He had a solid match in his second match of the season replacing the injured Manuel Almunia one week later in a UEFA Champions League 3–1 away win against Partizan. [26], Injuries limited Fabiański's appearances during the 2012–13 season, where he made only five Premier League appearances as back-up to Wojciech Szczęsny. Lukasz Fabianski, 35, from Poland West Ham United, since 2018 Goalkeeper Market value: €2.50m * Apr 18, 1985 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland Ryan Fredericks: The manager’s words stuck with us His performances did not prevent the club from ending the season 18th and they were relegated to the Championship. He saved Cléo's second penalty of the match in the second half to deny Partizan a lifeline. He signed a three-year contract with the club. Łukasz Marek Fabiański is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League club West Ham United and the Poland national team. He kept his first clean sheet in a win over Manchester City, where he made many saves in a match that ended 3–0. He said of the transfer, "The main reason I came to Swansea was because I want to be the number one goalkeeper. With Szczęsny suspended, Fabiański was in the starting line-up for the second leg and saved a late penalty from Bayern's Thomas Müller. [41], Having represented Poland regularly at under-21 level, Fabiański's performances for Legia Warsaw saw him soon making his debut for the senior international team in a friendly against Saudi Arabia on 29 March 2006.[10]. He then kept his place as Poland defeated Switzerland in the Round of 16 before losing to eventual winners Portugal on penalties. [38] Fabiański, the first Pole to play first-team football for West Ham, was installed as first-choice 'keeper at the start of the 2018–19 season. All the info you need on our London Stadium Store. [18] After the City match, Wenger admitted he could well become the club's number one goalkeeper after impressive displays in the matches since the Partizan match. Despite going into UEFA Euro 2016 as an understudy to Wojciech Szczesny, an injury in the first game of the tournament led to Fabiański becoming first choice for the rest of the tournament. [20][21] However, he produced a strong display to keep a clean sheet in the next Premier League match, against Wolverhampton Wanderers, in which he managed to prevent a draw with a last-minute save, and then initiating a counter-attack with a long throw of the ball that led to another Arsenal goal. [4] After starting his career with Polonia Słubice, Fabiański joined the noted independent football academy MSP Szamotuły at age 14, where he honed his footballing skills. [33] On 6 July, Fabiański signed a new four-year contract with Swansea, which would keep him at the club until June 2019. Check out our fantastic hospitality options now! External Link, GW21 bonus points: Robertson earns maximum, Roberto: I'm happy to help the team After Boruc was sold to Celtic, Fabiański took over as starting goalkeeper on 24 July 2005 in a match against Arka Gdynia, which ended 0–0. [5], On 8 May 2007, Fabiański underwent medical tests in London after Arsenal agreed a transfer fee with Legia Warsaw worth approximately £2.1 million. Fabiański received criticism for conceding soft goals in the Porto match as he scored an own goal and was blamed for the second goal after picking up a backpass from Sol Campbell, with Porto scoring from the resulting free-kick. Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski joined West Ham United on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Swansea City in June 2018, before winning the Hammer of the Year award at the end of his first season in east London. [10] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 League Cup win over Newcastle United on 25 September 2007. He wears number 1 jersey on his West Ham United jersey while playing for the club. He went on to keep clean sheets in both of the remaining group games against World champions Germany and Ukraine. Having begun his career at Legia Warsaw, Fabiański joined Arsenal for £2.1 million in 2007, and was mainly used as back-up, but played as the club won the 2014 FA Cup Final. He kept a clean sheet as Arsenal won 2–0 and retained his place in the team to make his first Premier League start of the season away against Swansea City on 16 March 2013, again keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win. [32], On 11 May 2015, Fabiański kept a clean sheet and was named man of the match in a 1–0 win against Arsenal on his return to the Emirates Stadium. [citation needed] The following season, he helped Legia win the 2005–06 Ekstraklasa. Lukasz Fabianski is a professional football player who plays a goalkeeper for Poland National Football Team and for English Premier League club West Ham United. External Link, Jiangsu Suning win PL trip thanks to CSL Cup triumph, Premier Skills Cup brings PL to Chinese children, GW21 Lessons: Hammers can be double differentials, Fabianski owners should consider Schmeichel, On this day - 29 May 2014: Fabianski joins Swansea from Arsenal, Premier Skills Cup brings PL experience to Chinese schoolchildren. After the match, he revealed he was disappointed. Fabiański started in Arsenal's next three league matches against Reading, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City. © 1895 - 2020 West Ham United Football Club. A full international for Poland since 2006, Fabiański has represented his country on over 50 occasions. [22] After the Wolves match, Arsenal played Everton, where Fabiański received the man of the match award from Sky Sports. Fabiański was born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Lubusz Voivodeship. As of 2019, his net worth is over $5 million. Arsène Wenger later commented that Fabiański had a "faultless" match and they finally saw the player who they usually see in training. [citation needed], On 6 December 2011, Fabiański was selected to start in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League group stage match against Olympiacos, but was substituted out after 25 minutes following a knee injury. Furthermore, he is married and blessed with a baby boy with his wife. Made his 50th appearance for Poland in a 4-0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying win over Israel on 10 June 2019...Started West Ham United's opening seven Premier League matches of the season, extending his streak of top-flight starts to 83 matches...Kept consecutive clean sheets in Premier League wins over Norwich City and Manchester United and a goalless draw at Aston Villa...Suffered a hip injury in the 2-2 Premier League draw at AFC Bournemouth on 28 September 2019...Returned to action after exactly three months out on 28 December 2019, saving a penalty from Demarai Gray in the 2-1 home Premier League defeat by Leicester City. On the expiration of his contract in 2014, he joined Swansea City, and played 150 total matches in four years.