Grzegorz Krychowiak

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. He then joined the academies of various clubs, including Orzeł Mrzeżyno, Żaki 94 Kołobrzeg, Stal Szczecin, and Arka Gdynia. During the France U16 and Poland U16 in Strasbourg, Krychowiak's performance attracted interests by Philippe Goubet, leading him to join Bordeaux in 2006. He then progressed through the ranks of the club's youth system and signed his first professional contract with them.

Stade Reims (loan)

Having previously rejected a return to Poland, joining Arka Gdynia, it was announced on 26 November 2009 that Krychowiak joined Championnat National club Stade de Reims on loan until the end of the season. He then made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 3–0 win against Beauvais Oise on 27 November 2009. Krychowiak quickly became a regular in the starting eleven and scored two goals to help the club win promotion to Ligue 2. At the end of the 2009–10 season, he went on to make 19 appearances and scored two times in all competitions.

Reims and Bordeaux agreed to extend Krychowiak's loan for another season. After scoring in the penalty shootout in a victory against Troyes in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue, he then scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 draw against Le Mans. Two weeks later against Angers on 5 November 2010, he was…

Youth career

Krychowiak represented Poland under-20s at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored a free kick against Brazil, the only goal of the match. He was the youngest outfield player named to the Poland U20 squad. He helped the U20 national side progress before being eliminated by Argentina U20 in the round of 16 of the tournament. Krychowiak went on to make seven appearances and scoring once for the U20 side. In May 2009, Krychowiak was called up to the Poland U21 team for the first time. He made his U21 debut, playing the whole game in the centre-back position, in a 2–1 loss against Sweden U21 on 5 June 2009. Two years later, Krychowiak was called up to the U21 team for the first time. He his first appearances in a 3–0 win against Albania U21 on 2 September 2011. This was followed up by captaining the U21 side in a 2–0 loss against Russia U21. On 11 October 2011, he scored his first Poland U21 goal, in a 4–3 win against Albania U21. Krychowiak then scored twice for the U21 side in a 4–2 win against Moldova U21 on 1 June 2012. He went on to make 11 appearances and scoring three times for Poland U21.

Senior career

In December 2008, Krychowiak was called up to the senior squad for the first time. He made his first appearance in a friendly against Serbia on 14 December 2008. Since the game was not on an official FIFA date, the teams were mostly composed of players from the domestic leagues, as well as a few reserve players; however, it was counted as an…

Club

International

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krychowiak goal.

In December 2019, Krychowiak married his longtime girlfriend, Celia Jaunat, whom they first met in 2010 and began dating two years later. Krychowiak runs a boutique business with his brother. In May 2020, he invested over €1 million in a Polish construction startup called SYSTEM 3E. He said in an interview that he does not go to parties or drink alcohol. In addition to speaking Polish, Krychowiak speaks French, Spanish and English. His fluency in Spanish contributed to him settling well in Sevilla. Since moving to Moscow, he began learning Russian. Krychowiak also began learning Italian in hopes of playing for an Italian club in the future. During his third spell at Stade de Reims, Krychowiak was dubbed by the L'Union as "the Polish Terminator". While playing for Lokomotiv Moscow, he was called "Krykha" by his teammates, due to their difficulties of pronouncing his name. Krychowiak is good friends with Wojciech Szczęsny, having known each other since 2004. He completed a two-year studies at the Claude Bernard University Lyon 1.