Ewa Pajor

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Ewa Barbara Pajor (Polish: [ˈɛva ˈpajɔr]; born 3 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team.[2]

Full name Ewa Barbara Pajor[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Uniejów, Poland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
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Ewa Pajor
Pajor with VfL Wolfsburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ewa Barbara Pajor[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Uniejów, Poland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2009 Orlęta Wielenin
2009–2012 Medyk Konin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Medyk Konin 60 (64)
2015–2016 VfL Wolfsburg II 8 (3)
2015–2024 VfL Wolfsburg 121 (96)
2024– Barcelona 48 (41)
International career‡
2009–2011 Poland U15 3 (0)
2011–2013 Poland U17 18 (15)
2013–2014 Poland U19 7 (7)
2013– Poland 109 (71)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Women's football
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Winner2013 Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:09, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
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Starting her senior career with Medyk Konin, she won two Ekstraliga titles and three national cups with Medyk in three years. In 2015, she transferred to VfL Wolfsburg, where she won five Frauen-Bundesliga titles, nine consecutive DFB-Pokals, two league top goalscorer awards, and featured in three UEFA Women's Champions League finals. In 2024, she moved to Barcelona. In her first season, she was the club's top scorer in all competitions as they won a domestic triple and finished the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League as runners-up.

She was named Polish Women's Player of the Year six times by the Piłka Nożna weekly, won the Women's Gerd Müller Trophy in 2025, and placed 8th in that year's Ballon d'Or.

Club career

Youth

Pajor comes from Pęgów. She started her football training at the age of 8 in Orlęty Wielenin. After graduating from primary school, she moved to Konin and trained with Medyk Konin. On 14 April 2012, she made her Ekstraliga debut, entering the game in the 55th minute of the match against AZS PWSZ Biała Podlaska, winning 3–0. On her debut, she scored two goals. The first goal was scored two minutes after entering the pitch. She became the youngest player ever to play in Ekstraliga at 15 years and 133 days old.[3] To be able to participate in this match, a special permit was needed from PZPN, because the regulations only allowed players over 16 to play.

Medyk Konin

In the 2012–13 season, together with Medyk, she won the vice-championship and the Polish Cup. In the final match against KP Unia Racibórz, won 2–1, Pajor scored both goals for her team.[4] The seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15 turned out to be even more successful for her. Together with Medyk Konin she won the championship and the Polish Cup twice. She played her last match for the Konin team when Medyk defeated Górnik Łęczna in the Polish Cup final 5–0. Pajor scored a hat-trick in this match. In total, for the senior team of Medyk, she scored 74 goals in all official matches, of which 64 in the Ekstraliga (in 60 appearances).[5]

VfL Wolfsburg

In June 2015, Pajor signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg,[6][7] which she then extended in December 2017 to be valid until 30 June 2020.[8] In April 2020, Pajor signed a contract extension with Wolfsburg until 2023.[9]

In the 2018–19 season, she won the German Championship, the German Cup, and the title of Bundesliga top scorer, scoring 24 goals in 19 matches.[10]

In the 2023–24 season, she scored four goals in the 9–1 victory against Nürnberg.[11]

FC Barcelona

In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with FC Barcelona.[12] On 12 December 2024, she scored a brace in a Champions League group stage match against Hammarby, which concluded in Barcelona's 3–0 victory.[13][14] On 21 December 2024, she scored a hat-trick in a Copa de la Reina match contributing to Barcelona's decisive 6–2 victory over UD Tenerife.[15]

International career

At the European Under-17 Championship held in June 2013, together with the Polish U-17 team she won the gold medal.[16] On 9 October, she was awarded the UEFA Under-17 Golden Player Award for the best under-17 player in Europe.

She made her debut in the senior Polish national team under coach Wojciech Basiuk, in the match between Poland and the Czech Republic, as part of the Balaton Cup friendly tournament in Hungary, on 20 August 2013. Pajor checked in on the field only in the 75th minute, but in the minute after entering she won a penalty kick, scored by Patrycja Pożerska. In the 84th minute, Pajor scored.[17]

She took part in the 4 to 11 March 2015 competition for the Istria Cup in Croatia, which she won first place with her team in the final against Slovakia.[18]

On 6 September 2022, after scoring three goals against the Kosovo national team, Pajor became the most effective scorer in the history of the Polish national team, ahead of previous record-holder Marta Otrębska.[19]

