Timothée Kolodziejczak

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Timothée Kolodziejczak
Personal information
Full nameTimothée Kolodziejczak
Date of birth (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991
Place of birthAvion, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current clubNice
Number3
Youth career
1999Saint-Maurice Loos
1999–2000Avion
2000–2008Lens
2008–2009→ Lyon (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2012Lyon12(0)
2012–Nice59(1)
National team‡
2007France U161(0)
2007–2008France U1715(1)
2008–2009France U186(0)
2009–2010France U1911(0)
2010–2012France U2015(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2014

Timothée Kolodziejczak (born 1 October 1991) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Nice in Ligue 1. He plays on the left side and can alternate between the left back and winger positions. Kolodziejczak is a French youth international and has competed at levels. He played on the under-19 team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Due to the difficulty of pronouncing his surname, he is a commonly referred to as Kolo.[1]

Personal life

Kolodziejczak was born on 1 October 1991 in Avion, Pas-de-Calais to a Polish father and a Martiniquais mother.[2][3][4]

Club career

Early career

Kolodziejczak began his career at the age of seven playing for local club US Saint-Maurice Loos. In July 1999, he moved to hometown club CS Avion where he spent a year. In June 2000, Kolodziejczak joined professional club RC Lens.[1] While in the club's youth academy, he trained alongside youth and international teammate Gaël Kakuta at the Centre de Préformation de Football in nearby Liévin, a training center exclusively for players brought up in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. He spent two years at the center training there during the weekdays and playing with Lens on the weekends. One of his trainers at the facility was former Polish international Joachim Marx.[3]

After graduating from the club's youth academy, he was offered a five-year professional contract as Lens were attempting to tie down the defender who was being scouted by several prominent European clubs, most notably Manchester United.[5] Kolodziejczak turned down the offer with hopes of signing elsewhere stating he had no confidence in the club.[1] Following negotiations, it was announced on 21 August 2008 that the left back agreed to join seven-time Ligue 1 champions Olympique Lyonnais on a season long loan with a view to a permanent deal with Lens demanding at least €3 million in compensation for the player.[6] With his move to Lyon, he joined international teammates Sébastien Faure, Yannis Tafer, Enzo Reale, Alexandre Lacazette, and Clément Grenier.

Lyon

Upon his arrival to the club, Kolodziejczak was given the number 12 shirt on the first-team. However, due to signing late in the transfer window, he missed Lyon's entire pre-season campaign and was placed on the club's Championnat de France amateur team in the fourth division by manager Claude Puel. He made his reserve debut on 13 September 2008 in the derby match against Saint-Étienne's reserve team. The match resulted in a 2–1 victory with Kolodziejczak playing the entire match picking up a yellow card.[7] Two months later, Kolodziejczak was called up to the first team for a league match against Paris Saint-Germain on 23 November 2008 to serve as the backup left back. In the match, he made his professional debut coming on as a substitute for the severely injured Anthony Réveillère in the 11th minute. Lyon lost the match 1–0 with Kolodziejczak being penalized with a yellow card late in the second half.[8] Following the season, Lyon signed Kolodziejczak on a permanent deal with the player agreeing to a four-year deal and the transfer fee being priced at €2.5 million.[9][10]

For the 2009–10 season, Kolodziejczak's playing time was limited. On 29 September 2009, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in the team's 4–0 victory over Hungarian club Debrecen appearing as a substitute for starting left back Aly Cissokho.[11] Four days later, Kolodziejczak made another substitute appearance in a 2–0 win against his former club Lens.[12] On 21 November, he made his first professional start playing 76 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Grenoble.[13]

Nice

In the summer of 2012, he moved to fellow Ligue 1 side Nice on a 4-year contract. He started the season as the club's first choice left back.

