Michał Kucharczyk

Michał Kucharczyk (born 20 March 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for III liga club Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki. In 2025, he joined Canal+ as a pundit, becoming a part of their Ekstraklasa coverage team.^[1]

Michał Kucharczyk

Kucharczyk with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Michał Kucharczyk
Date of birth	(1991-03-20) 20 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Youth career
	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	36	(27)
2009–2019	Legia Warsaw	240	(48)
2009–2010	→ Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (loan)	25	(13)
2014	Legia Warsaw II	1	(0)
2019–2020	Ural Yekaterinburg	16	(0)
2020–2023	Pogoń Szczecin	72	(11)
2022	Pogoń Szczecin II	1	(0)
2023	Pakhtakor	2	(0)
2024–2025	Legia Warsaw II	21	(7)
2025	Legia Warsaw	1	(0)
2025–	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	0	(0)
International career
2009-2010	Poland U19	14	(3)
2010	Poland U20	3	(0)
2011–2012	Poland U21	7	(1)
2011–2015	Poland	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:17, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Kucharczyk was born in Warsaw. He began his career at Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and played in the III liga (fourth tier) of Polish football for two seasons. In 2009, he was signed by Legia Warsaw and immediately loaned back to Świt to play in the II liga (third tier).^[2] At the start of the 2010–11 season, he returned to Legia.^[3] He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal in a match against Lech Poznań on 24 September 2010.^[4]

On 22 July 2019, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.^[5] On 6 August 2020 Kucharczyk signed a three-year contract with Pogoń Szczecin as a free player.^[6]

On 14 July 2023, he signed with Uzbek club Pakhtakor, contracted until the end of 2024.^[7] On 24 November 2023, a game before the end of the 2023 Uzbekistan Super League, alongside compatriot Przemysław Banaszak, he secured the national championship.^[8] On 7 February 2024, he joined III liga club Legia Warsaw II, signing a contract until 30 June 2025.^[9]

On 19 July 2025, Kucharczyk returned to his first club Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.^[10]

International career

Kucharczyk debuted for the national team of Poland on 6 February 2011 in a friendly match against Moldova.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	2007–08	III liga, group I	12	3	0	0	—		—		12	3
	2008–09	III liga, group A	24	24	0	0	—		—		24	24
	2009–10	II liga East	25	13	0	0	—		—		25	13
	Total		61	40	0	0	—		—		61	40
Legia Warsaw	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	27	5	7	3	—		—		34	8
	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	25	3	3	0	7[b]	2	—		35	5
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	23	2	7	1	4[b]	1	1[c]	0	35	4
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	23	9	2	0	9[d]	1	—		34	10
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	27	6	6	1	13[e]	3	—		46	10
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	32	6	5	0	12[b]	3	1[c]	0	50	9
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	21	6	1	0	12[f]	2	1[c]	0	35	8
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	33	7	4	1	5[g]	2	0	0	42	10
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	28	4	4	2	5[h]	1	1	0	38	7
	Total		240	48	38	8	67	15	4	0	349	71
Legia Warsaw II	2013–14	III liga, group A	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Ural Yekaterinburg	2019–20	Russian Premier League	16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
Pogoń Szczecin	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	30	6	3	1	—		—		33	7
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	32	5	1	0	0	0	—		33	5
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	10	0	2	0	1[i]	0	—		13	0
	Total		72	11	6	1	1	0	0	0	79	12
Pogoń Szczecin II	2022–23	III liga, group II	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Pakhtakor	2023	Uzbekistan Super League	2	0	1	0	1[j]	0	0	0	4	0
Legia Warsaw II	2023–24	III liga, group I	13	6	—		—		—		13	6
	2024–25	III liga, group I	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	Total		21	7	—		—		—		21	7
Legia Warsaw	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	2025–26	III liga, group I	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			415	106	51	11	69	15	4	0	539	132

1. Includes Polish Cup, Uzbekistan Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
4. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
6. Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Three appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
9. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
10. Appearance in AFC Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[13]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland
	2011	4	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	1	0
	2014	2	1
	2015	1	0
Total		9	1

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

List of international goals scored by Michał Kucharczyk

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 January 2014	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Norway	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki

• III liga, group A: 2008–09^[14]

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Polish Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18

Pakhtakor

• Uzbekistan Super League: 2023^[15]

Legia Warsaw II

• Polish Cup (Masovia regionals): 2024–25^[16]