Tymoteusz Puchacz

Tymoteusz Puchacz (born 23 January 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel and the Poland national team.^[3]

Tymoteusz Puchacz

Puchacz with Lech Poznań in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Tymoteusz Puchacz[1]
Date of birth	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Sulechów, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Holstein Kiel
Youth career
0000–2012	Pogoń Świebodzin
2012–2013	UKP Zielona Góra
2013–2017	Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Lech Poznań II	39	(2)
2017–2021	Lech Poznań	63	(4)
2018	→ Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan)	17	(0)
2018–2019	→ GKS Katowice (loan)	25	(4)
2021–2024	Union Berlin	1	(0)
2022	→ Trabzonspor (loan)	9	(0)
2023	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	13	(0)
2023–2024	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)	31	(1)
2024–	Holstein Kiel	10	(0)
2025	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	15	(0)
International career‡
2015	Poland U16	6	(0)
2015–2016	Poland U17	14	(0)
2016–2017	Poland U18	9	(1)
2017–2018	Poland U19	12	(0)
2018–2019	Poland U20	18	(1)
2020	Poland U21	5	(0)
2021–	Poland	15	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:21, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Puchacz started his career with Lech Poznań.^[4]

On 15 December 2017, he was loaned to I liga side Zagłębie Sosnowiec.^[5]

On 31 August 2018, he was loaned to I liga side GKS Katowice.^[6]

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.^[7]

On 10 January 2022, he was loaned to Süper Lig side Trabzonspor^[8] and won the league title months later.^[9] The same year on 29 December, his loan to Super League Greece side Panathinaikos was confirmed.^[10]

On 19 June 2023, Puchacz was sent to 1. FC Kaiserslautern on another loan.^[11] 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 2023–24 DFB-Pokal final.^[12]

On 2 August 2024, Puchacz joined Bundesliga newcomers Holstein Kiel.^[13]

On 9 January 2025, Puchacz moved to EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the rest of the 2024–25 season with an option to buy.^[14]

International career

Puchacz made his debut for the Poland national team on 1 June 2021, in their 1–1 friendly draw with Russia.^[15]

In June 2021, Puchacz made appearances in all of Poland's fixtures at UEFA Euro 2020, as they finished last in their group and were knocked out from the group stages.^[16]

On 7 June 2024, he was selected for his second international tournament after being named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.^[17] He remained benched for all three of Poland's fixtures as they failed to qualify for the knockout phase.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lech Poznań II	2015–16[20]	III liga, gr. C	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2016–17[21]	III liga, gr. II	22	2	—		—		—		22	2
	2017–18[22]	III liga, gr. II	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		39	2	—		—		—		39	2
Lech Poznań	2016–17[21]	Ekstraklasa	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2019–20[23]	Ekstraklasa	35	3	5	1	—		—		40	4
	2020–21[24]	Ekstraklasa	27	1	4	1	10[b]	1	—		41	3
	Total		63	4	9	2	10	1	—		82	7
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan)	2017–18[22]	I liga	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2018–19[25]	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
GKS Katowice (loan)	2018–19[25]	I liga	25	4	2	0	—		—		27	4
Union Berlin	2021–22	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	7[c]	0	—		7	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	1	0	1	1	1[b]	0	—		3	1
	Total		1	0	1	1	8	0	—		10	1
Trabzonspor (loan)	2021–22	Süper Lig	9	0	3	0	0	0	—		12	0
Panathinaikos (loan)	2022–23	Super League Greece	13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	31	1	5	0	—		—		36	1
Holstein Kiel	2024–25	Bundesliga	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2024–25	EFL Championship	15	0	3	0	—		—		18	0
Career total			223	11	28	3	18	1	0	0	269	15

1. Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup, Greek Football Cup, FA Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2021	10	0
	2022	2	0
	2024	3	0
Total		15	0

Honours

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig: 2021–22