Artur Marcin Jędrzejczyk (Polish: [ˈartur jɛndˈʐɛjtʂɨk] ; born 4 November 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, which he captains.

Artur Jędrzejczyk
Jędrzejczyk lining up for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Artur Marcin Jędrzejczyk[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Dębica, Poland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Legia Warsaw
Number 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Igloopol Dębica
2006–2013 Legia Warsaw 71 (3)
2007–2008GKS Jastrzębie (loan) 23 (0)
2008–2009Dolcan Ząbki (loan) 28 (2)
2009–2010Korona Kielce (loan) 11 (1)
2013–2017 Krasnodar 60 (1)
2016–2017Legia Warsaw (loan) 16 (1)
2017– Legia Warsaw 197 (4)
International career
2010–2022 Poland 41 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Jędrzejczyk with Legia in 2011

Jędrzejczyk joined Legia Warsaw in August 2006 from Igloopol Dębica. He spent two seasons on loan in the lower leagues, then returned to Legia for the 2009–10 season.

On 7 August 2010, he scored a hat-trick against Arsenal in a friendly match. The match ended with a 6–5 win for Arsenal.[2]

On 30 May 2013, Jędrzejczyk signed a three-year contract with FC Krasnodar,[3] extending it by two years in December 2014.[4]

On 30 December 2016, he returned to Legia Warsaw.[5]

International career

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On 12 October 2010, he debuted for the Poland national team in a friendly match against Ecuador. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[6]

Jędrzejczyk has represented Poland at Euro 2016, appearing in all five games as a starting left-back, on their run to the quarter-final. He formed the defense together with his Legia Warsaw teammate, Michal Pazdan.

In June 2018, he was named in Poland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 December 2024[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Legia Warsaw 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 1 0 0 0 4[b] 0 5 0
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 4 1 2 0 1[c] 0 7 1
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 14 0 1 0 15 0
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 27 0 5 0 10[c] 0 42 0
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 25 2 8 1 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 39 3
Total 71 3 16 1 16 0 5 0 108 4
GKS Jastrzębie (loan) 2007–08 I liga 23 0 0 0 23 0
Dolcan Ząbki (loan) 2008–09 I liga 28 2 0 0 28 2
Korona Kielce (loan) 2009–10 Ekstraklasa 11 1 2 0 13 1
Krasnodar 2013–14 Russian Premier League 27 1 3 0 30 1
2014–15 Russian Premier League 14 0 2 0 9[c] 0 25 0
2015–16 Russian Premier League 6 0 2 0 7[c] 0 15 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 13 0 0 0 8[c] 1 21 1
Total 60 1 7 0 24 0 91 2
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 16 1 1 0 17 1
Legia Warsaw 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 16 1 16 1
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 20 0 4 0 6[e] 0 1[d] 0 31 0
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 31 3 3 0 34 3
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 29 0 4 0 8[c] 0 41 0
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 27 0 4 0 4[f] 0 35 0
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 19 0 2 0 12[g] 0 33 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 26 0 4 0 30 0
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 21 0 2 0 11[h] 0 1[d] 0 35 0
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 8 0 0 0 6[h] 1 14 1
Total 197 4 23 0 47 1 2 0 269 5
Career total 406 12 49 1 87 2 7 0 549 15
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Russian Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup, one appearance in Polish Super Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of 30 November 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2010 1 0
2012 1 1
2013 8 0
2014 4 1
2015 1 0
2016 12 1
2017 5 0
2018 6 0
2019 1 0
2022 1 0
Total 40 3
As of match played 12 June 2016
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jędrzejczyk goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Artur Jędrzejczyk
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 December 2012 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey 2   North Macedonia 3–0 4–1 Friendly
2 18 November 2014 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland 15    Switzerland 1–1 2–2 Friendly
3 1 June 2016 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland 18   Netherlands 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

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Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ Legia-Arsenal Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, polishsoca.com
  3. ^ "Игроком "Краснодара" стал поляк Артур Енджейчик . Новости. Официальный сайт ФК "Краснодар"". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ Краснодар продлил контракт с Артуром Енджейчиком. fckrasnodar.ru/ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "ARTUR JĘDRZEJCZYK TO RETURN TO POLAND". FC Krasnodar. 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ Ekwador-Polska, 90minut.pl
  7. ^ Crawford, Stephen (12 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man list". goal.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Artur Jędrzejczyk". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Artur Jędrzejczyk". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  10. ^ Artur Jędrzejczyk at Soccerway
  11. ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Plebiscyt Tygodnika "Piłka Nożna" - Fabiański najlepszym zawodnikiem 2018 roku" (in Polish). 3 February 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2012/13". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Sezon 2019/2020 dobiegł końca!" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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