 Kiedrzynek withParis Saint-Germain in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Lublin, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Motor Lublin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Górnik Łęczna | ||
| 2013–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 84 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2024 | Poland | 64 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2024 | |||
Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (IPA:[kataˈʐɨnakʲɛdˈʐɨnɛk]; born 19 March 1991) is a Polish professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forPremière Ligue clubParis Saint-Germain.[1][2] She had a 15-year international career with thePoland women's national team.
As a teenager, Katarzyna Kiedrzynek playedhandball and football, as a striker at first, then a goalkeeper. After the two sports could no longer be reconciled in terms of time, she decided to play football. From 2010 to the summer of 2013, she appeared forGórnik Łęczna in the PolishEkstraliga.[3] During this time, Kiedrzynek also became a national team player. For the 2013–14 season, she moved to theFrench first division clubParis Saint-Germain. Her coachFarid Benstiti had already become aware of her during his time as the Russian national coach during an international match against Poland.[4] Her debut in the Ligaelf took place at the beginning of the second half of the season in December 2013 with a 9–0 win at bottomAS Muret.[5] With Paris, she finished in 2014 – at that time in the hierarchy of goalkeepers only in third place – and 2015 behindOlympique Lyon in second place in Division 1 Féminine.[6] In May 2014, she was in the starting line-up for the French Cup final. She became the undisputed number one goalkeeper at PSG in her second season after beatingKarima Benameur and the newly signedAnn-Katrin Berger. In the 2014–15 season, Kiedrzynek played in all nine Champions League games for the Parisians.[7]
Benstiti saw her qualities above all in the fact that she is willing to constantly work on herself, and also praises her "air superiority" in the penalty area and her handling of the ball with her feet. Kiedrzynek remained the first choice even under Benstiti's successorsPatrice Lair andOlivier Echouafni, although she had a strong new competitor,Christiane Endler, since 2017. In the 2019–20 season, the coach mostly gave preference to Endler in league games. In the summer of 2020, Kiedrzynek therefore joinedVfL Wolfsburg, with a contract of three years.[8] At the start of theBundesliga, she was in goal for Wolfsburg in a 3–0 win againstSGS Essen.
Kiedrzynek had been part of thePoland national team from 2009 to 2024. She made her debut on 19 September 2009 in a 4–1 win againstUkraine.[9] She announced her retirement from the national team on 9 May 2024.[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 0 | |
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