Michał Pazdan (, born 21 September 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Club career Pazdan began his football career at Hutnik Kraków. He gradually made his way up the ranks and became part of the first team squad in the 2003–04 season.
In 2007, Pazdan joined Górnik Zabrze and made his Ekstraklasa debut on 14 September 2007 with Jagiellonia Białystok against Polonia Bytom. During that season, he made 19 appearances for the club, 17 of those as a starter, with the team finishing in eighth place.
On 24 June 2015, Pazdan joined Legia Warsaw. He later signed a two-year contract with Ankaragücü on 29 January 2019.
International career
Pazdan earned 35 caps for the Poland national team, making his debut on 15 December 2007 in a 1–0 friendly victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was later included in the Polish squad for UEFA Euro 2008 but did not play in the tournament.
During Euro 2016, Pazdan became a national hero after the game against World Champions, Germany, where he was pronounced as Man of the match and led the team to a draw, which helped Poland to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time in history. His performances also led to reported interest from Premier League clubs. Poland beat Switzerland on penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals, but the defenders conceded their first goal of the tournament to Xherdan Shaqiri.
In June 2018, he was named in Poland's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGórnik Zabrze2007–08Ekstraklasa19000—902802008–09Ekstraklasa29020—203302009–10I liga33200——3322010–11Ekstraklasa17000——1702011–12Ekstraklasa28120——301Total126340—1101413Jagiellonia Białystok2012–13Ekstraklasa27130——3012013–14Ekstraklasa32050——3702014–15Ekstraklasa27220——292Total863100——963Legia Warsaw2015–16Ekstraklasa24040100103902016–17Ekstraklasa28000100003802017–18Ekstraklasa2903050103802018–19Ekstraklasa2021300071Total83091280201221Ankaragücü2018–19Süper Lig14200——1422019–20Süper Lig31000——3102020–21Süper Lig15000——150Total60200——602Jagiellonia Białystok2021–22Ekstraklasa27010——2802022–23Ekstraklasa14110——151Total41120——431Wieczysta Kraków2023–24III liga, gr. IV26200——2622024–25II liga272——212932025–26I liga28100—20301Total81500—41856Career total4771425128017154716
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland2007102008402013202014202015502016100201760201850201930Total380
Honours Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Polish Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
Wieczysta Kraków III liga, group IV: 2023–24
Individual Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2016 Ekstraklasa Defender of the Season: 2014–15 Polish Footballers' Union's Ekstraklasa XI: 2016 FIFA San Miguel Cup Team of the Tournament: 2009 Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej Sony Cup runner-up
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