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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
Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...
in January 2010, Teodorczyk made his
Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
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 Młoda Ekstraklasa (, official abbreviation MESA or (rarely) literally in English: The Young Ekstraklasa) was a Polish youth football league consisting of the top youth teams from the 16 Ekstraklasa clubs. The league was established to promote ...
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
Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
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
Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk was based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team currently plays its games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia. The modern club as a ...
. 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
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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
R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the mos ...
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
Dynamo Kyiv The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society ...
. He won the top scorer for the season
2016–17 Belgian First Division A The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division A was the 114th season of top-tier football in Belgium and the first following the structural changes in the Belgian football pyramid, reducing the number of professional teams to 24. It began on ...
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 *
Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
: 2014–15 ;Dynamo Kyiv *
Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
: 2014–15, 2015–16 *
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: 2014–15 *
Ukrainian Super Cup The Ukrainian Super Cup () is an association football game of the Ukrainian Premier League in traditional super cup format that acts as the grand-opening for every new football (soccer), football competition season in Ukraine. Originally it was s ...
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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
;Anderlecht *
Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...
: 2016–17 *
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:
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
;Individual *
Młoda Ekstraklasa Młoda Ekstraklasa (, official abbreviation MESA or (rarely) literally in English: The Young Ekstraklasa) was a Polish youth football league consisting of the top youth teams from the 16 Ekstraklasa clubs. The league was established to promote ...
Player of the Season: 2010–11 * Młoda Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2010–11 *
Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...
top goalscorer: 2016–17


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* * * {{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