2024	→ Motor Lublin (loan)	43	(3)
2024–	Pogoń Szczecin	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:02, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Lis started his youth career in Biały Orzeł Koźmin Wielkopolski. During the 2015–16 season, he joined Lech Poznań's youth system.^[1] In 2017, he made the move to Pogoń Szczecin's academy,^[2] where he spent the rest of his youth career.^[1]

Pogoń Szczecin

Lis made his debut for Pogoń's reserve team on 1 August 2020, during a 1–5 away victory over Nielba Wągrowiec. He scored his first goal for the team in the 77th minute of a 0–2 away victory with KP Chemik Police on 31 October.^[3] On 20 October 2021, he made his debut in UEFA Youth League in a 4–0 away loss to Deportivo de La Coruña's youth team.^[4][5] Overall, before his loan to II liga club Motor Lublin, he made 49 appearances for Pogoń II and scored three goals.^[3][5]

Loan to Motor Lublin

On 28 July 2022, he joined II liga club Motor Lublin on a year-long loan.^[6] In his new team, he played as a defender,^[7] defensive and offensive midfielder and as a winger.^[8] He was assigned with squad number 73.^[9] He made his debut there in a 2–0 away loss to Górnik Polkowice on 30 July 2022, during which he came off the bench in the 61st minute,^[10] replacing Leszek Jagodziński.^[11] He scored his first goal for Motor on 24 February 2022, in the 79th minute of a 3–1 home rematch against Górnik. During the 2022–23 season, Lis played in 22 matches, scoring three goals.^[10]

His loan was extended in July 2023 for a further year.^[9] He made his I liga debut during a 3–2 home victory over Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 21 July. Lis made his first I liga start in the following month, on 6 August, in a 1–1 draw against GKS Katowice. Throughout that season, he made 25 appearances without scoring a goal.^[12]

First-team breakthrough

On 4 June 2024, he returned from the loan and was given squad number 17. His contract with Pogoń was prolonged by two years with an option for a further twelve months.^[7][13] On 10 August 2024, Lis made his Ekstraklasa debut in a 1–0 home victory over Stal Mielec, coming off the bench in the 83rd minute to replace Linus Wahlqvist.^[14][15] The following day, he played a full-time match with Wda Świecie for Pogoń's backup team.^[14]

Honours

Pogoń Szczecin II

• Polish Cup (West Pomerania regionals): 2021–22^[16][17]