Jarosław Przemysław Jach (born 17 February 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for II liga club Znicz Pruszków.

Jarosław Jach
Personal information
Full name Jarosław Przemysław Jach[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Bielawa, Poland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
Znicz Pruszków
Number 5
Youth career
–2009 Pogoń Pieszyce
2009–2011 Lechia Dzierżoniów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Lechia Dzierżoniów 20 (1)
2013–2018 Zagłębie Lubin 68 (4)
2018–2022 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2018–2019Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 5 (0)
2019Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020Raków Częstochowa (loan) 24 (2)
2020–2021Fortuna Sittard (loan) 3 (0)
2021Raków Częstochowa (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2025 Zagłębie Lubin 36 (2)
2023–2025 Zagłębie Lubin II 39 (8)
2024Wisła Płock (loan) 10 (0)
2025– Znicz Pruszków 30 (2)
International career
2015–2017 Poland U21 14 (1)
2017 Poland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:29, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Club career

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Zagłębie Lubin

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He signed with Zagłębie Lubin in 2013 and after a year of playing in the reserve team, he made his debut in Polish top division on May 27, 2014 against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, coming on as substitute for Đorđe Čotra in 74th minute of the match.

The club eventually got relegated and started the 2014–15 season in second division. Jach made 13 appearances, helping the side to promotion.

In 2015–16 season, he scored his first goal in a 2-1 win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on 22 November 2015. He helped his team to win a bronze medal in that season.

In the 2016–17 season and the departure of Maciej Dąbrowski to Legia Warsaw, he became a regular starter for Zagłębie and proved to be a crucial part of the team's defense, which turned out to be the 5th in the league. A series of performances however, was stopped by an injury which caused him to pause for 3 months.[citation needed]

Crystal Palace

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Jach signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace on 23 January 2018 on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2]

In July 2018, he joined Turkish Süper Lig side Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season,[3] though this ended early, in February 2019, after he made only five league appearances for the side. Following his return from Rizespor, he joined Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol, again on loan.[4][5] He spent the 2019–20 season back in Poland, this time on loan to Raków Częstochowa,[6] where he played a total of 27 games.

Jach did not make an appearance for Crystal Palace until 15 September 2020, against Bournemouth in the EFL Cup.[7] The game was drawn 0–0 and went to penalties. Jach scored his effort but Palace lost the shootout.[8] In October he signed on loan with Fortuna Sittard until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9] However, in January 2021, he signed on loan with Raków Częstochowa of the Polish Ekstraklasa. On 10 June 2022, Crystal Palace announced that Jach would be released at the expiry of his contract.[10]

Return to Zagłębie

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On 25 June 2022, Jach rejoined Zagłębie Lubin on a three-year contract.[11]

Loan to Wisła Płock

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On 20 January 2024, having spent the first half of the 2023–24 season playing for Zagłębie's reserve team, Jach joined I liga club Wisła Płock on loan until the end of the season.[12]

Znicz Pruszków

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On 5 August 2025, Jach signed with I liga club Znicz Pruszków.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lechia Dzierżoniów 2011–12[14] III liga 9191
2012–13[15] III liga 110110
Total 201201
Zagłębie Lubin 2013–14[16] Ekstraklasa 200020
2014–15[17] I liga 13020150
2015–16[18] Ekstraklasa 13240172
2016–17[19] Ekstraklasa 2311000241
2017–18[20] Ekstraklasa 17130201
Total 68410000784
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 00000000
2018–19 Premier League 00000000
2019–20 Premier League 00000000
2020–21[21] Premier League 00001010
2021–22[22] Premier League 00000000
Total 00001010
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2018–19 Süper Lig 504191
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2019 Divizia Națională 140206[c]0220
Raków Częstochowa (loan) 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 24230270
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2020–21[21] Eredivisie 300030
Raków Częstochowa (loan) 2020–21[21] Ekstraklasa 10000100
Zagłębie Lubin 2022–23[23] Ekstraklasa 25110261
2024–25[24] Ekstraklasa 11121132
Total 36231393
Zagłębie Lubin II 2023–24[25] II liga 18210192
2024–25[24] II liga 206101[d]0226
Total 3882010418
Wisła Płock (loan) 2023–24[25] I liga 100100
Znicz Pruszków 2025–26 I liga 30220322
Career total 25819262107029221
  1. Includes Polish Cup, Turkish Cup, Cupa Moldovei
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in II liga relegation play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[26]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201720
Total20

Honours

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Zagłębie Lubin

Sheriff Tiraspol[28]

Raków Częstochowa

Individual

References

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  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Jaroslaw Jach: Crystal Palace sign Poland centre-back from Zagłebie Lubin". BBC Sport. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. "Jach Moves on Loan to Caykur Rizespor". cpfc.co.uk. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. "Jarosław Jach w Sheriffie (2019/02/02)". www.canalplus.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "Welcome, Jaroslaw". FC Sheriff. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. Vegas, Paul. "Crystal Palace defender Jaroslaw Jach joins Rakow Czestochowa". Tribal Football.[permanent dead link]
  7. "Bournemouth v Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. "Penalty shootout exit for Palace in Carabao Cup". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. "Jach completes season-long loan move to Fortuna Sittard". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. "Crystal Palace submit retained and released list 21/22 - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. "Jarosław Jach ponownie założy koszulkę Miedziowych!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 25 June 2022.
  12. "Jarosław Jach wypożyczony do Wisły Płock" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  13. Szymański, Rafał (6 August 2025). "Nowy klub dwukrotnego reprezentanta Polski. Zagra w Pruszkowie" [The two-time Polish international's new club. He'll play in Pruszków.]. sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  14. "Sezon 2011/12". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  15. "Sezon 2012/13". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  16. "Sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  17. "Sezon 2014/15". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  18. "Sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  19. "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  20. "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jaroslaw Jach in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  22. "Games played by Jaroslaw Jach in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  23. "Games played by Jaroslaw Jach in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  24. 1 2 "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  25. 1 2 "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  26. "Jarosław Jach". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  27. "Jak punktowali mistrzowie 1 ligi?" (in Polish). I liga. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  28. 1 2 "Jarosław Jach". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  29. "Najlepsi ligowcy w sezonie 2025/2026" (in Polish). I liga. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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