Łukasz Teodorczyk
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Łukasz Teodorczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂtɛɔˈdɔrt͡ʂɨk] ⓘ; born 3 June 1991) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Early career
Having joined Polonia Warsaw in January 2010, Teodorczyk made his Ekstraklasa debut on 29 October 2010. During the 2010–11 season, his first at Polonia, he featured in six outings for the senior team, and appeared in 21 games in the Młoda Ekstraklasa youth league, scoring 15 goals.
Lech Poznań
Before leaving Lech Poznań in August 2014, Teodorczyk had played four games and scored three goals, which qualified him for a medal when Lech won the Ekstraklasa in May 2015.
Dynamo Kyiv
On 27 August 2014, Teodorczyk signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, who reportedly paid €4 million for the transfer. He made his debut for Dynamo on 30 August 2014 in a 2–0 win against Chornomorets Odesa, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute. About 15 seconds after he came on, he made an assist for 2–0. On 13 September 2014, he scored his first goal for Dynamo in a 2–2 draw against Zorya Luhansk. In his first season with Dynamo, he won his first league title, helping his team win the double of the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup. In the league, he scored 5 goals in 13 appearances. He missed out on the cup final after sustaining an injury during the semi-final against Olimpik Donetsk, which kept him out for 2 months. On the international level, he reached the quarter finals of the Europa League with Dynamo, where the club was knocked out by Fiorentina 1–3 on aggregate. In the six matches he played in the Europa League, he scored 3 goals against the likes of Steaua București, EA Guingamp and Everton.
On 24 November 2015, Teodorczyk made his UEFA Champions League debut on matchday 5 of the group stage in a 2–0 away win against Portuguese club FC Porto, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute. While he remained goalless in the competition, Dynamo reached the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League that season before being eliminated by Manchester City 1–3 on aggregate. In the league, he scored 5 goals in 11 matches in the 2015–16 season.
Anderlecht (loan)
On 4 August 2016, Teodorczyk was loaned out to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht for the season. He made his debut for Anderlecht on 7 August 2016 in a 5–0 win against Kortrijk and scored his first goal for the club that same day.
Anderlecht
On 30 March 2017, Teodorczyk signed a permanent contract with Anderlecht until 2020. Anderlecht paid a previously-agreed €4.5 million transfer fee to Dynamo Kyiv. He won the top scorer for the season 2016–17 Belgian First Division A with 22 goals.
Udinese
On 17 August 2018, Teodorczyk signed a permanent contract with Udinese. On 29 December 2021, after making no appearances during the 2021–22 season, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Loan to Charleroi
On 5 October 2020, he joined Belgian club Charleroi on loan.
Vicenza
On 4 January 2022, he signed with Italian Serie B club Vicenza until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to extend. He left the team following the season's conclusion.
Retirement
On 19 November 2022, Teodorczyk announced his retirement from football on Instagram.
International career
After playing for the Poland national under-20 football team, Teodorczyk went on to feature for the U21 team and scored two goals in Poland's first qualification game for the European U21 Football Championship. He scored his first goals for the senior team on 2 February 2013, netting a brace in a 4–1 friendly win against Romania.
In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Total | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 11 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 38 | 24 | |
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 50 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 58 | 28 | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2013–14 | III liga, group C | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 24 | 10 |
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 42 | 16 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 53 | 30 |
| 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15 |
| Total | 71 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 45 | |
| Udinese | 2018–19 | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Charleroi (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Vicenza | 2021–22 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 235 | 84 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 289 | 104 |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 4 |
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Teodorczyk goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 February 2013 | Estadio Ciudad, Málaga, Spain | Romania | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly (not recognized by FIFA) |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 26 March 2013 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | San Marino | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 4 | 14 November 2016 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | Slovenia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Lech Poznań
Dynamo Kyiv
Anderlecht
Individual
- Młoda Ekstraklasa Player of the Season: 2010–11
- Młoda Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2010–11
- Belgian First Division A top goalscorer: 2016–17
External links
- at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- at Soccerway
- at UAF (in Ukrainian)