Tomasz Kędziora
{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Expand Polish|topic=bio|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tomasz Kędziora
| image = Матч «Зоря» - «Динамо» 3-2. 3 вересня 2022 року — 1372869 (Томаш Кендзьора).jpg
| upright =
| caption = Kędziora with Dynamo Kyiv in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sulechów, Poland
| height = 1.84 m{{cite web |title=Tomasz Kędziora |url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/zawodnik/23/1058 |website=Ekstraklasa|access-date=22 May 2022 |language=pl}}
| position = Centre-back, right-back
| currentclub = PAOK
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010
| youthclubs1 = UKP Zielona Góra
| youthyears2 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs2 = Lech Poznań
| years1 = 2012–2017
| clubs1 = Lech Poznań
| caps1 = 117
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2017–2024
| clubs2 = Dynamo Kyiv
| caps2 = 125
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → Lech Poznań (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → PAOK (loan)
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = PAOK
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Poland U17
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Poland U18
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalteam3 = Poland U19
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2013
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalteam4 = Poland U20
| nationalyears4 = 2014–2015
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam5 = Poland U21
| nationalyears5 = 2015–2017
| nationalcaps5 = 17
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalteam6 = Poland
| nationalyears6 = 2017–
| nationalcaps6 = 32
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 10 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2023
}}
Tomasz Karol Kędziora ({{small|Polish pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-pl|'|t|o|m|a|sz|-|'|k|a|r|o|l|-|k|e|n|'|dź|o|r|a}}; 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
Club career
=Early career=
At the age of four, Tomasz Karol{{cite web |url=http://www.upl.ua/people/view/65156 |title=Кедзьора Томаш Кароль |website=Ukrainian Premier League Official Site |access-date=18 November 2017 |language=uk}} Kędziora started attending the youth academy of the UKP Zielona Góra. He was being trained at the time by his father, Mirosław.{{cite web |url=http://igol.pl/kedziora-mama-uczyla-mnie-grac/ |title=Kędziora: Grać uczyła mnie mama |website=Igol.pl |date=30 December 2014 |access-date=11 November 2017|language=pl}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.zielonagora.sport.pl/sport-zielonagora/1,130887,8132991,Trener_Kedziora__Nasz_braz_troche_ponad_stan.html |title=Trener Kędziora: Nasz brąz trochę ponad stan |website=Zielonagora.sport.pl |date=13 July 2010 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}}
=Lech Poznań=
Before the start of the 2010–11 Ekstraklarsa, Kędziora signed for reigning Polish champions Lech Poznań.{{cite web |url=https://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/tomasz-kedziora-przedluzy-kontrakt-z-lechem-poznan/ydqcv |title=Tomasz Kędziora przedłuży kontrakt z Lechem Poznań |website=Onet.pl|date=13 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2017|language=pl}} 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kadra.php?id_sezon=79&jesien=1&id_klub=169 |title=2011–12 Lech Poznań {{!}} runda jesienna |website=90minut.pl |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}} 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,{{Cite web|title=Tomasz Kędziora dołączył do kadry Lecha|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/168/news1687036-Tomasz-Kedziora-dolaczyl-do-kadry-Lecha.html|website=90minut.pl |date=20 September 2011 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Tomasz Kędziora przedłużył kontrakt z Lechem|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/191/news1910924-Tomasz-Kedziora-przedluzyl-kontrakt-z-Lechem.html|website=90minut.pl|date=21 June 2012|access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Liga Europy 2012/2013 - I runda eliminacyjna {{!}} II mecz|url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=871386|website=90minut.pl |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=11 November 2017|language=pl}}{{Cite web|title=First qualifying round|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2009677--zhetysu-vs-lech-poznan/|website=UEFA|date=12 July 2012 |access-date=11 November 2017}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=869885 |title=T-Mobile Ekstraklasa 2012/2013 {{!}} Kolejka 9|website=90minut.pl |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=11 November 2017|language=pl}} On 20 September 2013, during the 8th round of the Ekstraklasa with Pogoń Szczecin, he suffered an injury to his thigh muscle{{cite web |url=http://igol.pl/kedziora-poza-gra/ |title=Kędziora poza grą? |website=Igol.pl |date=22 September 2013 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.pl/262434-kedziora-trenuje-indywidualnie.html |title=Kędziora trenuje indywidualnie |website=Goal.pl |date=24 October 2013 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}} and returned on 13 December for the 21st match against Zawisza Bydgoszcz.{{cite web |url=http://www.poznan.sport.pl/sport-poznan/1,124479,15131882,Tomasz_Kedziora_po_kontuzji_wraca_do_kadry_Lecha_Poznan.html |title=Tomasz Kędziora po kontuzji wraca do kadry Lecha Poznań |website=Poznan.sport.pl |date=13 December 2013 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1048412 |title=T-Mobile Ekstraklasa 2013/2014 - Kolejka 32|website=90minut.pl |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}}
Kędziora signed a new three-year contract with Lech on 1 November 2015, effective until 30 June 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/243/news2430020-Tomasz-Kedziora-na-dluzej-w-Lechu.html |title=Tomasz Kędziora na dłużej w Lechu |website=90minut.pl|date=21 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}} In the 2014–15 season, he won the Polish title with the team, appearing in 35 matches, scoring three goals and having six assists.{{cite web |url=http://ekstrastats.pl/statystyki-indywidualne/#symple-tab-kanadyjska |title=Statystyki Indywidualne|website=Ekstrastats|date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2017 |language=pl}}{{cite web |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/526916/asysty-t-me-stilic-a-potem-dzalamidze-i-pawlowski |title=Asysty T-ME: Stilić, a potem Dzalamidze i Pawłowski |website=Sportowe Fakty|date=8 June 2015|access-date=11 November 2017|language=pl}}
=Dynamo Kyiv=
File:Матч «Динамо» - «Рух» 3-0. 21 марта 2021 года — 1208520 (Томаш Кендзьора).jpg player|285x285px]]
On 11 July 2017, Kędziora signed a four-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.{{cite web|title=Томаш КЕНДЗЕРА {{!}} гравець "Динамо" (Київ)!|url=http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/allnews/dynamoukr/tomash_kendzera_gravets_dinamo_kiiv/|website=FC Dynamo Kyiv|date=11 July 2017|access-date=11 July 2017|language=uk}}
