# Tymoteusz Puchacz

Tymoteusz Puchacz (born 23 January 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle, on loan from Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel, and the Poland national team.

## Club career

Puchacz started his career with Lech Poznań.
On 15 December 2017, he was loaned to I liga side Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
On 31 August 2018, he was loaned to I liga side GKS Katowice.
On 18 May 2021, Union Berlin signed Puchacz with a transfer fee of €3.5 million. He joined the club for the 2021–22 season.
On 10 January 2022, he was loaned to Süper Lig side Trabzonspor and won the league title months later. The same year on 29 December, his loan to Super League Greece side Panathinaikos was confirmed.
On 19 June 2023, Puchacz was sent to 1. FC Kaiserslautern on another loan. He recorded one goal and thirteen assists in all competitions across the 2023–24 season, as FCK finished the league season in 13th and reached the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal final.
On 2 August 2024, Puchacz joined Bundesliga newcomers Holstein Kiel.
On 9 January 2025, Tymoteusz joined EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the rest of the 2024-25 season with an option to buy.

## International career

Puchacz made his debut for the Poland national team on 1 June 2021, in their 1–1 friendly draw with Russia.
In June 2021, Puchacz made appearances in all of Poland's fixtures at UEFA Euro 2020, as they finished last in their group and were knocked out from the group stages.
On 7 June 2024, he was selected for his second international tournament after being named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. He remained benched for all three of Poland's fixtures as they failed to qualify for the knockout phase.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 29 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lech Poznań II | 2015–16 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2016–17 | III liga | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2017–18 | III liga | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | Total | Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 |
| Lech Poznań | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 4 |
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 3 |
| Lech Poznań | Total | Total | 63 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 7 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | 2017–18 | I liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| GKS Katowice (loan) | 2018–19 | I liga | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 |
| Union Berlin | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Union Berlin | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Union Berlin | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Trabzonspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 208 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup, Greek Football Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Poland | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Poland | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Poland | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 0 |

## Honours

Trabzonspor
* Süper Lig: 2021–22