Five homegrown players helped return to the top of the table

Antoni Kozubal, Michał Gurgul, Wojciech Mońka, Bartosz Mrozek, and Maksymilian Pingot – these five players have climbed up the Academy ladder to end up in the senior squad, which is now fighting for the 9^th Polish Championship title. Kornel Lisman, who also appeared on the pitch in the clash with Legia, has had a similar, albeit shorter, journey with Lech's club structure. However, the winger isn’t classified as Lech’s homegrown player – for that to happen, a footballer needs to spend at least 3 years at an academy between the ages of 15 and 20. Meanwhile, Lisman has only joined Lech two years ago, hence he needs another season to be officially categorised as a homegrown player.

The situation is slightly different when it comes to the number of youth players who represent Lech on the league pitches. In order for a player to be included in the category, they need to be born in 2003 or later. In both the match against Puszcza Niepołomice and the clash with Legia Warsaw, Niels Fredriksen gave five homegrown players a chance - this season’s league record.

The squad from Poznań is not only the current leader of PKO BP Ekstraklasa, but also, thanks to the talented homegrown players, the club is ranked first in the Pro Junior System classification. Zagłębie Lubin is in the second position with 500 points less, but they will have a chance to minimise their losses this upcoming weekend. Marcel Reguła, who is close to qualifying for the classification, as well as the other three youth players who regularly appear on the pitch for Zagłębie, might be the key to the club becoming this season’s leader of the Pro Junior System.