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title: "West Ham target Marcel Regula makes senior Poland breakthrough"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2026/10/03/west-ham-marcel-regula-poland-debut/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "West Ham Team News"
published: "2026-10-03T15:43:00Z"
modified: "2026-10-03T15:43:00Z"
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# West Ham target Marcel Regula makes senior Poland breakthrough

Reported West Ham target Marcel Reguła made his senior Poland debut on Friday as Jan Urban’s side beat Romania 6-0 in the Nations League.

The 19-year-old Zagłębie Lubin player replaced Sebastian Szymański in the 71st minute in Warsaw, according to the [Polish FA’s official match report](https://pzpn.pl/reprezentacje/reprezentacja-a/aktualnosci/2026-10-02/polacy-pokazali-moc-lewandowski-z-hat-trickiem).

Poland were already 5-0 ahead when he entered, with Romania down to ten men following Radu Drăgușin’s first-half dismissal. Robert Lewandowski completed his hat-trick late on.

Reguła nearly added a debut goal in stoppage time, but goalkeeper Otto Hindrich saved his effort.

> POLSKA – WŁOCHY U21, CZYLI KOSMOS\
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> Kapitalnie się to oglądało.\
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> Zapraszam – NITKA\
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> 1\. Marcel Reguła – top\
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> Zawodnik Zagłębia był niesamowity – można mu było dać najtrudniejszą sytuację, a on i tak z tego wyciągał dużo.[pic.twitter.com/QhvemQT16e](https://t.co/QhvemQT16e)
>
> — Oliver Nerent (@OliverNerent) [November 14, 2025](https://x.com/OliverNerent/status/1989389363239948656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Marcel Reguła catches the eye after West Ham links

[Local outlet Lubin.pl](https://www.lubin.pl/marcel-regula-z-debiutem-w-reprezentacji-polski/) highlighted an energetic cameo. It reported that Reguła beat Andrei Borza with his first touch, drawing a foul that earned the Romanian a booking.

The same account credited him with launching a counterattack and finding Lewandowski during another forward move.

The scoreline and numerical advantage offered a favourable introduction to senior international football. Even so, earning his first cap marks a clear step forward for the teenager.

West Ham’s interest remains a reported transfer link. [Our earlier coverage of Reguła and Cologne’s interest](https://readwestham.com/2026/09/30/west-ham-marcel-regula-transfer-cologne-steidten/) outlined the claims surrounding his future.

[Hammers News has reiterated that he is a January target](https://www.hammers.news/transfer-news/koppen-has-found-west-ham-their-version-of-52m-bayern-munich-star-for-7m/), but the debut does not establish any progress towards a deal.

For West Ham supporters following the link, Friday offered a first glimpse of Reguła at senior international level. His next challenge is to turn that opportunity into further appearances for Poland.