==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.{{cite web|title=FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-adopts-temporary-employment-and-registration-rules-to-address-several|website=FIFA|date=7 March 2022}} On 17 March, Kędziora returned to Lech Poznań until the end of the season under that condition.{{Cite press release|title=Tomasz Kędziora zagra w Lechu|url=https://www.lechpoznan.pl/aktualnosci,2,tomasz-kedziora-zagra-w-lechu,39237.html|publisher=Lech Poznań|date=17 March 2022|access-date=17 March 2022|language=pl}}
=PAOK=
On 29 January 2023, Kędziora joined Greek club PAOK on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|script-title=el:Στον ΠΑΟΚ ο Τόμας Κεντζιόρα|url=https://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20230128-ston-paok-o-tomasz-kedziora/|publisher=PAOK|website=PAOK|date=28 January 2023|language=el}} It was extended for another twelve months on 11 July 2023.{{cite web |title=Tomasz Kędziora ponownie wypożyczony do PAOK-u |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/327/news3270344-Tomasz-Kedziora-ponownie-wypozyczony-do-PAOK-u.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=pl |date=11 July 2023}}
On 10 July 2024, Kędziora terminated his contract with Dynamo by mutual consent.{{cite web |title=Tomasz Kędziora odchodzi z Dynama Kijów |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/332/news3328791-Tomasz-Kedziora-odchodzi-z-Dynama-Kijow.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=pl |date=10 July 2024}} Three days later, he moved to PAOK on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal with an option for a further year.{{cite web |title=Kedziora is back |url=https://www.paokfc.gr/en/news/20240713-kedziora-is-back/ |publisher=PAOK |access-date=14 July 2024 |language=en |date=13 July 2024}}
International career
Kędziora got his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for friendly matches against Georgia and Greece in June 2015.{{cite news|title=Poland June Call-Ups for Georgia and Greece Released|url=http://www.psnfutbol.com/2015/06/04/poland-june-call-ups-for-georgia-and-greece-released/|access-date=19 November 2015|website=PSN Football|date=4 June 2015}} He debuted against Mexico on 13 November 2017.{{Cite news|title=Polska - Meksyk 0-1. Tomasz Kędziora i Rafał Kurzawa zadebiutowali w kadrze|url=https://sport.interia.pl/raport-ms-rosja-2018/news-polska-meksyk-0-1-tomasz-kedziora-i-rafal-kurzawa-zadebiutow,nId,2464702#google_vignette|website=Interia|date=13 November 2017|language=pl}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad {{!}} Final 23-man lists|website=Goal|access-date=2 December 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|10 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|tomasz-kedziora/160296}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Polish Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Greek Football Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Lech Poznań
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Ekstraklasa |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{Efn | name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 2 |
| 2014–15
|Ekstraklasa |35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4{{Efn | name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 4 |
| 2015–16
|Ekstraklasa |24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9{{Efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Polish Super Cup|name=PSC}} | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| 2016–17
|Ekstraklasa |36 | 1 | 7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 1{{Efn | name=PSC}} | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!117 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 10 |
| rowspan="7"|Dynamo Kyiv
|22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10{{Efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|Ukrainian Premier League |27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14{{Efn|Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup|name=USC}} | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| 2019–20
|Ukrainian Premier League |27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8{{Efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=USC}} | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2020–21
|Ukrainian Premier League |25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13{{Efn|Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=USC}} | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2021–22
|Ukrainian Premier League |15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5{{Efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=USC}} | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2022–23
|Ukrainian Premier League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9{{Efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!125 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 7 |
| Lech Poznań (loan)
|Ekstraklasa |6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="2"|PAOK (loan)
| rowspan="3" |Super League Greece |8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 47 | 3 | |
| rowspan="2"|PAOK
|22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 39 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 96 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!290 | 13 | 36 | 2 | 103 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 452 | 22 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 20 June 2023|{{NFT player|69347|name= Kędziora, Tomasz|access-date=1 June 2021}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Poland
|2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 28 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kędziora goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Tomasz Kędziora | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 9 October 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | {{fb|SMR}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|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{{cite web|title=Dynamo wins Ukrainian Supercup|url=https://www.trollfootball.me/news/view/dynamo-kyiv-wins-ukrainian-supercup-after-beating-shakthar-donetsk|website=Trollfootball.me|date=25 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020}}
PAOK
References
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External links
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{{PAOK FC squad}}
{{Poland squad UEFA Euro 2020}}
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Category:Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Poland men's international footballers
Category:Poland men's youth international footballers
Category:Poland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:UEFA Euro 2020 players
Category:Lech Poznań II players
Category:FC Dynamo Kyiv players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece