Ewa Pajor

Ewa Pajor
Pajor with VfL Wolfsburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ewa Barbara Pajor[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996
Place of birth Uniejów, Poland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2009 Orlęta Wielenin
2009–2012 Medyk Konin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Medyk Konin 60 (64)
2015–2016 VfL Wolfsburg II 8 (3)
2015–2024 VfL Wolfsburg 121 (96)
2024– Barcelona 28 (25)
International career‡
2009–2011 Poland U15 3 (0)
2011–2013 Poland U17 18 (15)
2013–2014 Poland U19 7 (7)
2013– Poland 103 (68)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Women's football
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Winner 2013 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2025

Ewa Barbara Pajor (Polish: [ˈɛ.va ˈpajɔr]; born 3 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team.[2] Between 2015 and 2024, she played for VfL Wolfsburg. She is a five-time winner of the German Frauen-Bundesliga and was named Polish Women's Player of the Year five times by the Piłka Nożna weekly.

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.[3] 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.[4] 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 (in 60 appearances).[5]

VfL Wolfsburg

In June 2015, Pajor signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg,[6][7] which she then extended in December 2017 to be valid until 30 June 2020.[8] In April 2020, Pajor signed a contract extension with Wolfsburg until 2023.[9]

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.[10]

In the 2023–24 season, she scored four goals in the 9–1 victory against Nürnberg.[11]

FC Barcelona

In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with FC Barcelona.[12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15]

International career

At the European Under-17 Championship held in June 2013, together with the Polish U-17 team she won the gold medal.[16] 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.[17]

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.[18]

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.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 June 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] UWCL Other Total
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 Liga F 28 25 4 9 11 7 2[b] 2 45 43
Career total 149 121 33 30 57 25 2 2 241 178
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal and Copa de la Reina
  2. ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 8 July 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2013 4 2
2014 9 10
2015 11 5
2016 10 4
2017 12 7
2018 7 4
2019 6 2
2020 2 5
2021 4 6
2022 8 7
2023 10 8
2024 12 4
2025 8 4
Total 103 68
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pajor goal.
List of international goals scored by Ewa Pajor
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 August 2013 Balatonfüred, Hungary  Czech Republic 4–1 Friendly
2 22 August 2013  Slovakia 1–1
3 8 May 2014 Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 3–0 3–0 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 18 June 2014 Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 1–1
5 16 July 2014 Pruszków, Poland  Estonia 5–1 Friendly
6
7
8 13 September 2014 Toruń, Poland  Northern Ireland 2–0 4–0 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 4–0
10 17 September 2014 Włocławek, Poland  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 3–1
11 28 October 2014 Náchod, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–1 Friendly
12 30 October 2014 Nieciecza, Poland  Slovakia 4–1
13 11 February 2015 Lipót, Hungary  Hungary 7–2
14 9 March 2015 Umag, Croatia  Romania 2–0
15 11 March 2015 Poreč, Croatia  Slovakia 2–0
16 27 October 2015 Jelenia Góra, Poland  Netherlands 1–0
17 27 November 2015 Orhei, Romania  Moldova 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
18 4 March 2016 Paralimni, Cyprus  Wales 1–1 1–1 2016 Cyprus Cup
19 20 September 2016 Włocławek, Poland  Moldova 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
20 26 November 2016 Łęczna, Poland  Belarus 4–0 Friendly
21
22 7 April 2017 Pruszków, Poland  Finland 1–0 1–0
23 11 April 2017 Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 4–0
24
25 8 June 2017 Buchach, Ukraine  Ukraine 3–2
26 15 September 2017 Łęczna, Poland  Belarus 3–0 4–1 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 4–1
28 19 September 2017 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–2 1–2
29 31 August 2018 Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–0 4–1
30 4–1
31 9 October 2018 Ostróda, Poland  Republic of Ireland 4–0 4–0 Friendly
32 8 November 2018 Leganés, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–3
33 1 March 2019 Lagos, Portugal  Spain 3–0 3–0 2019 Algarve Cup
34 5 April 2019 Lublin, Poland  Italy 1–1 1–1 Friendly
35 7 March 2020 Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Moldova 2–0 5–1 UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
36 3–0
37 5–0
38 11 March 2020 ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–0 5–0
39 4–0
40 13 April 2021 Widzew Stadium, Łódź, Poland  Sweden 1–0 2–4 Friendly
41 2–2
42 11 June 2021 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Finland 2–2 2–2
43 14 June 2021 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain, Spain  Czech Republic 1–0 5–0
44 2–0
45 17 September 2021 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland  Belgium 1–0 1–1 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification
46 29 June 2022 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland  Iceland 1–0 1–3 Friendly
47 1 September 2022 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania  Albania 1–1 2–1 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification
48 2–1
49 6 September 2022 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland  Kosovo 3–0 7–0
50 5–0
51 6–0
52 6 October 2022 Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain  Morocco 1–0 4–0 Friendly
53 21 February 2023 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Switzerland 1–0 1–1
54 6 April 2023 Władysław Król Stadium, Łódź, Poland  Costa Rica 2–1 2–1
55 11 April 2023 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–0 1–4
56 22 September 2023 Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 1–0 3–1 2023–24 UEFA Nations League
57 26 September 2023 Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia, Poland  Ukraine 1–0 2–1
58 2–0
59 27 October 2023 Tychy Stadium, Tychy, Poland  Serbia 2–0 2–1
60 5 December 2023 Zagłębie Sports Park, Sosnowiec, Poland  Greece 1–0 2–0
61 25 October 2024 Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
62 29 October 2024 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland  Romania 1–0 4'–1
63 3–0
64 3 December 2024 Viola Park, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–0 1–0
65 4 April 2025 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 5–1 2025 UEFA Nations League
66 2–1
67 30 May 2025 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 4–0
68 2–0

Honours

Medyk Konin

VfL Wolfsburg

Barcelona

Poland

Poland U17

Individual

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