Tymoteusz Puchacz

Tymoteusz Puchacz (born 23 January 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from Bundesliga side Union Berlin, and the Poland national team.[3]

Tymoteusz Puchacz
Puchacz with Lech Poznań in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tymoteusz Puchacz[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999
Place of birth Sulechów, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Kaiserslautern
(on loan from Union Berlin)
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2012 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– Union Berlin 1 (0)
2022 → Trabzonspor (loan) 9 (0)
2023 → Panathinaikos (loan) 13 (0)
2023– → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 31 (1)
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 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 7 June 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]

International career

Puchacz made his debut for the Poland national team on 1 June 2021, in their 1–1 friendly draw with Russia.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lech Poznań II 2015–16[17] III liga 10———10
2016–17[18] III liga 222———222
2017–18[19] III liga 160———160
Total 392———392
Lech Poznań 2016–17[18] Ekstraklasa 1000—0010
2019–20[20] Ekstraklasa 35351——404
2020–21[21] Ekstraklasa 27141101—413
Total 63492101—827
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) 2017–18[19] I liga 150———150
2018–19[22] Ekstraklasa 2000——20
Total 17000——170
GKS Katowice (loan) 2018–19[22] I liga 25420——274
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 000070—70
2022–23 Bundesliga 101110—31
Total 101180—101
Trabzonspor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 903000—120
Panathinaikos (loan) 2022–23 Super League Greece 13030——160
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 31150——361
Career total 19811233181—23915

1 Including Polish Super Cup.

International
As of match played 7 June 2024
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
2021100
202220
202420
Total140

Honours

Trabzonspor

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Tymoteusz Puchacz". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Union players on international duty". Union Berlin. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. Puchacz: Między piłką nożną a rymowaniem 1liga.org
  5. "Puchacz wypożyczony do Zagłębia Sosnowiec". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Puchacz wypożyczony do GKS-u Katowice". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. "Transfery. Tymoteusz Puchacz oficjalnie w Unionie Berlin. Lech Poznań zarobi 3,5 mln euro". Gol24 (in Polish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. "Reprezentant Polski zmienia barwy klubowe. Będzie walczył o mistrzostwo w lidze tureckiej". onet.pl (in Polish). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. Pechman, Damian (30 April 2022). "Klub Tymoteusza Puchacza mistrzem Turcji! Czekał prawie 40 lat!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. "Έρχεται για τον Παναθηναϊκό ο Τιμοτέους Πούχατς". NewsIT (in Greek). 29 December 2022.
  11. "Tymoteusz Puchacz wypożyczony do FC Kaiserslautern". polskieradio24.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. Szymański, Rafał (25 May 2024). "Puchacz rozgrywa sezon życia. Daje Probierzowi do myślenia". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  13. "Polska - Rosja: Tymoteusz Puchacz po debiucie w reprezentacji. "EURO już się dla nas zaczęło"" [Poland - Russia: Tymoteusz Puchacz after his debut in the national team: "Euro has already started for us"]. Polsat Sport (in Polish). 1 June 2021.
  14. Król, Michał (2 July 2021). "Tymoteusz Puchacz o Euro 2020. "Nie byliśmy w stanie zrealizować jego koncepcji"". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. "Tymoteusz Puchacz". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  17. "Sezon 2015/16" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  18. "Sezon 2016–17" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  19. "Sezon 2017–18". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  20. "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  21. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  22. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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