Ewa Pajor | |
Birth Date: | 1996 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Uniejów, Poland |
Height: | 1.67 m |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Barcelona |
Clubnumber: | 9 |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2009 |
Youthclubs1: | Orlęta Wielenin |
Youthyears2: | 2009–2012 |
Youthclubs2: | Medyk Konin |
Years1: | 2012–2015 |
Clubs1: | Medyk Konin |
Caps1: | 60 |
Goals1: | 64 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs2: | VfL Wolfsburg II |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2015–2024 |
Clubs3: | VfL Wolfsburg |
Caps3: | 121 |
Goals3: | 96 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | Barcelona |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2009–2011 |
Nationalteam1: | Poland U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2011–2013 |
Nationalteam2: | Poland U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 18 |
Nationalgoals2: | 15 |
Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
Nationalteam3: | Poland U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
Nationalgoals3: | 7 |
Nationalyears4: | 2013– |
Nationalteam4: | Poland |
Nationalcaps4: | 75 |
Nationalgoals4: | 59 |
Club-Update: | 1 July 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 5 December 2023 |
Ewa Pajor (born 3 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Barcelona and the Poland national team.[1]
Pajor comes from Pęgów. She started her football training at the age of 8 in Orlęty Wielenin. After graduating from primary school, she moved to Konin and trained with Medyk Konin. On 14 April 2012, she made her Ekstraliga debut, entering the game in the 55th minute of the match against AZS PWSZ Biała Podlaska, winning 3–0. On her debut, she scored two goals. The first goal was scored two minutes after entering the pitch. She became the youngest player ever to play in Ekstraliga at 15 years and 133 days old.[2] To be able to participate in this meeting, a special permit was needed from PZPN, because the regulations only allowed players over 16 to play.
In the 2012–2013 season, together with Medyk, she won the vice-championship and the Polish Cup. In the final match against KP Unia Racibórz, won 2–1, Pajor scored both goals for her team.[3] The seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15 turned out to be even more successful for her. Together with Medyk Konin she won the championship and the Polish Cup twice. She played her last match for the Konin team when Medyk defeated Górnik Łęczna in the Polish Cup final 5–0. Pajor scored a hat-trick in this match. In total, for the senior team of Medyka, she scored 74 goals in all official matches, of which 64 in the extra league (in 60 appearances).[4]
In June 2015, Pajor signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg,[5] [6] which she then extended in December 2017 to be valid until 30 June 2020.[7] In April 2020, Pajor signed a contract extension with Wolfsburg until 2023.[8]
In the 2018–19 season, she won the German Championship, the German Cup, and the title of Bundesliga top scorer, scoring 24 goals in 19 matches.[9]
In the 2023–24 season, she scored four goals in the 9–1 victory against Nürnberg.[10]
In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with FC Barcelona.[11]
At the European Under-17 Championship held in June 2013, together with the Polish U-17 team she won the gold medal.[12] On 9 October, she was awarded the UEFA Under-17 Golden Player Award for the best under-17 player in Europe.
She made her debut in the senior Polish national team under coach Wojciech Basiuk, in the match between Poland and the Czech Republic, as part of the Balaton Cup friendly tournament in Hungary, on 20 August 2013. Pajor checked in on the field only in the 75th minute, but in the minute after entering she won a penalty kick, scored by Patrycja Pożerska. In the 84th minute, Pajor scored.[13]
She took part in the 4 to 11 March 2015 competition for the Istria Cup in Croatia, which she won first place with her team in the final against Slovakia.[14]
On 6 September 2022, after scoring three goals against the Kosovo national team, Pajor became the most effective scorer in the history of the Polish national team, ahead of previous record-holder Marta Otrębska.[15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | UWCL | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2015–16 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 8 | ||||
2017–18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 25 | 11 | ||||
2018–19 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | 28 | ||||
2019–20 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 18 | ||||
2020–21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 11 | ||||
2021–22 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 14 | 13 | ||||
2022–23 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | — | 35 | 24 | ||||
2023–24 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 20 | ||||
Total | 121 | 96 | 29 | 21 | 46 | 18 | — | 196 | 135 | ||||
Barcelona | 2024–25 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 121 | 96 | 29 | 21 | 46 | 18 | — | 196 | 135 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
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Poland | 2013 | 2 | ||
2014 | 10 | |||
2015 | 5 | |||
2016 | 4 | |||
2017 | 7 | |||
2018 | 4 | |||
2019 | 2 | |||
2020 | 5 | |||
2021 | 6 | |||
2022 | 9 | |||
Total | 59 |
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pajor goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1 | 20 August 2013 | 4–1 | Friendly | ||||
2 | 22 August 2013 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||||
3 | 8 May 2014 | 3–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA | ||||
4 | 18 June 2014 | 1–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA | ||||
5 | 16 July 2014 | 5–1 | Friendly | ||||
6 | |||||||
7 | |||||||
8 | 13 September 2014 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA | ||||
9 | |||||||
10 | 17 September 2014 | 3–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA | ||||
11 | 28 October 2014 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||||
12 | 30 October 2014 | 4–1 | Friendly | ||||
13 | 11 February 2015 | 7–2 | Friendly | ||||
14 | 9 March 2015 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||||
15 | 11 March 2015 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||||
16 | 27 October 2015 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||||
17 | 27 November 2015 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | ||||
18 | 4 March 2016 | 1–1 | 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup | ||||
19 | 20 September 2016 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | ||||
20 | 26 November 2016 | 4–0 | Friendly | ||||
21 | |||||||
22 | 7 April 2017 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||||
23 | 11 April 2017 | 4–0 | Friendly | ||||
24 | |||||||
25 | 8 June 2017 | 3–2 | Friendly | ||||
26 | 15 September 2017 | 4–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) | ||||
27 | |||||||
28 | 19 September 2017 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) | ||||
29 | 31 August 2018 | 4–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) | ||||
30 | |||||||
31 | 9 October 2018 | 4–0 | Friendly | ||||
32 | 8 November 2018 | 1–3 | Friendly | ||||
33 | 1 March 2019 | 3–0 | 2019 Algarve Cup | ||||
34 | 5 April 2019 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||||
35 | 7 March 2020 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | ||||
36 | |||||||
37 | |||||||
38 | 11 March 2020 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | ||||
39 | |||||||
40 | 13 April 2021 | 2–4 | Friendly | ||||
41 | |||||||
42 | 11 June 2021 | 2–2 | Friendly | ||||
43 | 14 June 2021 | 5–0 | Friendly | ||||
44 | |||||||
45 | 17 September 2021 | 1–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) | ||||
46 | 29 June 2022 | 1–3 | Friendly | ||||
47 | 1 September 2022 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) | ||||
48 | |||||||
49 | 6 September 2022 | 7–0 | |||||
50 | |||||||
51 | |||||||
52 | 6 October 2022 | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |||
53 | 21 February 2023 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
54 | 6 April 2023 | Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||
55 | 22 September 2023 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League | |||
56 | 26 September 2023 | 1–0 | align=center rowspan="2" | 2–1 | |||
57 | 2–0 | ||||||
58 | 27 October 2023 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
59 | 5 December 2023 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
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