Ewa Pajor


Ewa Barbara Pajor is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club [FC FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona Femení|Barcelona] and captains the Poland national team.
Starting her senior career with Medyk Konin, she won two Ekstraliga titles and three national cups with Medyk in three years. In 2015, she transferred to VfL Wolfsburg, where she won five Frauen-Bundesliga titles, nine consecutive DFB-Pokals, two league top goalscorer awards, and featured in three UEFA Women's Champions League finals. In 2024, she moved to Barcelona. In her first season, she was the club's top scorer in all competitions as they won a domestic triple and finished the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League as runners-up.
She was named Polish Women's Player of the Year six times by the Piłka Nożna weekly, won the Women's Gerd Müller Trophy in 2025, and placed 8th in that year's Ballon d'Or.
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Club career

Youth

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. To be able to participate in this match, a special permit was needed from PZPN, because the regulations only allowed players over 16 to play.

Medyk Konin

In the 2012–13 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. 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 Medyk, she scored 74 goals in all official matches, of which 64 in the Ekstraliga.

VfL Wolfsburg

In June 2015, Pajor signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg, which she then extended in December 2017 to be valid until 30 June 2020. In April 2020, Pajor signed a contract extension with Wolfsburg until 2023.
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.
In the 2023–24 season, she scored four goals in the 9–1 victory against Nürnberg.

FC Barcelona

In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with FC Barcelona. On 12 December 2024, she scored a brace in a Champions League group stage match against Hammarby, which concluded in Barcelona's 3–0 victory. On 21 December 2024, she scored a hat-trick in a Copa de la Reina match contributing to Barcelona's decisive 6–2 victory over UD Tenerife.

International career

At the European Under-17 Championship held in June 2013, together with the Polish U-17 team she won the gold medal. 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.
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.
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.
Pajor captained Poland at the UEFA Euro 2025, Poland's first appearance at the Euros. On 12 July, she scored her first goal at a major tournament in a 3–2 group stage win over Denmark.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 August 2013Balatonfüred, Hungary4–1Friendly
222 August 2013Balatonfüred, Hungary1–1Friendly
38 May 2014Toftir, Faroe Islands3–03–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
418 June 2014Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina1–11–12015 FIFA World Cup qualification
516 July 2014Pruszków, Poland5–1Friendly
616 July 2014Pruszków, Poland-5–1Friendly
716 July 2014Pruszków, Poland-5–1Friendly
813 September 2014Toruń, Poland2–04–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
913 September 2014Toruń, Poland4–04–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
1017 September 2014Włocławek, Poland2–03–12015 FIFA World Cup qualification
1128 October 2014Náchod, Czech Republic1–1Friendly
1230 October 2014Nieciecza, Poland4–1Friendly
1311 February 2015Lipót, Hungary7–2Friendly
149 March 2015Umag, Croatia2–0Friendly
1511 March 2015Poreč, Croatia2–0Friendly
1627 October 2015Jelenia Góra, Poland1–0Friendly
1727 November 2015Orhei, Romania1–03–1UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
184 March 2016Paralimni, Cyprus1–11–12016 Cyprus Cup
1920 September 2016Włocławek, Poland1–04–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
2026 November 2016Łęczna, Poland4–0Friendly
2126 November 2016Łęczna, Poland4–0Friendly
227 April 2017Pruszków, Poland1–01–0Friendly
2311 April 2017Minsk, Belarus4–0Friendly
2411 April 2017Minsk, Belarus4–0Friendly
258 June 2017Buchach, Ukraine3–2Friendly
2615 September 2017Łęczna, Poland3–04–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
2715 September 2017Łęczna, Poland4–14–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
2819 September 2017Biel/Bienne, Switzerland1–21–22019 FIFA World Cup qualification
2931 August 2018Minsk, Belarus2–04–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
3031 August 2018Minsk, Belarus4–14–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
319 October 2018Ostróda, Poland4–04–0Friendly
328 November 2018Leganés, Spain1–11–3Friendly
331 March 2019Lagos, Portugal3–03–02019 Algarve Cup
345 April 2019Lublin, Poland1–11–1Friendly
357 March 2020Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland2–05–1UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
367 March 2020Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland3–05–1UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
377 March 2020Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland5–05–1UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
3811 March 2020ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan1–05–0UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
3911 March 2020ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan4–05–0UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
4013 April 2021Widzew Stadium, Łódź, Poland1–02–4Friendly
4113 April 2021Widzew Stadium, Łódź, Poland2–22–4Friendly
4211 June 2021Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain2–22–2Friendly
4314 June 2021Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain, Spain1–05–0Friendly
4414 June 2021Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain, Spain2–05–0Friendly
4517 September 2021Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland1–01–12023 FIFA World Cup qualification
4629 June 2022Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland1–01–3Friendly
471 September 2022Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania1–12–12023 FIFA World Cup qualification
481 September 2022Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania2–12–12023 FIFA World Cup qualification
496 September 2022Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland3–07–02023 FIFA World Cup qualification
506 September 2022Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland5–07–02023 FIFA World Cup qualification
516 September 2022Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland6–07–02023 FIFA World Cup qualification
526 October 2022Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain1–04–0Friendly
5321 February 2023Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain1–01–1Friendly
546 April 2023Władysław Król Stadium, Łódź, Poland2–12–1Friendly
5522 September 2023Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece1–03–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
5626 September 2023Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia, Poland1–02–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
5726 September 2023Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia, Poland2–02–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
5827 October 2023Tychy Stadium, Tychy, Poland2–02–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
595 December 2023Zagłębie Sports Park, Sosnowiec, Poland1–02–02023–24 UEFA Nations League
6025 October 2024Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest, Romania2–12–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
6129 October 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland1–04–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
6229 October 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland3–04–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
633 December 2024Viola Park, Vienna, Austria1–01–0UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
644 April 2025Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland1–05–12025 UEFA Nations League
654 April 2025Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland2–15–12025 UEFA Nations League
6630 May 2025Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland1–04–02025 UEFA Nations League
6730 May 2025Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland2–04–02025 UEFA Nations League
6812 July 2025Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland2–03–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

Medyk Konin
VfL Wolfsburg
Barcelona
Poland
Poland U17
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