.jpg) Romanczuk withJagiellonia Białystok in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taras Wiktorowycz Romanczuk[1] | ||
| Birth name | Taras Viktorovych Romanchuk | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (age 33)[2][1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kovel, Ukraine[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | MFK Kovel | ||
| 2005 | BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi | ||
| 2006–2008 | MFK Kovel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Apperkot Kovel (futsal) | 34 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | Legionovia Legionowo | 45 | (3) |
| 2014– | Jagiellonia Białystok | 319 | (30) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Poland | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Taras Wiktorowycz Romanczuk (Polish pronunciation:[ˈtarasroˈmantʂuk] also spelledRomanchuk,Ukrainian:Тарас Вікторович Романчук; born 14 November 1991) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forEkstraklasa clubJagiellonia Białystok, which hecaptains. Born in Ukraine, he plays for thePoland national team.
After starting his youth career forMFK Kovel and BRW-BIK (both Volhynian youth clubs) atUkrainian Youth Football League, Romanczuk played for Ukrainian mini-football club Apperkot Kovel, making his debut in 2010.
In February 2013, Romanczuk joinedLegionovia Legionowo in thefourth division in 2013. He made He his debut on 13 April 2013 in a league match againstZawisza Rzgów, when in the 46th minute he replaced Łukasz Prusik on the pitch. He scored his first goal on 5 June 2013 in a 3–0 league win againstGKP Targówek.[3] Legionovia finished that season as the winner of their group, thus ensuring the promotion to theII liga.
On 21 July 2014, Romanczuk joined PolishEkstraklasa clubJagiellonia Białystok on a one-year contract with the option of extending for another two years.[4] He made his debut on 15 August 2014, replacingJonatan Straus in the 46th minute of the league match againstLegia Warsaw. His first goal for Jagiellonia recorded on 9 November 2014 during a 5–2 loss againstRuch Chorzów.[5]
On 2 July 2015, Romanczuk made his European debut in a 1–0 win againstKruoja Pakruojis in theUEFA Europa League.[6] In the summer of 2016, Turkish sideKonyaspor had a bid rejected for the player. He becamevice-captain to the captainRafał Grzyb.[7]
During the2016–17 Ekstraklasa season, Romanczuk aided Jagiellonia as they finished the campaign as runners-up for the first time in their history in the Ekstraklasa, two points behind the winnersLegia Warsaw.[8] and at the beginning of January 2017 he was honoured with the award of the bestdefensive midfielder of Ekstraklasa in 2016.[9] During the2017–18 Ekstraklasa, Jagiellonia achieved a second-place finish for the second season running, after finishing three points behind Legia yet again.[10]
On 20 April 2024, Romanczuk played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win overZagłębie Lubin; it was his 300th Ekstraklasa appearance for Jagiellonia, and he became the first player in the club's history to achieve such feat.[11] As the club's captain, he led them to their first-ever Ekstraklasatitle in May 2024.[12]
Romanczuk received Polish citizenship on 15 March 2018, making him eligible for thePoland national team.[13] Taras was called up for friendlies againstNigeria andSouth Korea, subsequently making his debut against the latter, playing 61 minutes before being subbed forArkadiusz Milik.[14]
In May 2018, he was a surprise omission from the initial 35-man preliminary squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup.[15]
In March 2024, he received his first call-up in almost six years forUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-off matches againstEstonia andWales to be played on 21 and 26 March.[16] He made an appearance in the latter, coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half of extra-time.[17]
On 29 May 2024, Romanczuk was named the 29-man preliminary squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[18] He then scored his first international goal in a friendly against his ancestralUkraine on 7 June 2024, before leaving the pitch with an injury in the 60th minute.[19] Later that day, he was confirmed to have made the squad for the tournament.[20]
Romanczuk was born and raised in Ukraine, but has spent all of his professional career in Poland. He also has Polish roots on one side of his family: his great-grandfather was a farmer fromSobibór and his grandmother was born inWłodawa (1939).
He received Polish citizenship in March 2018.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legionovia Legionowo | 2012–13 | III liga, gr. A | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | II liga East | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | — | — | — | 45 | 3 | |||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4[a] | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 317 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 34 | ||
| Career total | 362 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 37 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2024 | National Stadium,Warsaw, Poland | 3 |  Ukraine | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
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