Tymoteusz Puchacz
Polish footballer
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Tymoteusz Puchacz (born 23 January 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah, on loan from Holstein Kiel.[3]
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Puchacz with Lech Poznań in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tymoteusz Puchacz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulechów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sabah (on loan from Holstein Kiel) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Pogoń Świebodzin | ||
| 2012–2013 | UKP Zielona Góra | ||
| 2013–2017 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Lech Poznań II | 39 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Lech Poznań | 63 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → GKS Katowice (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Union Berlin | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Holstein Kiel | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Sabah (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Poland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Poland U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U18 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 18 | (1) |
| 2020 | Poland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Poland | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:21, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Puchacz started his career with Lech Poznań.[4]
On 15 December 2017, he was loaned to I liga side Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[5]
On 31 August 2018, he was loaned to I liga side GKS Katowice.[6]
On 18 May 2021, Union Berlin signed Puchacz with a transfer fee of €3.5 million. He joined the club for the 2021–22 season.[7]
On 10 January 2022, he was loaned to Süper Lig side Trabzonspor[8] and won the league title months later.[9] The same year on 29 December, his loan to Super League Greece side Panathinaikos was confirmed.[10]
On 19 June 2023, Puchacz was sent to 1. FC Kaiserslautern on another loan.[11] He recorded one goal and thirteen assists in all competitions across the 2023–24 season, as FCK finished the league season in 13th and reached the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal final.[12]
On 2 August 2024, Puchacz joined Bundesliga newcomers Holstein Kiel.[13]
On 9 January 2025, Puchacz moved to EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the rest of the 2024–25 season with an option to buy.[14]
In the summer of 2025, Puchacz was approached by Lech Poznań and Slovan Bratislava, but rejected offers from both clubs.[15] On 8 September, the Polish transfer window deadline day, Puchacz was scheduled to undergo a medical ahead of a loan move to GKS Katowice, but pulled out last-minute.[16] The following day, he joined Sabah on a season-long loan.[17]
International career
Puchacz made his debut for the Poland national team on 1 June 2021, in their 1–1 friendly draw with Russia.[18]
In June 2021, Puchacz made appearances in all of Poland's fixtures at UEFA Euro 2020, as they finished last in their group and were knocked out from the group stages.[19]
On 7 June 2024, he was selected for his second international tournament after being named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[20] He remained benched for all three of Poland's fixtures as they failed to qualify for the knockout phase.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 April 2025[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2015–16[23] | III liga, gr. C | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[24] | III liga, gr. II | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18[25] | III liga, gr. II | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| Lech Poznań | 2016–17[24] | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[26] | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21[27] | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 41 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 82 | 7 | |||
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | 2017–18[25] | I liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[28] | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| GKS Katowice (loan) | 2018–19[28] | I liga | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Trabzonspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Holstein Kiel | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 15 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup, Greek Football Cup, FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2024[29]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
