Ewa Pajor

Ewa Barbara Pajor (; 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.

Starting her senior career with Medyk Konin, she won two Ekstraliga titles and three national cups with Medyk in three years. In 2015, she transferred to VfL Wolfsburg, where she won five Frauen-Bundesliga titles, nine consecutive DFB-Pokals, two league top goalscorer awards, and featured in three UEFA Women's Champions League finals. In 2024, she moved to Barcelona. In her first season, she was the club's top scorer in all competitions as they won a domestic triple and finished the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League as runners-up.

She was named Polish Women's Player of the Year six times by the Piłka Nożna weekly, won the Women's Gerd Müller Trophy in 2025, and placed 8th in that year's Ballon d'Or.

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. 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. 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).

VfL Wolfsburg

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

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.

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

FC Barcelona In June 2024, Pajor signed a three-year contract with FC Barcelona. 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. 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. On 23 May 2026, she netted a brace in a 4–0 victory over Lyon in the Champions League final, helping secure her club's fourth title in the competition. She also finished as the tournament's top scorer with 11 goals.

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

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.

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.

Pajor captained Poland at the UEFA Euro 2025, Poland's first appearance at the Euros. On 12 July, she scored her first goal at a major tournament in a 3–2 group stage win over Denmark.

Career statistics Club

International

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

Honours Medyk Konin Ekstraliga: 2013–14, 2014–15 Polish Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 DFB-Pokal: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League runner up: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23

Barcelona Liga F: 2024–25, 2025–26 Copa de la Reina: 2024–25, 2025–26 Supercopa de España: 2024–25, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2025–26; runner-up: 2024–25 Poland Istria Cup: 2015 Poland U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2013

Individual Gerd Müller Trophy: 2025 Polish Women's Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Polish Cup top scorer: 2014–15 Bundesliga top scorer: 2018–19, 2023–24 Pichichi Trophy: 2024–25 Copa de la Reina top scorer: 2024–25 Liga F Player of the Month: April 2025 , December 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer: 2022–23, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2022–23, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Golden Player: 2013