Michał Kucharczyk
Polish footballer (born 1991)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michał Kucharczyk (born 20 March 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for III liga club Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki. In 2025, he joined Canal+ as a pundit, becoming a part of their Ekstraklasa coverage team.[1]
.jpg)
|
Kucharczyk with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michał Kucharczyk | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 36 | (27) |
| 2009–2019 | Legia Warsaw | 240 | (48) |
| 2009–2010 | → Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (loan) | 25 | (13) |
| 2014 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Pogoń Szczecin | 72 | (11) |
| 2022 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Pakhtakor | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Legia Warsaw II | 21 | (7) |
| 2025 | Legia Warsaw | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009-2010 | Poland U19 | 14 | (3) |
| 2010 | Poland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Poland U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Poland | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:17, 9 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kucharczyk was born in Warsaw. He began his career at Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and played in the III liga (fourth tier) of Polish football for two seasons. In 2009, he was signed by Legia Warsaw and immediately loaned back to Świt to play in the II liga (third tier).[2] At the start of the 2010–11 season, he returned to Legia.[3] He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal in a match against Lech Poznań on 24 September 2010.[4]
On 22 July 2019, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[5] On 6 August 2020 Kucharczyk signed a three-year contract with Pogoń Szczecin as a free player.[6]
On 14 July 2023, he signed with Uzbek club Pakhtakor, contracted until the end of 2024.[7] On 24 November 2023, a game before the end of the 2023 Uzbekistan Super League, alongside compatriot Przemysław Banaszak, he secured the national championship.[8] On 7 February 2024, he joined III liga club Legia Warsaw II, signing a contract until 30 June 2025.[9]
On 19 July 2025, Kucharczyk returned to his first club Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.[10]
International career
Kucharczyk debuted for the national team of Poland on 6 February 2011 in a friendly match against Moldova.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 2007–08 | III liga, group I | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | III liga, group A | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 24 | |||
| 2009–10 | II liga East | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 13 | |||
| Total | 61 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 40 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | — | 34 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13[e] | 3 | — | 46 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12[b] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12[f] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5[g] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5[h] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
| Total | 240 | 48 | 38 | 8 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 349 | 71 | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2013–14 | III liga, group A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2022–23 | III liga, group II | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakhtakor | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[j] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw II | 2023–24 | III liga, group I | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | III liga, group I | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 2025–26 | III liga, group I | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 415 | 106 | 51 | 11 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 539 | 132 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Uzbekistan Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in AFC Champions League
International
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kucharczyk goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 January 2014 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  Norway | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |