Artur Marcin Jędrzejczyk (; born 4 November 1987) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a defender for

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

club

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, ...

Club career

Jędrzejczyk joined

in August 2006 from

Igloopol Dębica LKS Igloopol Dębica () is a Polish sports club from Dębica, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. History LKS Igloopol was formed by the Agro-Industrial Combine "Igloopol" in 1978 in Dębica. The club rose through the league pyramid very quickl ...

. He spent two seasons on loan in the lower leagues, then returned to Legia for the 2009–10 season. On 7 August 2010, he scored a

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against

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in a

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. The match ended with a 6–5 win for Arsenal. On 30 May 2013, Jędrzejczyk signed a three-year contract with

FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Ru ...

, extending it by two years in December 2014. On 30 December 2016, he returned to Legia Warsaw.

International career

On 12 October 2010, he debuted for the Poland national team in a

against

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. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. Jędrzejczyk has represented Poland at

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, appearing in all five games as a starting left-back, on their run to the quarter-final. He formed the defense together with his

teammate, Michal Pazdan. In June 2018 he was named in Poland's 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jędrzejczyk goal.''

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

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, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20,

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Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

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, 2011–12,

, 2015–16, 2017–18,

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References

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* 1987 births Living people People from Dębica Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship Polish footballers Men's association football defenders Poland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Ekstraklasa players Russian Premier League players Igloopol Dębica players Legia Warsaw players GKS Jastrzębie players Ząbkovia Ząbki players Korona Kielce players FC Krasnodar players Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia {{Poland-footy-defender-stub