Grzegorz Krychowiak

Grzegorz Krychowiak ([ˈɡʐɛɡɔʐ krɨˈxɔvjak] (listen); born 29 January 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Russian club Krasnodar and the Poland national team as a defensive midfielder.

Beginning his senior career in France with Bordeaux, he later played for Reims, before joining Sevilla for €3.5 million in 2014, winning the UEFA Europa League in both of his two seasons at the club.

Krychowiak has earned over 80 caps for Poland since his international debut in 2008, and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2020.

Club Career

Early career

Although initially not a big fan of football, Krychowiak became involved in the sport at his brother's insistence and left home at the age of 12 to join a sports academy. He then joined different sports academy, such as Orzel Mrzezyno, Zaki 94 Kolobrzeg, Stal Szczecin, and Arka Gdynia.

During the France U16 and Poland U16 in Strasbourg, Krychowiak's performance attracted interests by Philippe Goubet, leading him to join Bordeaux in 2006. He then progressed through the ranks of the club's youth system and signed his first professional contract with them.

Stade Reims (loan)

Having previously rejected a return to Poland, joining Arka Gdynia, it was announced on 26 November 2009 that Krychowiak joined Championnat National club Stade de Reims on loan until the end of the season. He then made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 3–0 win against Beauvais Oise on 27 November 2009. Krychowiak quickly became a regular in the starting eleven and scored two goals to help the club win promotion to Ligue 2. At the end of the 2009–10 season, he went on to make 19 appearances and scored two times in all competitions.

Reims and Bordeaux agreed to extend Krychowiak's loan for another season. After scoring in the penalty shootout in a victory against Troyes in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue, he then scored his

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