Tymoteusz Puchacz (born 23 January 1999) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Poland national team.

Club career

Puchacz started his career with

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. ...

. On 15 December 2017, he was loaned to

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

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Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Sosnowiec. They compete in II liga in the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, following relegation from the 2023–24 I liga. The club was establishe ...

. On 31 August 2018, he was loaned to I liga side

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , ) is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024. History In 1963 in Katowice a spe ...

. On 18 May 2021, Union Berlin signed Puchacz with a transfer fee of €3.5 million. He joined the club for the 2021–22 season. On 10 January 2022, he was loaned to

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Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

and won the league title months later. The same year on 29 December, his loan to

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side

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

was confirmed. On 19 June 2023, Puchacz was sent to

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

on another loan. He recorded one goal and thirteen assists in all competitions across the 2023–24 season, as FCK finished the league season in 13th and reached the

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. On 2 August 2024, Puchacz joined Bundesliga newcomers

. On 9 January 2025, Puchacz moved to club

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

on loan for the rest of the 2024–25 season with an option to buy.

International career

Puchacz made his debut for the Poland national team on 1 June 2021, in their 1–1 friendly draw with

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. In June 2021, Puchacz made appearances in all of Poland's fixtures at

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, as they finished last in their group and were knocked out from the group stages. On 7 June 2024, he was selected for his second international tournament after being named in the final squad for

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in Germany. He remained benched for all three of Poland's fixtures as they failed to qualify for the knockout phase.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Trabzonspor *

: 2021–22

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puchacz, Tymoteusz 1999 births Living people People from Sulechów Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Poland men's international footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Super League Greece players English Football League players Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players Zagłębie Sosnowiec players GKS Katowice players 1. FC Union Berlin players Trabzonspor footballers Panathinaikos F.C. players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Holstein Kiel players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Polish sportsmen