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Taras Romanczuk
Personal information
Full name Taras Wiktorowycz Romanczuk[1]
Birth name Taras Viktorovych Romanchuk
Date of birth (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 32)[2][3]
Place of birth Kovel, Ukraine[4]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[5]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2005 MFK Kovel
2005 BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi
2006–2008 MFK Kovel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Apperkot Kovel (futsal) 34 (13)
2013–2014 Legionovia Legionowo 45 (3)
2014– Jagiellonia Białystok 303 (28)
International career‡
2018– Poland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Taras Wiktorowycz Romanczuk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtaras roˈmantʂuk] also spelled Romanchuk, Ukrainian: Тарас Вікторович Романчук; born 14 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok, which he captains. Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Poland national team.

Career[edit]

After starting his youth career for MFK Kovel and BRW-BIK (both Volhynian youth clubs) at Ukrainian Youth Football League, Romanczuk played for Ukrainian mini-football club Apperkot Kovel, making his debut in 2010.

Legionovia Legionowo[edit]

In February 2013, he joined Legionovia Legionowo in the fourth division in 2013. He made He his debut on 13 April 2013 in a league match against Zawisza Rzgów, when in the 46th minute he replaced Łukasz Prusik on the pitch. He scored his first goal on 5 June 2013 in a 3–0 league win against GKP Targówek.[6] Legionovia finished that season as the winner of their group, thus ensuring the promotion to the II liga.

Jagiellonia[edit]

On 21 July 2014, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok on a one-year contract with the option of extending for another two years.[7] He made his debut on 15 August 2014, replacing Jonatan Straus in the 46th minute of the league match against Legia Warsaw. His first goal for Jagiellonia recorded on 9 November 2014 during a 5–2 loss against Ruch Chorzów.[8]

On 2 July 2015, Romanczuk made his European debut in a 1–0 win against Kruoja Pakruojis in the UEFA Europa League.[9] In the summer of 2016, Turkish side Konyaspor had a bid rejected for the player. He became vice-captain to the captain Rafał Grzyb.[10]

During the 2016–17 Ekstraklasa season, Romanczuk aided Jagiellonia as they finished the campaign as runners-up for the first time in their history in the Ekstraklasa, 2 points behind the winners Legia Warsaw.[11] and at the beginning of January 2017 he was honoured with the award of the best defensive midfielder of Ekstraklasa in 2016.[12] During the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa, Jagiellonia achieved a second-place finish for the second season running, after finishing 3 points behind Legia yet again.[13]

On 20 April 2024, Romanczuk played the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away win over Zagłębie Lubin; it was his 300th Ekstraklasa appearance for Jagiellonia, and he became the first player in the club's history to achieve such feat.[14] As the club's captain, he led them to their first-ever Ekstraklasa title in May 2024.[15]

International career[edit]

Romanczuk received Polish citizenship on 15 March 2018 making him eligible for the Poland national team.[16] Taras was called up for friendly's against Nigeria and South Korea subsequently making his debut against South Korea, playing 61 minutes before being subbed for Arkadiusz Milik.[17]

In May 2018, he was a surprise omission from the initial 35 man preliminary Poland squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[18]

In March 2024, he received his first call-up in almost six years for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-off matches against Estonia and Wales to be played on 21 and 26 March.[19] He made an appearance in the latter, coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half of extra-time.[20]

Personal life[edit]

Romanczuk was born and raised in Ukraine, but has spent all of his professional career in Poland. He also has Polish roots on one side of his family: his great-grandfather was a farmer from Sobibór and his grandmother was born in Włodawa (1939).

He received Polish citizenship in March 2018.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 26 May 2024
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Legionovia Legionowo 2012–13 III liga, gr. A 13 1 — — — 13 1
2013–14 II liga East 32 2 — — — 32 2
Total 45 3 — — — 45 3
Jagiellonia Białystok 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 27 4 2 0 — — 29 4
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 33 3 2 0 4 0 — 39 3
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 33 5 2 0 — — 35 5
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 33 5 1 0 4 1 — 38 6
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 33 1 5 2 4 2 — 42 5
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 35 3 1 0 — — 36 3
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 25 2 1 0 — — 26 2
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 30 3 1 0 — — 31 3
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 30 1 5 0 — — 35 1
Total 303 28 21 2 12 3 0 0 336 33
Career total 348 31 21 2 12 3 0 0 381 36

International[edit]

As of 26 March 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland
2018 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Legionovia Legionowo

Jagiellonia Białystok

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Poland - T. Romanczuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ UEFA.com. "Taras Romanchuk | Poland | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Poland - T. Romanczuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Poland - T. Romanczuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Poland - T. Romanczuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=pl&sp=nmt4&u=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php%3Fid_mecz%3D874667&xid=17259,15700022,15700124,15700149,15700168,15700186,15700190,15700201,15700208&usg=ALkJrhiBNHFLoJzfKNXSWBTHxNIHZTebxw [dead link]
  7. ^ Т.Романчук: "Яґеллонія — мій шанс розвиватися далі" (in Ukrainian). football.ua. 27 December 2014.
  8. ^ "T-Mobile Ekstraklasa: Ruch Chorzów - Jagiellonia Białystok 5:2". 9 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Jagiellonia zwycięża w końcówce".
  10. ^ "TARAS ROMANCZUK AND RAFAŁ GRZYB BEFORE THE MATCH AGAINST RIO AVE" (in Polish). Jagiellonia. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Feta w Białymstoku. Jagiellonia wicemistrzem Polski (Zdjęcia, wideo)". 4 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Taras Romanczuk najlepszym defensywnym pomocnikiem 2016 roku". 9 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Jagiellonia wygrała z Wisłą Płock. Jednak to nie wystarczyło, by zostać mistrzem" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.pl. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Trener lidera nie ma wątpliwości. "Jest legendą tego klubu"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Taras Romanczuk został obywatelem Polski. "To wyjątkowy dzień w moim życiu"" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.pl. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Brawa dla Romanczuka. Udany debiut zawodnika Jagiellonii" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.pl. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Country switch by Romanczuk backfires with Polish World Cup snub". 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Powołania na marcowe mecze reprezentacji Polski" [Call-ups to the Polish national team for March matches] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Taras Romanczuk – zadaniowiec na baraże, czy kadrowicz Probierza na dłużej?". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  21. ^ "III liga 2012/2013, grupa: łódzko-mazowiecka" (in Polish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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