International career

Kolodziejczak has featured for all of France's national youth teams beginning with the under-16 team. He made his debut with the team in the team's last match against Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 30 May 2006. Germany won the match 1–0 with Felix Kroos scoring the lone goal.[14] With the under-17 team, Kolodziejczak was a regular and made his debut in the team's opening match against Switzerland in a 4–0 victory.[15] In qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, he appeared in both rounds of qualification with the team finishing the Elite Round portion unbeaten, which led to qualification to the UEFA-sanctioned tournament. At the tournament, Kolodziejczak scored his first youth international goal against Turkey in the semi-finals. The goal came in the 69th minute with France trailing 1–0. The team later won the match 4–3 on penalties.[16] In the final, France were defeated 4–0 by Spain.[17][18]

On under-18 duty, Kolodziejczak made his debut in the team's opening match against the Ukraine.[19] He only made six appearances with the team. With the under-19 team, Kolodziejczak was again called upon by coach Francis Smerecki making his first appearance with the team on 9 October 2009 in 4–2 defeat to the Netherlands. After consistently appearing with the team for the campaign, on 7 June 2010, he was named to coach Smerecki's 18-man squad to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Kolodziejczak played in all five of the team's matches including the final match against Spain, which France won 2–1. The title is the country's second UEFA Under-19 championship.[20]

Due to France's victory at the UEFA Under-19 championship, the nation qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which merited under-20 team appearances for Kolodziejczak. He made his debut with the team on 7 October 2010 in a friendly match against Portugal, which ended 3–3.[21] Kolodziejczak, subsequently, appeared in four matches for the team during the 2010–11 campaign and, on 10 June 2011, was named to the 21-man squad to participate in the U-20 World Cup. He made his debut in the competition on 30 July 2011 in the team's 4–1 defeat to the hosts Colombia.[22]

Due to his Polish descent, Kolodziejczak is also eligible to represent Poland at international level.[23] At the age of 15, he was issued a proposal by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) who sought for the player to play for the country's youth international teams. However, due to not having Polish citizenship, Kolodziejczak would have been unable to play in an official match for Poland, which led to his father declining the opportunity and, instead, deciding that it would be better to wait a few years until coming to a decision.[3]

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 11 September 2010)

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Lyon 2008–09 100000000100
2009–10 200000100300
2010–11 501000100601
Total 8010002001001
Career total 8010002001001

Honours

International

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Supercup

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thimothée Kolodziejczak: "Une grande fierté"". Lyon Capitale (in French). 22 August 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Timothée Kolodziejczak: "Je viens à Nice pour m'épanouir"" [Timothée Kolodziejczak: "I'm joining Nice in order to develop"] (in French). Nice Matin. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Koscielny nie jest jeszcze spalony". Polish Football Association (in Polish). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Kolodziejczak, un nom à retenir". Radio Monte Carlo. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  5. ↑ "United linked to Lyon target". Sky Sports. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Lyon snap up Lens starlet Kolodzieczak". Union of European Football Associations. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Lyon B v. Saint-Etienne B Match Report". Foot National (in French). 13 September 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  8. ↑ "PSG v. Lyon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 23 November 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  9. ↑ http://www.actusnewswire.com/documents/ACTUS-0-3288-OL-DDR-0809-GB.pdf
  10. ↑ "L'OL aime et ne compte pas". Sports.fr (in French). 19 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  11. ↑ "Debrecen floored by early Lyon blitz". Union of European Football Associations. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  12. ↑ "Lens v. Lyon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 3 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  13. ↑ "Grenoble v. Lyon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 21 November 2009.  Unknown parameter |baccessdate= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ "Courte défaite (1-0)" (in French). French Football Federation. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
  15. ↑ "Reprise réussie pour les Tricolores (4-0)" (in French). French Football Federation. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  16. ↑ "France oust hosts after shoot-out". Union of European Football Associations. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  17. ↑ "Stupendous Spain win U17 crown". Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  18. ↑ "L'Espagne réalise le doublé" (in French). French Football Federation. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  19. ↑ "Défaite pour les Tricolores (1-3)" (in French). French Football Federation. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  20. ↑ "France fight back to claim U19 crown". Union of European Football Associations. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  21. ↑ "France 3–3 Portugal". French Football Federation. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  22. ↑ "Colombia 4–1 France". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  23. ↑ "La mode polonaise atteint l’Olympique Lyonnais". Foot Mercato (in French). 14 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 

External links

OGC Nice – current squad
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