Michał Pazdan

Michał Pazdan (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ˈpazdan] , born 21 September 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for II liga club Wieczysta Kraków, which he captains.

Michał Pazdan
Pazdan with Legia Warsaw in 2018
Personal information
Full name Michał Pazdan[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-21) 21 September 1987
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2004 Hutnik Kraków
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Hutnik Kraków
2007–2012 Górnik Zabrze 126 (3)
2012–2015 Jagiellonia Białystok 86 (3)
2015–2019 Legia Warsaw 83 (0)
2019–2021 Ankaragücü 60 (2)
2021–2023 Jagiellonia Białystok 41 (1)
2023– Wieczysta Kraków 26 (2)
International career
2007–2019 Poland 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Club career

Pazdan began his football career at Hutnik Kraków. He gradually made his way up the ranks and became part of the main team in the 2003–04 season.

In 2007, Pazdan joined Górnik Zabrze and made his Ekstraklasa debut on 14 September 2007 with Jagiellonia Białystok against Polonia Bytom. During that season, he made 19 appearances for the club, 17 of those as a starter, and helped his team finish in eighth place that season.

On 24 June 2015, Pazdan joined Legia Warsaw.[3] He later signed a two-year contract with Ankaragücü on 29 January 2019.[4]

International career

Pazdan earned 35 caps for the Poland national team, having debuted on 15 December 2007 in a 1–0 friendly victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5] He was later included in the Polish squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 but did not feature in any match.[6][7]

During Euro 2016, Pazdan became a national hero after the game against World Champions, Germany, where he was pronounced as Man of the match and led the team to a draw, which helped Poland to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time in history. His performances also led to reported interest from Premier League clubs.[8] Poland beat Switzerland on penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals, but the defenders conceded their first goal of the tournament to Xherdan Shaqiri.[9]

In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 June 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Górnik Zabrze 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 19000—9[lower-alpha 1]0280
2008–09 Ekstraklasa 29020—2[lower-alpha 1]0330
2009–10 I liga 33200——332
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 17000——170
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 28120——301
Total 126340—1101413
Jagiellonia Białystok 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 27130——301
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 32050——370
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 27220——292
Total 863100——963
Legia Warsaw 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 2404010[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0390
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 2800010[lower-alpha 4]000380
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 290305[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 3]0380
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 20213[lower-alpha 6]00071
Total 83091280201221
Ankaragücü 2018–19 Süper Lig 14200——142
2019–20 Süper Lig 31000——310
2020–21 Süper Lig 15000——150
Total 60200——602
Jagiellonia Białystok 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 27010——280
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 14110——151
Total 41120——431
Wieczysta Kraków 2023–24 III liga, gr. IV 26200——262
Career total 4221125128013048812
  1. Appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 27 March 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 200710
200840
201320
201420
201550
2016100
201760
201850
201930
Total380

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Wieczysta Kraków

Individual

  • Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2016[13]
  • Ekstraklasa Defender of the Season: 2014–15[14]
  • Polish Footballers' Union's Ekstraklasa XI: 2016
  • FIFA San Miguel Cup Team of the Tournament: 2009
  • Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej Sony Cup runner-up

References
  1. "Michal Pazdan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "Michał Pazdan piłkarzem Legii Warszawa! (HD)". Legia Warsaw (in Polish). 25 June 2015.
  4. "Michal Pazdan Ankaragümüzde!". Ankaragücü Resmi Web Sitesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. Mielczarek, Krzysztof (15 December 2007). "Skromna wygrana Polaków". iGol (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. Duchowski, Robert (5 June 2008). "Kadra reprezentacji Polski na Euro 2008". Szczecin Naszemiasto (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. Dobek, Dariusz (13 June 2015). "Michał Pazdan - "pirania" Beenhakkera rusza na łowy". Onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. Anderson, David (22 June 2016). "English clubs eye Poland star after impressive displays at Euro 2016". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  9. "Switzerland 1–1 Poland, Euro 2016: Poles win 5-4 on penalties despite Xherdan Shaqiri wonder-goal". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2016.
  10. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  11. "Michał Pazdan". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  12. Piegza, Michał (18 May 2024). "Zrobili to! Wieczysta Kraków z awansem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. "Lewandowski zawodnikiem 2016 roku w plebiscycie "Piłki Nożnej"" (in Polish). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2014/15". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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