| Palacz in 2024 with Motor Lublin | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krystian Palacz | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motor Lublin | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Lech Poznań II | 58 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Lech Poznań | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Sandecja Nowy Sącz (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Motor Lublin | 46 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Poland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Poland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:00, 16 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Krystian Palacz (born 19 July 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Motor Lublin.
Palacz spent his entire youth career in Lech Poznań. [1] [2]
Palacz debuted for Lech Poznań II on 8 August 2020, in a Polish Cup 3–2 home victory over Elana Toruń. [3] He scored his first goal in his senior career over a year later, in a 3–2 victory against Chojniczanka Chojnice, which took place on 16 October of the following year. [4]
On 27 February 2023, his loan to the I liga side Sandecja Nowy Sącz on a half-year deal was announced. [5] [6] There was also a provision added to his contract that allows it to be prolonged for a further year. [6] Palacz made his debut in a 2–3 away loss with GKS Tychy on 19 March 2023. [7]
On 3 July 2023, Palacz's move to I liga side Motor Lublin on a three-year deal was announced. [8] [9] [10] [11] After being assigned a squad number 47, he debuted in his new club in a 1–0 cup win over his former club, Lech II. He scored his first goal for Motor over six months later, on 28 February of the following year, in a 1–2 away victory over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Throughout that season, he made 26 appearances across all competitions, 22 of them as a starter. [12]
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2020–21 [3] | II liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 [4] | II liga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 [7] | II liga | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 4 | ||||
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21 [3] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 [4] | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (loan) | 2022–23 [4] | I liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Motor Lublin | 2023–24 [12] | I liga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 [13] | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 [14] | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 116 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 124 | 5 | |||