Ewa Barbara Pajor (; born 3 December 1996) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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and captains the Poland national team. Between 2015 and 2024, she played for

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. She is a five-time winner of the German

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and was named Polish Women's Player of the Year five times by the '' Piłka Nożna'' weekly.

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

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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

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. In the final match against

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, 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

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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

, 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

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FC Barcelona

In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with

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. 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.

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

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, as part of the

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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

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. 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

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pajor goal''.

Honours

Medyk Konin * Ekstraliga: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 VfL Wolfsburg *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 *

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runner up: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23 Barcelona * Primera División: 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25 *

runner up: 2024–25 * Copa de la Reina: 2024–25 Poland * Istria Cup:

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Poland U17 * UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

; Individual * Polish Women's Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Polish Cup top scorer: 2014–15 * Bundesliga top scorer: 2018–19, 2023–24 * Copa de la Reina top scorer: 2024–25 * Liga F Player of the Month: April 2025 *

top scorer: 2022–23 * UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Golden Player:

References

External links

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Ewa Pajor
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