Grzegorz Krychowiak

**Grzegorz Krychowiak** ([ˈɡʐɛɡɔʐ krɨˈxɔvjak] (listen); born 29 January 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Lokomotiv Moscow on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and the Poland national team as a defensive midfielder. Krychowiak can also be deployed as a centre-back.

Beginning his senior career in France with Bordeaux, he later played for Reims, before joining Sevilla for €3.5 million in 2014, winning the UEFA Europa League in both of his two seasons at the club.

Krychowiak has earned over 52 caps for the Poland national football team since his international debut in 2008, and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016 and at FIFA World Cup 2018.

## Club career

### Early career

Although
 initially not a big fan of football, Krychowiak became involved in the
sport at his brother's insistence and left home at the age of 12 to join
 a sports academy.[3]

### France

On 26 November 2009, Krychowiak joined Championnat National side Stade de Reims on loan until the end of the season.[4] He quickly became a regular in the starting eleven and scored two goals to help the club win promotion to Ligue 2. Reims and Bordeaux agreed to extend the loan for another season. Krychowiak was a regular starter as the club finished 10th in its return to Ligue 2 and was voted by fans as the team's player of the season.[5]
 Although Krychowiak usually plays as a defensive midfielder, on rare
occasions he has also appeared in central defense. On 17 November 2011
he joined Nantes on loan until the end of the season.[6]

In June 2012, Krychowiak signed a three-year contract with Stade de Reims, which was newly promoted to Ligue 1.[7]

### Sevilla

Krychowiak playing for Sevilla in 2015.

In July 2014, Krychowiak joined La Liga side Sevilla for €4.5 million to play as a defensive midfielder.[8] He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Real Madrid.[9]

On 27 May 2015, Krychowiak started for Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final in Poland's National Stadium in Warsaw. He scored the team's equalising goal in the 28th minute of an eventual 3–2 win over Dnipro, becoming the fifth Polish player to win the competition.[10] He was the only Sevilla player named in the La Liga Team of the Season.[11]

On 11 August 2015, Krychowiak started the season for Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup 5–4 loss against Barcelona, and suffered a broken rib but still played the full 120 minutes.[12]

### Paris Saint–Germain

 ***Paris SG to strengthen defence; signs Krychowiak and Meunier***

On 3 July 2016, Krychowiak returned to France, signing a five-year deal with champions Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee.[13]

### West Bromwich Albion (loan)

On 30 August 2017, it was announced that Krychowiak had joined Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan.[14]
 On 14 October while on loan at West Bromwich Albion, Krychowiak said to
 the media that he felt deceived by Paris Saint-Germain manager Unai Emery
 saying "I spoke with the coach but every time when I spoke with him I
felt deception". He went on to say "Yes, exactly. So for me I didn’t
understand why. The coach knows me very well. We spent two years
together and before I signed the contract he told me to come to PSG, and
 I didn’t play." This was in response as to his frustration of being
left out of the team and not getting game time.[15][16][17]