Łukasz Teodorczyk

Łukasz Teodorczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ tɛɔˈdɔrt͡ʂɨk] ⓘ; born 3 June 1991) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Łukasz Teodorczyk
Teodorczyk with Poland in 2018 during training
Personal information
Full name Łukasz Teodorczyk[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Żuromin, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2004–2005 Agrykola Warsaw
2005–2006 Polonia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Polonia Warsaw 30 (10)
2013–2014 Lech Poznań 50 (24)
2014–2017 Dynamo Kyiv 24 (10)
2016–2017 → Anderlecht (loan) 28 (20)
2017–2018 Anderlecht 43 (17)
2018–2021 Udinese 30 (1)
2020–2021 → Charleroi (loan) 15 (0)
2022 Vicenza 14 (1)
Total 234 (83)
International career‡
2010 Poland U20 3 (2)
2011–2012 Poland U21 6 (2)
2013–2018 Poland 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:35, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2018

Club career

Early career

Having joined Polonia Warsaw in January 2010,[2] Teodorczyk made his Ekstraklasa debut on 29 October 2010. During the 2010–11 season, his first at Polonia, he featured in six outings for the senior team, and appeared in 21 games in the Młoda Ekstraklasa youth league, scoring 15 goals.

Lech Poznań

Before leaving Lech Poznań in August 2014, Teodorczyk had played four games and scored three goals, which qualified him for a medal when Lech won the Ekstraklasa in May 2015.

Dynamo Kyiv
Teodorczyk with Dynamo Kyiv in 2016

On 27 August 2014, Teodorczyk signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv who reportedly paid €4 million for the transfer. He made his debut for Dynamo on 30 August 2014 in a 2–0 win against Chornomorets Odesa coming on as a substitute on the 85th minute. About 15 seconds after he came on he made an assist for 2–0. On 13 September 2014, he scored his first goal for Dynamo in a 2–2 draw against Zorya Luhansk. In his first season with Dynamo he won the first league of his career, helping his team win the double of Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup. In the league he scored 5 goals in 13 appearances. He missed out on the cup final having sustained an injury during the semi-final match against Olimpik Donetsk which kept him out for 2 months. On international level, he reached the quarter finals of the Europa League with Dynamo where the club was knocked out by Fiorentina 1–3 on aggregate. In the 6 matches he played in the Europa League he scored 3 goals against the likes of Steaua București, EA Guingamp and Everton.

On 24 November 2015, Teodorczyk made his UEFA Champions League debut on matchday 5 of the group stage in a 2–0 away win against Portuguese club FC Porto, coming on as a substitute on the 87th minute. While he remained goalless in the competition, Dynamo reached the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League that season before being eliminated by Manchester City 1–3 on aggregate. In the league he scored 5 goals in 11 matches in the 2015–16 season.[3]

Anderlecht (loan)

On 4 August 2016, Teodorczyk was loaned out to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht for the season.[3] He made his debut for Anderlecht on 7 August 2016 in a 5–0 win against Kortrijk and scored his first goal for the club that same day.[4]

Anderlecht

On 30 March 2017, Teodorczyk signed a permanent contract with Anderlecht until 2020. Anderlecht paid a previously-agreed €4.5 million transfer fee to Dynamo Kyiv.[5] He won the top scorer for the season 2016–17 Belgian First Division A with 22 goals.

Udinese

On 17 August 2018, Teodorczyk signed a permanent contract with Udinese. On 29 December 2021, after making no appearances during the 2021–22 season, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[6]

Loan to Charleroi

On 5 October 2020, he joined Belgian club Charleroi on loan.[7]

Vicenza

On 4 January 2022, he signed with Italian Serie B club Vicenza until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to extend.[8] He left the team following the season's conclusion.

Retirement

On 19 November 2022, Teodorczyk announced his retirement from football on Instagram.[9]

International career

After playing for the Poland national under-20 football team,[10] Teodorczyk went on to feature for the U21 team and scored two goals in Poland's first qualification game for the European U21 Football Championship. He scored his first goals for the senior team on 2 February 2013, netting a brace in a 4–1 friendly win against Romania.

In May 2018 he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 April 2022[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Polonia Warsaw 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 6011——71
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 11400——114
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 13610——146
Total 301021——3211
Lech Poznań 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 141———141
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 3220214[lower-alpha 1]3—3824
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 43002[lower-alpha 1]0—63
Total 50242163—5828
Dynamo Kyiv 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 135526[lower-alpha 1]3—2410
2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 115314[lower-alpha 2]0—186
Total 241083103—4216
Anderlecht 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 38222113[lower-alpha 1]7—5330
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 3315006[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]04015
Total 713721197109345
Udinese 2018–19 Serie A 16100——161
2019–20 Serie A 14020——160
Total 30120——321
Charleroi (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 15021——171
Vicenza 2021–22 Serie B 141——00141
Career total 23483187351310288103
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Champions League
  3. Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

International
As of 28 June 2018[12]
Poland
YearAppsGoals
201343
201430
201641
201730
201850
Total194

International goals
Scores and results list Łukasz's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 February 2013Estadio Ciudad, Málaga, Spain Romania
2–0
4–1Friendly (Not recognized by FIFA)
2.
3–0
3.26 March 2013National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland San Marino
4–0
5–0
2014 World Cup qualifier
4.14 November 2016Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland Slovenia
1–1
1–1
Friendly

Honours
Lech Poznań
Dynamo Kyiv
Anderlecht
Individual

References
  1. "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. "Łukasz Teodorczyk: Polonia była najkonkretniejsza" [Polonia made the most concrete offer]. ksppolonia.pl (in Polish). 7 January 2010.
  3. "Lukasz Teodorczyk moet Anderlecht-aanval versterken" [Lukasz Teodorczyk said to reinforce Anderlecht]. Sporza (in Dutch). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. Anderlecht vs. Kortrijk 5 - 1, retrieved 1 December 2016
  5. Minnebo, Olivier (30 March 2017). "Anderlecht licht optie op Teodorczyk, die tekent tot 2020". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. "Nota ufficiale: Teodorczyk". Udinese. 29 December 2021. p. it.
  7. "BIENVENUE, LUKASZ !" (in French). Charleroi. 5 October 2020.
  8. "Ufficiale: Lukasz Teodorczyk in biancorosso!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. "Łukasz Teodorczyk zakończył karierę". Weszlo.com (in Polish). 19 November 2022.
  10. "U-20: Dwa gole Łukasza Teodorczyka" [U-20: Teodorczyk scores two goals]. ksppolonia.pl (in Polish). 17 November 2010.
  11. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. Łukasz Teodorczyk at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  13. Łukasz Teodorczyk at Soccerway
  14. Casert, Raf (18 May 2017). "Anderlecht wins record 34th league title". The Tribune. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  15. "Onyekuru scored 20 League goals in Belgium, eye top scorer award | National Daily Newspaper". 19 May 2017.
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