Grzegorz Krychowiak
![]() Krychowiak with Poland in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grzegorz Krychowiak | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Gryfice, Poland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Orzeł Mrzeżyno | |||
Żaki 94 Kołobrzeg | |||
2004 | Stal Szczecin | ||
2005–2006 | Arka Gdynia | ||
2006–2008 | Bordeaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Bordeaux | 2 | (0) |
2009–2011 | → Reims (loan) | 54 | (4) |
2011–2012 | → Nantes (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Reims | 70 | (8) |
2014–2016 | Sevilla | 58 | (2) |
2016– | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Poland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Poland U21 | 9 | (3) |
2008– | Poland | 44 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:08, 14 November 2016 (UTC) |
Grzegorz Krychowiak ([ˈɡʐɛɡɔʐ krɨˈxɔvʲak]; born 29 January 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain as a defensive midfielder.
Beginning his senior career in France with Bordeaux, he later played for Reims, before joining Sevilla for €3.5 million in 2014, winning the UEFA Europa League in both of his two seasons at the club.
Krychowiak has earned over 41 caps for the Poland national football team since his international debut in 2008, and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016.
Club career
Early career
Although initially not a big fan of football, Krychowiak became involved in the sport at his brother's insistence and left home at the age of 12 to join a sports academy.[1]
France
On 26 November 2009, Krychowiak joined Championnat National side Stade de Reims on loan until the end of the season.[2] He quickly became a regular in the starting eleven and scored two goals to help the club win promotion to Ligue 2. Reims and Bordeaux agreed to extend the loan for another season. Krychowiak was a regular starter as the club finished 10th in its return to Ligue 2 and was voted by fans as the team's player of the season.[3] Although Krychowiak usually plays as a defensive midfielder, on rare occasions he has also appeared in central defense. On 17 November 2011 he joined Nantes on loan until the end of the season.[4]
In June 2012, Krychowiak signed a three-year contract with Stade de Reims, which was newly promoted to Ligue 1.[5]
Sevilla
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In July 2014, Krychowiak joined La Liga side Sevilla for €4.5 million to play as a defensive midfielder.[6] He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Real Madrid.[7]
On 27 May 2015, Krychowiak started for Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final in Poland's National Stadium in Warsaw. He scored the team's equalising goal in the 28th minute of an eventual 3–2 win over Dnipro, becoming the fourth Polish player to win the competition.[8] He was the only Sevilla player named in the La Liga Team of the Season.[9]
On 11 August 2015, Krychowiak started the season for Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup 5–4 loss against Barcelona, and suffered a broken rib but still played the full 120 minutes.[10]
Paris Saint–Germain
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On 3 July 2016, Krychowiak returned to France, signing a five-year deal with champions Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee.[11]
International career
Krychowiak represented Poland under-20s at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored a free kick against Brazil, the only goal of the match. He was the youngest outfield player named to the Polish U20 squad. He made his first appearance for the senior Polish national team in a friendly against Serbia on 14 December 2008. Since the game was not on an official FIFA date, the teams were mostly composed of players from the domestic leagues, as well as a few reserve players, however, it was counted as an official match.[12][13]
On 14 November 2014, Krychowiak scored his first international goal, Poland's second in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying win in Georgia.[14] His second goal came in Poland's final qualifying match against Ireland, where he opened the scoring in a 2-1 victory which made Poland qualify for Euro 2016. In Poland's opening game against Northern Ireland, he was voted man of the match. This was Poland's first ever win at a European Championship. He scored the final spot kick in a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Switzerland in the round of 16. He played every minute of Poland's historic Euro 2016 campaign, which ended in the quarter-finals losing to Portugal 3-5 in a penalty shootout.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 November 2014 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
2. | 11 October 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Club statistics
- As of match played on 12 June 2016.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bordeaux | 2011–12[15] | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Reims (loan) | 2009–10[15] | National | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2010–11[15] | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
Nantes (loan) | 2011–12[15] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
Reims | 2012–13[15] | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |
2013–14[15] | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
Reims Total | 124 | 12 | 7 | 0 | — | 131 | 12 | |||
Sevilla | 2014–15[15] | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14[a] | 2 | 48 | 4 |
2015–16[15] | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
Sevilla Total | 58 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 89 | 5 | ||
Career Total | 205 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 244 | 17 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League and European Super Cup
Honours
Club
- Sevilla
- Paris Saint-Germain
Individual
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2014–15[16]
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2014-15, 2015–16[17]
References
- ^ Kancel, Gérard (23 January 2010). "Stade de Reims / Pacy pour confirmer". L'union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
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- ^ "Krychowiak à Reims". L'Equipe (in French). 11 June 2012.
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- ^ Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014). "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Press hail Sevilla, salute Dnipro". UEFA. 28 May 2015.
- ^ Skinner, Adam (17 June 2015). "Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead La Liga team of the year... but there's no place for Gareth Bale after disappointing season". Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Paris St-Germain sign Grzegorz Krychowiak & Thomas Meunier". BBC Sport. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Polska 1–0 Serbia
- ^ PZPN – Grzegorz Krychowiak
- ^ "Poland maintain excellent run with win in Georgia". Eurosport. 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Grzegorz Krychowiak". soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "The 2014/15 Liga BBVA Ideal XI". LFP. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 20 May 2016.
External links
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- Grzegorz Krychowiak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile at 90minut.pl Template:Pl icon
- National team stats at pzpn.pl Template:Pl icon
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Gryfice
- Polish footballers
- Poland youth international footballers
- Poland under-21 international footballers
- Poland international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Stade de Reims players
- FC Nantes players
- Sevilla FC players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- La Liga players
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Polish expatriates in France
- Polish expatriates in Spain
- UEFA Euro 2016 players