Jakub Stępak was born on 20 March 2006 in Kraków.
CLUB CAREER
Jakub is a product of the Wisła Kraków Academy, where he has been training since he was very young. He progressed through all the youth teams – from the U8s right up to the U19s, for whom he made his debut in the Central Junior League on 28 May 2022 in a match against Jagiellonia Białystok.
He played a total of 30 matches for Wisła Kraków’s U19s, keeping four clean sheets.
From the spring half of the 2023/2024 season, he was called up to Wisła’s reserve team, which competes in the Third Division. He played nine matches for Wisła’s reserve team, keeping a clean sheet in three of them.
Photo: Bartek Ziółkowski
On 19 January 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2026, and subsequently took part in the first team’s winter training camp in Belek, Turkey. Following the training camp, he was officially registered for the Fortuna 1 Liga. He began pre-season preparations for the 2025/2026 season as a member of Wisła Kraków’s first team.
Photo: Wisła Kraków Media
Stępak spent the 2025/2026 season on loan at Stal Stalowa Wola, who were competing in the Betclic 2. Liga, where he made 17 appearances and kept two clean sheets.
Photo: Stal Stalowa Wola Media
In the 2026/2027 season, he is a member of the Wisła Kraków first-team squad, competing in the PKO Ekstraklasa.
Photo: Bartek Ziółkowski
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Jakub has represented Poland at youth level.
- Poland U-18 – debut on 12 September 2022, 1 match
- Poland U-17 – debut on 20 October 2022, 2 matches
Photo: Łączy Nas Piłka
