Thomas Kaminski

Thomas Kaminski (born 23 October 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 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
Place of birth Dendermonde, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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 Famagusta (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2016 → FC Copenhagen (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2018 Kortrijk 84 (0)
2019–2020 Gent 49 (0)
2020– Blackburn Rovers 20 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 2 January 2021 (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.[2]

Anderlecht

He also signed an agreement which tied him to Anderlecht at the end of that season.[3] 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.[4]

Blackburn Rovers

On 26 August 2020, Kaminski joined Blackburn Rovers on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months, for an undisclosed fee.[5]

International career

Shortly before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Kaminski was called up to the senior Belgium team as cover to Sammy Bossut after Thibaut Courtois was rested and Koen Casteels, Silvio Proto and Simon Mignolet had picked up injuries.[6] Kaminski was on the bench as Belgium beat Luxembourg 5–1 in a friendly,[7] but the match was scrapped from the record books as manager Marc Wilmots used 7 substitutes rather than the allowed 6.[8] Kaminski was not part of the final squad after Courtois and Mignolet returned to the side.

Personal life

Kaminski is of Belgian (mother) and Polish (father) descent.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 September 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Germinal Beerschot 2008–09 Belgian Pro League 2000——20
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 4000——40
2010–11 Belgian Pro League 30040——340
2011–12 Belgian Pro League 2000——20
Total 38040——420
OH Leuven 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 25010——260
Anderlecht 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 1020—0030
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 10020—3[lower-alpha 1]0150
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 2000—1[lower-alpha 2]030
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 0000—0000
Total 13040—40210
Anorthosis Famagusta (loan) 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 30020——320
FC Copenhagen (loan) 2015–16 Danish Superliga 2050——70
Kortrijk 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 32000——320
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 34040——380
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 18010——190
Total 84050——890
Gent 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 19030——220
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 29010—14[lower-alpha 3]0330
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 1000——10
Total 49040—140670
Blackburn Rovers 2020–21 EFL Championship 300010—40
Career total 2440250101802880
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club
Anderlecht
Copenhagen

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. "Kaminski signe un an à OH Louvain" [Kaminski signs a one-year contract with OH Louvain] (in French).
  3. "Kaminski a signé au Sporting d'Anderlecht" [Akbar Kaminski has signed for Anderlecht] (in French).
  4. "Thomas Kaminski prêté un an à Copenhague par Anderlecht". 1 August 2015.
  5. "Welkom Thomas!". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "Belgium call up yet another keeper after Mignolet injury". uk.reuters.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. "Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. "Adnan Januzaj's Belgium debut wiped from record books". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. "Kiest Kaminski voor Polen?" [Will Kaminski choose Poland?]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 22 November 2012.
  10. Thomas Kaminski at Soccerway


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