Michał Kucharczyk

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Michał Kucharczyk
Kucharczyk with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021
Personal information
Full name Michał Kucharczyk
Date of birth (1991-03-20) 20 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Legia Warsaw II
Number 7
Youth career
Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 36 (27)
2009–2019 Legia Warsaw 240 (48)
2009–2010Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (loan) 25 (13)
2019–2020 Ural Yekaterinburg 16 (0)
2020–2023 Pogoń Szczecin 72 (11)
2022 Pogoń Szczecin II 1 (0)
2023 Pakhtakor 2 (0)
2024– Legia Warsaw II 3 (0)
International career
2009-2010 Poland U19 14 (3)
2010 Poland U20 3 (0)
2011–2012 Poland U21 7 (1)
2011–2015 Poland 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024

Michał Kucharczyk (born 20 March 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Legia Warsaw II.

Club career[edit]

Kucharczyk was born in Warsaw. He began his career at Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and played in the III Liga (fourth tier) of Polish football for two seasons. In 2009, he was signed by Legia Warsaw and immediately loaned back to Świt to play in the Polish Second League (third tier).[1] At the start of the 2010–11 season, he returned to Legia.[2] He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal in a match against Lech Poznań on 24 September 2010.[3]

On 22 July 2019, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[4] On 6 August 2020 Kucharczyk signed a three-year contract with Pogoń Szczecin as a free player.[5]

On 14 July 2023, he signed with Uzbek club Pakhtakor, contracted until the end of 2024.[6] On 24 November 2023, a game before the end of the 2023 Uzbekistan Super League, alongside compatriot Przemysław Banaszak, he secured the national championship.[7] On 7 February 2024, he joined III liga club Legia Warsaw II, signing a contract until 30 June 2025.[8]

International career[edit]

Kucharczyk debuted for the national team of Poland on 6 February 2011 in a friendly match against Moldova.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 7 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 2007–08 III liga 12 3 0 0 12 3
2008–09 III liga 24 24 0 0 24 24
2009–10 II liga 25 13 0 0 25 13
Total 61 40 0 0 61 40
Legia Warsaw 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 27 5 7 3 34 8
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 25 3 3 0 7 2 35 5
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 23 2 7 1 4 1 1 0 35 4
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 23 9 2 0 9 1 34 10
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 27 6 6 1 13 3 46 10
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 32 6 5 0 12 3 1 0 50 9
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 21 6 1 0 12 2 1 0 35 8
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 33 7 4 1 5 2 0 0 42 10
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 28 4 4 2 5 1 1 0 38 7
Total 240 48 38 8 67 15 4 0 349 71
Ural Yekaterinburg 2019–20 Russian Premier League 16 0 3 0 19 0
Pogoń Szczecin 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 30 6 3 1 33 7
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 32 5 1 0 0 0 33 5
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 10 0 2 0 1 0 13 0
Total 72 11 6 1 1 0 0 0 79 12
Pogoń Szczecin II 2022–23 III liga 1 0 1 0
Pakhtakor 2023 Uzbekistan Super League 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Legia Warsaw II 2023–24 III liga 3 0 3 0
Career total 395 99 51 11 69 15 4 0 519 125

1 Including Polish Super Cup.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 January 2014 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Norway 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki

Legia Warsaw

Pakhtakor

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kucharczyk piłkarzem Legii 20 July 2009, ligapolska.pl
  2. ^ Rybus i Kucharczyk już w Grodzisku 28 June 2010, legia.com
  3. ^ Przełamanie Legii, Korona liderem Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 25 September 2010, onet.pl
  4. ^ "Михал Кухарчик – новичок ФК "Урал"!" [Michał Kucharczyk is a newcomer to FC Ural!] (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Transfery. PKO Ekstraklasa. Michał Kucharczyk wraca do Polski. Zagra w Pogoni Szczecin". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Michał Kucharczyk w Paxtakorze Toshkent". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Drużyna Przemysława Banaszaka i Michała Kucharczyka mistrzem Uzbekistanu". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Michał Kucharczyk wrócił do Legii Warszawa. Nie będzie grał w Ekstraklasie". Meczyki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ Debiut Kucharczyka, goool.pl
  10. ^ "Michał Kucharczyk". 90minut. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  11. ^ "III liga 2008/2009, grupa: łódzko-mazowiecka" (in Polish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Paxtakor Taszkent mistrzem Uzbekistanu. Przemysław Banaszak i Michał Kucharczyk z tytułem". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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