Ewa Barbara Pajor (; born 3 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team.
Starting her senior career with Medyk Konin, she won two Ekstraliga titles and three national cups with Medyk in three years. In 2015, she transferred to VfL Wolfsburg, where she won five Frauen-Bundesliga titles, nine consecutive DFB-Pokals, two league top goalscorer awards, and featured in three UEFA Women's Champions League finals. In 2024, she moved to Barcelona. In her first season, she was the club's top scorer in all competitions as they won a domestic triple and finished the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League as runners-up.
She was named Polish Women's Player of the Year six times by the Piłka Nożna weekly, won the Women's Gerd Müller Trophy in 2025, and placed 8th in that year's Ballon d'Or.
Club career
Youth Pajor comes from Pęgów. She started her football training at the age of 8 in Orlęty Wielenin. After graduating from primary school, she moved to Konin and trained with Medyk Konin. On 14 April 2012, she made her Ekstraliga debut, entering the game in the 55th minute of the match against AZS PWSZ Biała Podlaska, winning 3–0. On her debut, she scored two goals. The first goal was scored two minutes after entering the pitch. She became the youngest player ever to play in Ekstraliga at 15 years and 133 days old. To be able to participate in this match, a special permit was needed from PZPN, because the regulations only allowed players over 16 to play.
Medyk Konin In the 2012–13 season, together with Medyk, she won the vice-championship and the Polish Cup. In the final match against KP Unia Racibórz, won 2–1, Pajor scored both goals for her team. The seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15 turned out to be even more successful for her. Together with Medyk Konin she won the championship and the Polish Cup twice. She played her last match for the Konin team when Medyk defeated Górnik Łęczna in the Polish Cup final 5–0. Pajor scored a hat-trick in this match. In total, for the senior team of Medyk, she scored 74 goals in all official matches, of which 64 in the Ekstraliga (in 60 appearances).
VfL Wolfsburg
In June 2015, Pajor signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg, which she then extended in December 2017 to be valid until 30 June 2020. In April 2020, Pajor signed a contract extension with Wolfsburg until 2023.
In the 2018–19 season, she won the German Championship, the German Cup, and the title of Bundesliga top scorer, scoring 24 goals in 19 matches.
In the 2023–24 season, she scored four goals in the 9–1 victory against Nürnberg.
FC Barcelona In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with FC Barcelona. On 12 December 2024, she scored a brace in a Champions League group stage match against Hammarby, which concluded in Barcelona's 3–0 victory. On 21 December 2024, she scored a hat-trick in a Copa de la Reina match contributing to Barcelona's decisive 6–2 victory over UD Tenerife. On 23 May 2026, she netted a brace in a 4–0 victory over Lyon in the Champions League final, helping secure her club's fourth title in the competition. She also finished as the tournament's top scorer with 11 goals.
International career At the European Under-17 Championship held in June 2013, together with the Polish U-17 team she won the gold medal. On 9 October, she was awarded the UEFA Under-17 Golden Player Award for the best under-17 player in Europe.
She made her debut in the senior Polish national team under coach Wojciech Basiuk, in the match between Poland and the Czech Republic, as part of the Balaton Cup friendly tournament in Hungary, on 20 August 2013. Pajor checked in on the field only in the 75th minute, but in the minute after entering she won a penalty kick, scored by Patrycja Pożerska. In the 84th minute, Pajor scored.
She took part in the 4 to 11 March 2015 competition for the Istria Cup in Croatia, which she won first place with her team in the final against Slovakia.
On 6 September 2022, after scoring three goals against the Kosovo national team, Pajor became the most effective scorer in the history of the Polish national team, ahead of previous record-holder Marta Otrębska.
