Michał Pazdan

Michał Pazdan

Personal information
Full name	Michał Pazdan
Date of birth	(1987-09-21) September 21, 1987
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Height
Position(s)	Centre back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	2
Youth career
2002–2004	Hutnik Kraków
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Hutnik Kraków
2007–2012	Górnik Zabrze	126	(3)
2012–2015	Jagiellonia Białystok	86	(3)
2015–	Legia Warsaw	24	(0)
International career‡
2007–	Poland	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Michał Pazdan (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ˈpazdan], born September 21, 1987 in Kraków) is a Polish footballer who plays as a centerback and defensive midfielder for Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.

Club career

Pazdan began his football career at Hutnik Kraków. He gradually made his way up the ranks and became part of the main team in the 2003-04 season.

In 2007 he joined Górnik Zabrze. He debuted in the Ekstraklasa on September 14, 2007 against Polonia Bytom. During that season he appeared 19 times for the club, 17 of those as a starter, and helped his team finish in 8th place that season.

On 24 June 2015, Pazdan joined Legia Warsaw.

International career

Pazdan has earned 9 caps for the Poland national football team. He made his debut on December 15, 2007 in a 1-0 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Poland manager, Leo Beenhakker, called him up to participate in the 23-man squad at Euro 2008, however, along with Łukasz Garguła, he was the only player not to have played a single minute.

As of late, Pazdan has only been called up as a reserve for any players that may get injured, he was, however, called up on 21 November 2008 for friendly matches in Antalya, Turkey.

Honours

Club

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa (1): 2015–16

Individual

• 2009 FIFA San Miguel Cup: Team of the Tournament
• Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej Sony Cup: Runner-Up (Prize: PSP)

External links

• Michał Pazdan profile at 90minut
• National team stats on pzpn.pl (Polish)