Łukasz Teodorczyk (; born 3 June 1991) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Having joined

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in January 2010, Teodorczyk made his

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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

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youth league, scoring 15 goals.

Lech Poznań

Before leaving

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

in August 2014, Teodorczyk had played four games and scored three goals, which qualified him for a medal when Lech won the

in May 2015.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 27 August 2014, Teodorczyk signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club

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who reportedly paid €4 million for the transfer. He made his debut for Dynamo on 30 August 2014 in a 2–0 win against

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. In his first season with Dynamo he won the first league of his career, helping his team win the double of

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and the

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. In the league he scored 5 goals in 13 appearances. He missed out on the cup final having sustained an injury during the semi-final match against

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which kept him out for 2 months. On international level, he reached the quarter finals of the

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with Dynamo where the club was knocked out by

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1–3 on aggregate. In the 6 matches he played in the Europa League he scored 3 goals against the likes of Steaua București,

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and Everton. On 24 November 2015, Teodorczyk made his

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debut on matchday 5 of the group stage in a 2–0 away win against Portuguese club

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, coming on as a substitute on the 87th minute. While he remained goalless in the competition, Dynamo reached the last sixteen of the

that season before being eliminated by

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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

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for the season. He made his debut for Anderlecht on 7 August 2016 in a 5–0 win against

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and scored his first goal for the club that same day.

Anderlecht

On 30 March 2017, Teodorczyk signed a permanent contract with

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until 2020. Anderlecht paid a previously-agreed €4.5 million transfer fee to

. He won the top scorer for the season

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with 22 goals.

Udinese

On 17 August 2018, Teodorczyk signed a permanent contract with

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. 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

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on loan.

Vicenza

On 4 January 2022, he signed with Italian

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club

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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

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International career

After playing for the

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, Teodorczyk went on to feature for the U21 team and scored two goals in Poland's first

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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

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. In May 2018 he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man

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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 Teodorczyk goal.''

Honours

;Lech Poznań *

: 2014–15 ;Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: 2014–15 *

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;Anderlecht *

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: 2016–17 *

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;Individual *

Player of the Season: 2010–11 * Młoda Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2010–11 *

top goalscorer: 2016–17

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teodorczyk, Lukasz 1991 births Living people People from Żuromin County Polish men's footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Ekstraklasa players III liga players Ukrainian Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Serie A players Serie B players Polonia Warsaw players Lech Poznań players Lech Poznań II players FC Dynamo Kyiv players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Udinese Calcio players Royal Charleroi S.C. players LR Vicenza players Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy 2018 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Polish sportsmen