{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 2007)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Kacper Potulski |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|10|19|df=y}} |birth_place = Gdańsk, Poland |height = 1.95 m |position = Centre-back |currentclub = Mainz 05 |clubnumber = 48 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021 |youthclubs1 = Lechia Gdańsk |youthyears2 = 2021–2023 |youthclubs2 = Legia Warsaw |youthyears3 = 2023–2025 |youthclubs3 = Mainz 05 |years1 = 2025– |clubs1 = Mainz 05 II |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2025– |clubs2 = Mainz 05 |caps2 = 15 |goals2 = 1 |nationalyears1 = 2021–2022 |nationalteam1 = Poland U15 |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam2 = Poland U16 |nationalcaps2 = 9 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2023–2024 |nationalteam3 = Poland U17 |nationalcaps3 = 18 |nationalgoals3 = 1 |nationalyears4 = 2024– |nationalteam4 = Poland U19 |nationalcaps4 = 11 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2025– |nationalteam5 = Poland U21 |nationalcaps5 = 2 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |nationalyears6 = 2026– |nationalteam6 = Poland |nationalcaps6 = 1 |nationalgoals6 = 0 |pcupdate = 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = 18:23, 31 May 2026 (UTC) }}

'''Kacper Potulski''' (born 19 October 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{German football updater|FSVMainz}} club Mainz 05 and the Poland national team.

==Club career== As a youth player, Potulski joined the academy of Lechia Gdańsk. In 2021, he moved to the youth academy of Polish side Legia Warsaw.

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Potulski joined the youth setup of German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 at the age of fifteen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/87658054/kacper-potulski-zagral-w-pierwszej-druzynie-mainz-chwala-go-trenerzy-i-kibice-klubu|title=Kacper Potulski zagrał w pierwszej drużynie Mainz. Chwalą go trenerzy i kibice klubu|trans-title=Kacper Potulski has played for the Mainz first team, and is being praised by the club's coaches and fans|language=pl|publisher=TVP Sport|date=7 July 2025|access-date=28 November 2025}}</ref> He was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025, where he played in the UEFA Conference League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport.wprost.pl/pilka-nozna/bundesliga/12170911/kacper-potulski-zachwyca-w-niemczech-kim-jest-wielki-polski-talent-z-fsv-mainz.html|title=Polski piłkarz zachwyca w Niemczech! Ma papiery na grę w reprezentacji|trans-title=Polish footballer is dazzling in Germany! He has national team papers|language=pl|publisher=Wprost|date=7 November 2025|access-date=28 November 2025}}</ref>

==International career== Potulski is a Poland youth international. During May 2024, he played for the Poland under-17 team at the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|kacper-potuslki}}</ref>

In May 2026, he was called up to the Poland national team for the friendlies against Ukraine and Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borczuch |first1=Szymon |title=Kacper Potulski znalazł się w kadrze seniorskiej reprezentacji Polski. "Zasłużyłem na to powołanie" [WIDEO] |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/93543014/kacper-potulski-znalazl-sie-w-kadrze-seniorskiej-reprezentacji-polski-zasluzylem-na-to-powolanie-wideo |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=31 May 2026 |language=pl |date=29 May 2026}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Mainz 05 II |2024–25 |Regionalliga Südwest |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2025–26 |Regionalliga Südwest |6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !10!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!0 |- |Mainz 05 |2025–26 |Bundesliga |15||1||0||0||8{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||23||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !25!!1!!0!!0!!8!!0!!33!!1 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|match played 31 May 2026}}<!--<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=TO BE ADDED LATER|access-date=XXX}}</ref>-->

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Poland |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{90minut|47075}} *{{WorldFootball.net|kacper-potuslki}}

{{1. FSV Mainz 05 squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Potuslki, Kacper}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Polish men's footballers Category:Poland men's youth international footballers Category:Poland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Poland men's international footballers Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 players Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany