# Mateusz Skrzypczak

Mateusz Skrzypczak (born 22 August 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.

## Club career
### Youth career

Skrzypczak started his career with Lech Poznań.

### Lech Poznań

Following his youth career, he made his first appearance for Lech Poznań II in a 0–3 away loss with Centra Ostrów Wielkopolski on 21 October 2017. During that match, he came off the bench in the 77th minute, replacing Jakub Moder. Skrzypczak scored the first goal for Lech's second team in the next season on 9 March 2019 in a 4–0 home victory over Bałtyk Koszalin.

#### Loan to Puszcza Niepołomice

On 4 August 2020, he joined I liga club Puszcza Niepołomice on a season-long loan. He made his debut ten days later in a 1–4 away Polish Cup victory over Jaguar Gdańsk.

#### Loan to Stomil Olsztyn

On 14 January 2021, his loan to the I liga side Stomil Olsztyn was announced. He debuted in Stomil in a 2–1 away loss to GKS Tychy on 27 February 2021. In the 17th minute of his second match, a 1–2 away victory over Odra Opole played on 5 March, he was removed from the pitch.

### Jagiellonia Białystok

On 23 May 2022, Skrzypczak signed a two-year contract with another Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok, with an option for another year which was exercised in January 2024. He was assigned with squad number 72. He debuted in his new team on 16 July 2022, in a 2–0 victory over Piast Gliwice. On 6 August, in the 44th minute of a 1–2 loss over Radomiak Radom, he was given a red card.
Skrzypczak scored his first goal for Jagiellonia over three months later, on 12 November 2023, during a 2–1 home victory over his former club, Lech Poznań. It was his sole goal throughout the 2022–23 season. In the 2023–24 season, he won his second Ekstraklasa title, as Jagiellonia were crowned champions for the first time in the club's history.
On 19 November 2024, he extended his contract with Jagiellonia until the end of the 2026–27 season, with an option for a further year.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Polish Cup | Polish Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lech Poznań II | 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. II | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2019–20 | II liga | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2021–22 | II liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | Total | Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice (loan) | 2020–21 | I liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Stomil Olsztyn (loan) | 2020–21 | I liga | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Total | Total | 66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2023–24 | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 152 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 7 |
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League

## Honours

Lech Poznań II
* III liga, group II: 2018–19
Lech Poznań
* Ekstraklasa: 2021–22
Jagiellonia Białystok
* Ekstraklasa: 2023–24
Individual
* Polish Union of Footballers' Ekstraklasa Team of the Season: 2023–24