# Jakub Błaszczykowski

> Polish association football player

**Wikidata**: [Q151025](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151025)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Błaszczykowski)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jakub-baszczykowski

## Summary
Jakub Błaszczykowski is a Polish association football player. He is known for a professional career in football that began in 2005 and for affiliations and recognitions within Poland, including links to Wisła Kraków, Jan Długosz University, the Order of the Smile, and the Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite.

## Biography
- Nationality: Poland
- Education: Affiliated with Jan Długosz University
- Known for: Polish association football player
- Employer(s): Wisła Kraków (nonprofit organisation from Poland)
- Field(s): Association football (soccer)
- Work period start: 2005

## Contributions
The provided source material does not list specific papers, products, companies founded, patents, open-source projects, or standards authored by Jakub Błaszczykowski. The documented contributions in the source are his professional role as an association football player beginning in 2005 and his public recognitions and institutional affiliations (see Awards and Affiliated entries).

## FAQs
Q: What is Jakub Błaszczykowski’s profession?
A: He is an association football player.

Q: Which country is Jakub Błaszczykowski from?
A: He is Polish.

Q: When did Jakub Błaszczykowski’s professional work period begin?
A: His documented work period started in 2005.

Q: With which football organisation is Jakub Błaszczykowski associated?
A: He is associated with Wisła Kraków, described in the source as a nonprofit organisation from Poland.

Q: Has Jakub Błaszczykowski received any awards?
A: Yes. The source lists the Order of the Smile and recognition in the Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite.

Q: Is Jakub Błaszczykowski affiliated with any academic institution?
A: He is affiliated with Jan Długosz University.

## Why They Matter
Jakub Błaszczykowski matters within the domain covered by the source as a professional Polish association football player whose documented career began in 2005. His significance is corroborated by formal recognitions recorded in the source material — the Order of the Smile and a Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite — which indicate both public and sector-specific acknowledgement. His association with Wisła Kraków places him within a notable Polish football organisation, and his affiliation with Jan Długosz University links him to academic or institutional networks. Without his documented presence as a Polish football professional and recipient of national recognitions, the specific institutional and award-based connections recorded here would not apply to him.

## Notable For
- Professional association football player originating from Poland.
- Work period start documented as 2005.
- Affiliation with Jan Długosz University.
- Association with Wisła Kraków, a Polish nonprofit organisation.
- Recipient of the Order of the Smile (as listed in the source).
- Recognised in the Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite.

## Body

### Identity and Classification
- Jakub Błaszczykowski is classified in the source as a human and specifically as an association football player.
- The source describes him using the wikidata description: "Polish association football player."
- The entity is recorded under the Wikipedia title "Jakub Błaszczykowski" and has a sitelink count of 64 in the provided structured data.

### National and Professional Context
- Nationality: Poland. The source ties him to the country of Poland in multiple contextual entries (country affiliation, awards, and employer).
- Field of activity: Association football (soccer), indicated explicitly in the related and wikidata description entries.

### Career Timeline
- Work period start: The structured properties indicate a work period start of 2005. The source does not provide an explicit end date.
- Employer/Organisational association: The source lists Wisła Kraków as an organisation connected to him. Wisła Kraków is described as a nonprofit organisation from Poland, with inception noted as 1906 in the source material.

### Institutional Affiliation
- Jan Długosz University: The source lists Jan Długosz University under "Affiliated with." The university is identified as a public university and academic publisher, with inception around 1971 and headquartered in Poland. The nature of the affiliation (student, alumnus, honorary, staff) is not specified in the provided material.

### Awards and Recognition
- Order of the Smile: The source lists this international award with inception in 1968 and associates it with Jakub Błaszczykowski.
- Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite: The source records recognition in this annual football award by the Polish weekly Piłka Nożna.

### Organisational Connections
- Wisła Kraków: Listed under "Owned / Operated by" in the source material context, Wisła Kraków is identified as a nonprofit organisation from Poland. The entry connects Jakub Błaszczykowski to this organisation; the exact role (player, owner, operator, executive) is not further detailed in the provided text.
- Jan Długosz University: Listed under "Affiliated with," indicating an institutional link.

### Metadata and Identifiers
- Wikipedia title provided: "Jakub Błaszczykowski."
- Sitelink count in structured properties: 64.
- Wikidata description: "Polish association football player."
- Work period start (structured property): +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z.

### Limits of the Source Material
- The provided source does not include birth date, place of birth, specific career statistics, club-by-club history beyond the connection to Wisła Kraków, position played, match records, or details of roles at the organisations listed.
- There are no listed publications, patents, companies founded, or technical standards attributed to Jakub Błaszczykowski in the supplied material.

### Summary of Documented Facts
- Professionally active in association football beginning in 2005.
- Nationality: Polish.
- Affiliated with Jan Długosz University.
- Associated with Wisła Kraków, a Polish nonprofit organisation.
- Recipient of the Order of the Smile and recognised in the Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite.
- Recorded on Wikipedia under the title "Jakub Błaszczykowski" with a sitelink count of 64 and described in Wikidata as a Polish association football player.

## References

1. 90minut.pl
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Transfermarkt
4. Argentine Soccer Database
5. As
6. FBref
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
8. [Source](http://usa.worldfootball.net/team_performance/polen-team/em-2016-in-frankreich/)
9. [Source](http://usa.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jakub-blaszczykowski/2/)
10. [Source](http://www.weltfussball.de/team_einsaetze/borussia-dortmund/bundesliga-2010-2011/)
11. [Source](http://www.weltfussball.de/team_einsaetze/borussia-dortmund/bundesliga-2011-2012/)
12. [Source](http://www.weltfussball.de/team_einsaetze/borussia-dortmund/bundesliga-2012-2013/)
13. [Source](http://www.weltfussball.de/team_einsaetze/borussia-dortmund/bundesliga-2013-2014/)
14. [Source](http://www.weltfussball.de/team_einsaetze/borussia-dortmund/bundesliga-2014-2015/nach-name/)