According to reports in Poland, he was stabbed to death by hooligans

Koszowski, 19, joined the club as a nine-year-old but retired in June

The football team play in the second tier of Polish football

A 19-year-old former Polish footballer has tragically died after being stabbed to death by hooligans.

GKS Katowice, who play in the second tier of Polish football, announced the tragic news that their former player Dominik Koszowski passed away at the weekend.

Describing him as 'brave, strong and determined', the club signed Koszowski as a nine-year-old but he retired from football in June of this year due to injury.

GKS Katowice paid tribute to Dominik Koszowski after he passed away at the weekend

The Polish club snapped Koszowski as a nine-year-old but he retired from football in June

According to reports in Poland, the teenager was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning when he was stabbed at a train station in Katowice.

The former footballer was with his father when he was pounced upon by attackers, believed to be fans from a rival football club.

Koszowski, who was attacked by a group of a dozen hooligans, was taken to a nearby hospital but died from the stab wounds to his chest.

Three males between the ages of 19 to 20 have already been arrested, while the police are continuing their investigations.