Tomasz Kędziora
Polish footballer (born 1994)
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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 and the Poland national team.
.jpg) Kędziora with Dynamo Kyiv in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Karol Kędziora[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulechów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | UKP Zielona Góra | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Lech Poznań | 117 | (5) |
| 2017–2024 | Dynamo Kyiv | 125 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → PAOK (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2024– | PAOK | 43 | (0) |
| 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 | 37 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
At the age of four, Tomasz Karol 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
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 new three-year contract with Lech on 1 November 2015, effective 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
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On 11 July 2017, Kędziora signed a four-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[20]
Return to Lech Poznań
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]
PAOK
On 29 January 2023, Kędziora joined Greek club PAOK on loan until the end of the season.[23] It was extended for another twelve months on 11 July 2023.[24]
On 10 July 2024, Kędziora terminated his contract with Dynamo by mutual consent.[25] Three days later, he moved to PAOK on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal with an option for a further year.[26]
International career
Kędziora got his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for friendly matches against Georgia and Greece in June 2015.[27] He debuted against Mexico on 13 November 2017.[28]
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.[29]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 March 2026[30]
| 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 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14[k] | 1 | — | 47 | 3 | ||
| PAOK | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14[l] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 1 | — | 134 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 327 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 115 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 490 | 22 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Greek Football Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- 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
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 26 March 2026[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 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, Warsaw, Poland |  San Marino | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Lech Poznań
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
- Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020[32]
PAOK
