CHARLTON Athletic have signed Belgian international goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski from Luton Town on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Kaminski, 32, won the 2023-24 Premier League Save of the Season when he denied Crystal Palace’s Jeffrey Schlupp from close range and played every game during the Hatters’ top-flight campaign, making the second-highest number of saves across the division.
The 6ft 3in stopper has made almost 200 appearances in English football’s top two leagues.
Kaminski has claimed end-of-season awards at both Luton and previous club Blackburn Rovers, whom he joined from Gent in Belgium in 2020.
Kaminski made his professional debut for top-flight Belgian side Germinal Beerschot in May 2009, when he was just sixteen.
He had permanent spells at OH Leuven, Anderlecht, Kortrijk and Gent in his home country, as well as loan stints with Anorthosis Famagusta in Cyprus and Copenhagen in Denmark.
Kaminski won the Belgian Pro League twice and Belgian Super Cup three times, as well as the Danish Superliga and Cup in 2015-16.
He has one cap for Belgium, making his debut in a 0-0 draw in a friendly against Ireland last year as an 83rd-minute substitute for Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels.
Kaminski is the Addicks’ second signing of the summer following the arrival of midfielder Sonny Carey from Blackpool.
“I’m really excited to join the club,” Kaminski said. “When I first spoke to the gaffer he came across very, very determined and very passionate about what we wants to do and what he’s going to do. That was a big, big motivating factor for me to come to Charlton.”
Manager Nathan Jones added: “I’m very pleased because it’s a wonderful signing. Thomas was outstanding for Luton in the Premier League and he was outstanding last season in the Championship as well. For me, he’s one of the best goalkeepers in the division. We wanted to strengthen on all levels and improve every department, and we feel that the signing of Thomas does that.”