Pajor captained Poland at the UEFA Euro 2025, Poland's first appearance at the Euros.[20] On 12 July, she scored her first goal at a major tournament in a 3–2 group stage win over Denmark.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 April 2026[22]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] UWCL Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg 2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga 712170—162
2016–17 Frauen-Bundesliga 1254310—178
2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga 1543374—2511
2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga 19243252—2728
2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 17163240—2418
2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga 683340—1311
2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 782253—1413
2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga 191253119—3524
2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 19184220—2520
Total 1219629214618—196135
Barcelona 2024–25 Liga F 2825591172[b]24643
2025–26 Liga F 201643772[b]13327
Total 48419121814437970
Career total 1691373833643243275205
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International

As of match played 18 April 2026
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201342
2014910
2015115
2016104
2017127
201874
201962
202025
202146
202287
2023107
2024124
2025105
202643
Total10971
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Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pajor goal.
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List of international goals scored by Ewa Pajor
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 August 2013Balatonfüred, Hungary Czech Republic4–1Friendly
222 August 2013 Slovakia1–1
38 May 2014Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands3–03–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
418 June 2014Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–11–1
516 July 2014Znicz Pruszków Stadium, Pruszków, Poland Estonia2–05–1Friendly
64–0
75–0
813 September 2014MotoArena Toruń, Toruń, Poland Northern Ireland2–04–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
94–0
1017 September 2014OSiR Stadium, Włocławek, Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina2–03–1
1128 October 2014Náchod, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–01–1Friendly
1230 October 2014Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica, Nieciecza, Poland Slovakia3–14–1
1311 February 2015Lipót, Hungary Hungary1–07–2
149 March 2015Umag, Umag, Croatia Romania1–02–02015 Istria Cup
1511 March 2015Veli Jože, Poreč, Croatia Slovakia2–02–0
1627 October 2015Municipal Stadium, Jelenia Góra, Poland Netherlands1–01–0Friendly
1727 November 2015CSR Orhei, Orhei, Romania Moldova1–03–1UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
184 March 2016Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Wales1–11–12016 Cyprus Cup
1920 September 2016OSiR Stadium, Włocławek, Poland Moldova1–04–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
2026 November 2016Łęczna Stadium, Łęczna, Poland Belarus3–04–0Friendly
214–0
227 April 2017Pruszków, Poland Finland1–01–0
2311 April 2017Minsk, Belarus Belarus3–04–0
244–0
258 June 2017Stadion Yuvileinyi, Bucha, Ukraine Ukraine3–13–2
2615 September 2017Łęczna Stadium, Łęczna, Poland Belarus3–04–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
274–1
2819 September 2017Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland  Switzerland1–21–2
2931 August 2018Traktor Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Belarus2–04–1
304–1
319 October 2018Municipal Stadium, Ostróda, Poland Republic of Ireland4–04–0Friendly
328 November 2018Butarque Stadium, Leganés, Spain Spain1–11–3
331 March 2019Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal Spain3–03–02019 Algarve Cup
345 April 2019Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland Italy1–11–1Friendly
357 March 2020Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Moldova2–05–1UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
363–0
375–0
3811 March 2020ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan1–05–0
394–0
4013 April 2021Widzew Stadium, Łódź, Poland Sweden1–02–4Friendly
412–2
4211 June 2021Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Finland2–22–2
4314 June 2021Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain Czech Republic1–05–0
442–0
4517 September 2021Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Belgium1–01–12023 FIFA World Cup qualification
4629 June 2022Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland Iceland1–01–3Friendly
471 September 2022Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania Albania1–12–12023 FIFA World Cup qualification
482–1
496 September 2022Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland Kosovo3–07–0
505–0
516–0
526 October 2022Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Morocco1–04–0Friendly
5321 February 2023Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain Switzerland1–01–1
546 April 2023Władysław Król Stadium, Łódź, Poland Costa Rica2–12–1
5522 September 2023Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece1–03–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
5626 September 2023Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia, Poland Ukraine1–02–1
572–0
5827 October 2023Tychy Stadium, Tychy, Poland Serbia2–02–1
595 December 2023Zagłębie Sports Park, Sosnowiec, Poland Greece1–02–0
6025 October 2024Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Romania2–12–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
6129 October 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Romania1–04–1
623–0
633 December 2024Viola Park, Vienna, Austria Austria1–01–0
644 April 2025Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina1–05–12025 UEFA Nations League
652–1
6630 May 2025Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–04–0
672–0
6812 July 2025Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland Denmark2–03–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025
693 March 2026Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Netherlands1–02–22027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
707 March 2026Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France France1–11–4
7114 April 2026Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Republic of Ireland2–32–3
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Honours

Medyk Konin

VfL Wolfsburg

Barcelona

Poland

Poland U17

Individual

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