Tomasz Kedziora

Tomasz Karol Kędziora is a Polish professional footballer currently playing as a right back for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv and Poland National Football Team. He was born on 11 June 1994 in Sulechow, Poland.

Background

Kedziora started playing football at just the age of four, attending the youth academy of UKP Zielona Góra. He trained with his father before starting practice with the other footballers in the club.

Kędziora has represented the following clubs - UKP Zielona Góra, Lech Poznań, Dynamo Kyiv, Poland ( U17 to U21) and Poland.

Debut

Kedziora made his professional debut for Lech Poznan on 12 July 2012 in a 1-1 draw against FC Zhetysu. He came on as a substitute in the 90th minute.

On 13 November 2017, Kedziora made his international debut for Poland against Mexico.

Rise to Glory

Kedziora started playing at a very young age and showed a lot of promise. He initially played in midfield before moving to right back position. He played for all the Polish youth teams from ages 17 to 21. 45 games were played for the youth teams where he scored a total of 5 goals.

He received his call up in 2017 where he played 3 friendlies against Mexico, Nigeria and South Korea. However, he failed to replace other players owing to his downside performances at his club.

He was on the bench for a few other matches, against Georgia and Greece.

Club Career

Kedziora’s first professional club match was at Lech Poznan after playing games for the youth academy. He progressed through the club ranks and obtained a respectable position at the club. He was at the Junior Ekstraklasa Lech team where he played 20 games in the 2011/12 season and scored two goals.

He played a total of 151 games for Lech Poznan in all competitions including the Champions League, scoring 10 goals and providing 12 assists. He was a crucial part of the squad and won the Polish league and Polish domestic cup twice with them which remain his only three trophies.

In July 2017, Kedziora moved to Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv on a 4 year deal. He has played a total of 29 games for them in all competitions, scoring one goal and providing two assists. At 23 years of age, he looks to shine amongst the talented lot.