Tomasz Kędziora
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Tomasz Karol Kędziora (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈkarɔl kɛnˈd͡ʑɔra]; born 11 June 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club PAOK, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv and the Poland national team.
| Kędziora with Dynamo Kyiv in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Karol Kędziora[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulechów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | UKP Zielona Góra | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Lech Poznań | 117 | (5) |
| 2017– | Dynamo Kyiv | 125 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | → PAOK (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Poland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Poland U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Poland U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Poland U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2017– | Poland | 32 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
At the age of four, Tomasz Karol[3] Kędziora started attending the youth academy of the UKP Zielona Góra. He was being trained at the time by his father, Mirosław.[4] In July 2010, he took part as an UKP Zielona Góra player in the final tournament of the Polish Junior Championships. The team won the bronze medal, coached by Tomasz Kędziora's father.[5]
Lech Poznań edit
Before the start of the 2010–11 Ekstraklarsa, Kędziora signed for reigning Polish champions Lech Poznań.[6] Initially a player of the Junior Ekstraklasa Lech team, he played 20 matches and scored two goals in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 Ekstraklarsa, he was placed in the first team,[7] but continued to perform only in the Junior Ekstraklasa, having 20 appearances and scoring seven goals (including five from penalties).
On 20 September 2011, Kędziora was included in Lech Poznań's squad for the 1/16 Polish Cup final against Chrobry Głogów,[8] but he did not play. On 21 June 2012, Kędziora signed a new three-year contract with the Poznań club, which went until 30 June 2015.[9]
Kędziora made his first team debut on 12 July 2012 in a 1–1 draw of the first qualifying round of the Europa League with Kazakh football club FC Zhetysu, entering at the 90th minute for Bartosz Ślusarski.[10][11]
On 27 October 2012, Kędziora made his Ekstraklasa debut in the 2–0 defeat against Jagiellonia Białystok in the 9th round, replacing Hubert Wołąkiewicz in the 62nd minute.[12] On 20 September 2013, during the 8th round of the Ekstraklasa with Pogoń Szczecin, he suffered an injury to his thigh muscle[13][14] and returned on 13 December for the 21st match against Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[15] On 5 May 2014, he scored his first goal in the Polish top-flight in a 2–1 win in the 32nd round against Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[16]
Kędziora signed a three-year contract with Lech Poznań on 1 November 2015, effective from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2018.[17] In the 2014–15 season, he won the Polish title with the team, appearing in 35 matches, scoring three goals and having six assists.[18][19]
Dynamo Kyiv edit
On 11 July 2017, Kędziora signed a four-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[20]
Return to Lech Poznań edit
On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all contracts of foreign players in Ukraine were suspended until 30 June and they were allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until the latter date, with the transfer window being reopened for such players to sign and get registered for the new club until 7 April.[21] On 17 March, Kędziora returned to Lech Poznań until the end of the season under that condition.[22]
Loan to PAOK edit
On 29 January 2023, Kędziora joined with Greek club PAOK on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.[23]
International career edit
Kędziora got his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for friendly matches against Georgia and Greece in June 2015.[24] He debuted against Mexico on 13 November 2017. [25]
In May 2018, he was named in Poland’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final 23.[26]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 11 February 2024[27]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Total | 117 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 10 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13[h] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[i] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[j] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 7 | ||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| PAOK (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[k] | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 393 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Greek Football Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 20 June 2023[28]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kędziora goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa, Poland | San Marino | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours edit
Lech Poznań
Dynamo Kyiv
References edit
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora". Ekstraklasa (in Polish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Кедзьора Томаш Кароль". Ukrainian Premier League Official Site (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Kędziora: Grać uczyła mnie mama". Igol.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Trener Kędziora: Nasz brąz trochę ponad stan". Zielonagora.sport.pl (in Polish). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora przedłuży kontrakt z Lechem Poznań". Onet.pl (in Polish). 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "2011–12 Lech Poznań | runda jesienna". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora dołączył do kadry Lecha". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 20 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora przedłużył kontrakt z Lechem". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Liga Europy 2012/2013 - I runda eliminacyjna | II mecz". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "First qualifying round | Second leg". UEFA. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "T-Mobile Ekstraklasa 2012/2013 | Kolejka 9". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Kędziora poza grą?". Igol.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Kędziora trenuje indywidualnie". Goal.pl (in Polish). 24 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora po kontuzji wraca do kadry Lecha Poznań". Poznan.sport.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "T-Mobile Ekstraklasa 2013/2014 - Kolejka 32". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 5 May 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora na dłużej w Lechu". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Statystyki Indywidualne". Ekstrastats (in Polish). 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Asysty T-ME: Stilić, a potem Dzalamidze i Pawłowski". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Томаш КЕНДЗЕРА | гравець "Динамо" (Київ)!". FC Dynamo Kyiv (in Ukrainian). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Tomasz Kędziora zagra w Lechu" (Press release) (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Στον ΠΑΟΚ ο Τόμας Κεντζιόρα. PAOK (in Greek). PAOK. 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Poland June Call-Ups for Georgia and Greece Released". PSN Football. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Polska - Meksyk 0-1. Tomasz Kędziora i Rafał Kurzawa zadebiutowali w kadrze". Interia (in Polish). 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad | Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Tomasz Kędziora at Soccerway
- ^ "Kędziora, Tomasz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Dynamo wins Ukrainian Supercup". Trollfootball.me. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links edit
- Tomasz Kędziora at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Tomasz Kędziora at UAF and (in Ukrainian)