Pajor captained Poland at the UEFA Euro 2025, Poland's first appearance at the Euros. On 12 July, she scored her first goal at a major tournament in a 3–2 group stage win over Denmark.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupUWCLOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVfL Wolfsburg2015–16Frauen-Bundesliga712170—1622016–17Frauen-Bundesliga1254310—1782017–18Frauen-Bundesliga1543374—25112018–19Frauen-Bundesliga19243252—27282019–20Frauen-Bundesliga17163240—24182020–21Frauen-Bundesliga683340—13112021–22Frauen-Bundesliga782253—14132022–23Frauen-Bundesliga191253119—35242023–24Frauen-Bundesliga19184220—2520Total1219629214618—196135Barcelona2024–25Liga F2825591172246432025–26Liga F23165310112140312026–27Liga F6200230085Total574310122321439479Career total1781393933693943290214
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland2013422014910201511520161042017127201874201962202025202146202287202310720241242025105202653Total11071
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pajor goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ewa PajorNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 20 August 2013 Balatonfüred, Hungary 3–0 4–1 2013 Balaton Cup2 22 August 2013 Balatonfüred, Hungary 1–1 1–1 2013 Balaton Cup3 8 May 2014 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands 3–0 3–0 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification4 18 June 2014 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification5 16 July 2014 Znicz Pruszków Stadium, Pruszków, Poland 2–0 5–1 Friendly6 4–07 5–08 13 September 2014 MotoArena Toruń, Toruń, Poland 2–0 4–0 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification9 4–010 17 September 2014 OSiR Stadium, Włocławek, Poland 2–0 3–1 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification11 28 October 2014 Náchod, Czech Republic 1–0 1–1 Friendly12 30 October 2014 Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica, Nieciecza, Poland 3–1 4–1 Friendly13 11 February 2015 Lipót, Hungary 1–0 7–2 Friendly14 9 March 2015 Umag, Umag, Croatia 1–0 2–0 2015 Istria Cup15 11 March 2015 Veli Jože, Poreč, Croatia 2–0 2–0 2015 Istria Cup16 27 October 2015 Municipal Stadium, Jelenia Góra, Poland 1–0 1–0 Friendly17 27 November 2015 CSR Orhei, Orhei, Romania 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying18 4 March 2016 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus 1–1 1–1 2016 Cyprus Cup19 20 September 2016 OSiR Stadium, Włocławek, Poland 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying20 26 November 2016 Łęczna Stadium, Łęczna, Poland 3–0 4–0 Friendly21 4–022 7 April 2017 Pruszków, Poland 1–0 1–0 Friendly23 11 April 2017 Minsk, Belarus 3–0 4–0 Friendly24 4–025 8 June 2017 Stadion Yuvileinyi, Bucha, Ukraine 3–1 3–2 Friendly26 15 September 2017 Łęczna Stadium, Łęczna, Poland 3–0 4–1 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification27 4–128 19 September 2017 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 1–2 1–2 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification29 31 August 2018 Traktor Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 2–0 4–1 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification30 4–131 9 October 2018 Municipal Stadium, Ostróda, Poland 4–0 4–0 Friendly32 8 November 2018 Butarque Stadium, Leganés, Spain 1–1 1–3 Friendly33 1 March 2019 Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal 3–0 3–0 2019 Algarve Cup34 5 April 2019 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 1–1 1–1 Friendly35 7 March 2020 Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland 2–0 5–1 UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying36 3–037 5–038 11 March 2020 ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying39 4–040 13 April 2021 Widzew Stadium, Łódź, Poland 1–0 2–4 Friendly41 2–2 42 11 June 2021 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 2–2 2–2 Friendly43 14 June 2021 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain 1–0 5–0 Friendly44 2–045 17 September 2021 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland 1–0 1–1 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification46 29 June 2022 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland 1–0 1–3 Friendly47 1 September 2022 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania 1–1 2–1 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification48 2–149 6 September 2022 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 3–0 7–0 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification50 5–051 6–052 6 October 2022 Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 1–0 4–0 Friendly53 21 February 2023 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain 1–0 1–1 Friendly54 6 April 2023 Władysław Król Stadium, Łódź, Poland 2–1 2–1 Friendly55 22 September 2023 Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece 1–0 3–1 2023–24 UEFA Nations League56 26 September 2023 Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia, Poland 1–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Nations League57 2–058 27 October 2023 Tychy Stadium, Tychy, Poland 2–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Nations League59 5 December 2023 Zagłębie Sports Park, Sosnowiec, Poland 1–0 2–0 2023–24 UEFA Nations League60 25 October 2024 Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest, Romania 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs61 29 October 2024 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland 1–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs62 3–063 3 December 2024 Viola Park, Vienna, Austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs64 4 April 2025 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland 1–0 5–1 2025 UEFA Nations League65 2–166 30 May 2025 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 4–0 2025 UEFA Nations League67 2–068 12 July 2025 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland 2–0 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 202569 3 March 2026 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland 1–0 2–2 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification70 7 March 2026 Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France 1–1 1–4 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification71 14 April 2026 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland 2–3 2–3 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Honours Medyk Konin Ekstraliga: 2013–14, 2014–15 Polish Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 DFB-Pokal: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League runner up: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
Barcelona Liga F: 2024–25, 2025–26 Copa de la Reina: 2024–25, 2025–26 Supercopa de España: 2024–25, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2025–26; runner-up: 2024–25 Poland Istria Cup: 2015 Poland U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2013
Individual Gerd Müller Trophy: 2025 Polish Women's Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Polish Cup top scorer: 2014–15 Bundesliga top scorer: 2018–19, 2023–24 Pichichi Trophy: 2024–25 Copa de la Reina top scorer: 2024–25 Liga F Player of the Month: April 2025, December 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer: 2022–23, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2022–23, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Golden Player: 2013
References
External links
Player Polish domestic and international stats at PZPN