Jarosław Przemysław Jach (born 17 February 1994) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by local members of the ''Yo ...

Club career

Early career

Although his mother Lucyna originally wanted him to be a swimmer, young Jarosław always was more of a football fan. He started his career in a local club Pogoń Pieszyce, where he played until his friend helped him earn a transfer to Lechia Dzierżoniów. With time he established himself as one of the most important figures in the club and was often chosen as

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of the team and took free kicks even though he wasn't even 20 years old.

Zagłębie Lubin

He signed with

in 2013 and after a year of playing in the reserve team, he made his debut in Polish top division on May 27, 2014 against

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, coming on as substitute for

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in 74th minute of the match. The club eventually got relegated and started the 2014–15 season in second division. Jach made 13 appearances, helping the side to promotion. In 2015–16 season, he scored his first goal in a 2-1 win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on 22 November 2015. He helped his team to win a bronze medal in that season. In the 2016–17 season and the departure of

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, he became a regular starter for Zagłębie and proved to be a crucial part of the team's defense, which turned out to be the 5th in the league. A series of performances however, was stopped by an injury which caused him to pause for 3 months.

Crystal Palace

Jach signed for

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club

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on 23 January 2018 on a three-and-a-half-year contract. In July 2018, he joined Turkish

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side

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until the end of the 2018–19 season, though this ended early, in February 2019, after he made only five league appearances for the side. Following his return from Rizespor, he joined Moldovan side

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, again on loan. He spent the 2019–20 season back in Poland, this time on loan to

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...

, where he played a total of 27 games. Jach did not make an appearance for Crystal Palace until 15 September 2020, against

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in the

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. The game was drawn 0–0 and went to penalties. Jach scored his effort but Palace lost the shootout. In October he signed on loan with

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until the end of the 2020–21 season. However, in January 2021, he signed on loan with Raków Częstochowa of the Polish

. On 10 June 2022, Crystal Palace announced that Jach would be released at the expiry of his contract.

Return to Zagłębie

On 25 June 2022, Jach rejoined Zagłębie Lubin on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zagłębie Lubin *

I liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...

: 2014–15 Sheriff Tiraspol * Divizia Națională:

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: 2018–19 Raków Częstochowa *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jach, Jaroslaw 1994 births Living people People from Bielawa Polish footballers Poland under-21 international footballers Poland international footballers Association football defenders Zagłębie Lubin players Crystal Palace F.C. players Çaykur Rizespor footballers FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Raków Częstochowa players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Süper Lig players Moldovan Super Liga players Eredivisie players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Moldova Polish expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands