Dawid Kownacki

Following his move to Hertha BSC, Kownacki's current-season form is down 57% on last season (Season 54→23), while his Rating eased 57→37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 65).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Hertha BSCLoan · 7th	21	5	2	6.9	37	23
2024/25	Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan · 6th	29	13	4	7.26	57	54
2023/24	Werder Bremen · 9th	22	0	0	6.56	55	0
2022/23	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 4th	32	14	8	7.16	68	65
2021/22	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 10th	7	0	0	6.27	48	0
2021/22	Lech PoznanLoan · 1st	14	4	1	7.03	37	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Poland · international

Side	Apps	G
Poland	5	1
Poland U21	15	12
Poland U19	3	0
Poland U17	5	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

D. Kownacki is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Hertha BSC, rated 37.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kownacki.

On the season, Kownacki graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances (0.583 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 54 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 29 Kownacki is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2021/224 clubs

37.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

22.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.58

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Hertha BSC finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.24

Goals / app

5 goals in 21 appearances (0.24 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 2 assists for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.4 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.58 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.417

Assists / 900.167

Goal contribution / 900.583

Defensive actions / 900.583

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.167

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 29, Kownacki sits on 8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kownacki's projected Rating — 37.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles4—

Interceptions1—

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards1

Transfer history

€11.3M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Werder Bremen(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Hertha BSC(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Werder Bremen(back from loan)Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

Fortuna Düsseldorf(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jun 2025

Werder BremenJul 2023 – Aug 2024Free

Fortuna Düsseldorf(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Lech Poznan(on loan)Feb 2022 – Jul 2022

Fortuna DüsseldorfJan 2020 – Feb 2022€ 7.5M

Fortuna Düsseldorf(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

SampdoriaJul 2017 – Jan 2019€ 3.8M

Lech Poznanuntil Jul 2017

About D. Kownacki

Dawid Igor Kownacki is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Werder Bremen, born on March 14, 1997 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Poland. Werder Bremen currently sit 10th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, D. Kownacki has made 21 appearances with 5 goals and 2 assists across 1,080 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Kownacki's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Werder Bremen face FC Augsburg at home in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Kownacki at 37.4 with a Season form score of 22.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Ekstraklasa and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Kownacki has totalled 297 club appearances with 74 goals and 18 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 32 appearances for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

D. Kownacki's career has also included time at Hertha BSC, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Lech Poznan and Sampdoria.

On the international stage, D. Kownacki has represented Poland, Poland U21, Poland U19, Poland U17 — 28 caps and 16 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Hertha BSC finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points