Ewa Pajor

Ewa Pajor scored twice in the 2026 Women's Champions League final, a 4-0 win for Barcelona over OL Lyonnes in Oslo, and UEFA named her the official Player of the Match [3]. It was her sixth European final. She had lost the first five [4].

From Uniejów to Medyk Konin

Pajor was born on 3 December 1996 in Uniejów, Poland [1]. She is a forward who has also played on the left wing [1]. With Medyk Konin she won two Polish league titles and three Polish cups [1]. She broke into the senior side there aged 15 [4].

She was part of the Poland side that won the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2013 [4] [1]. Her senior debut came on 20 August 2013 against Czechia. She won a penalty and scored [1] [4].

Nine seasons at Wolfsburg

Pajor moved to VfL Wolfsburg in the summer of 2015 [4] and spent nine seasons there [2]. Wolfsburg won five Bundesliga titles in her time there, in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 [2]. They also won nine German Cups [2] [4].

In the 2017/18 Champions League she scored in Wolfsburg's 5-1 aggregate semi-final win over Chelsea [4]. While she was there, Wolfsburg lost four Champions League finals, and she was in the side for each one [2]. In 2022/23 she was the competition's top scorer with nine goals for Wolfsburg [4]. In her last season there she was the German league's top scorer, with 18 goals in 19 games [2].

Moving to Barcelona

Barcelona agreed to sign her in June 2024 on a three-year deal running to 30 June 2027 [2]. She scored nine times in her first six league games [4].

In her first season she scored 43 goals, 25 of them in Liga F [1] [4]. The club counts 46 official matches that season, while UEFA counts 45 across all competitions [1] [4]. Barcelona won the domestic treble that season [4]. She also received the Gerd Müller award for 2024/25, which UEFA records as presented at the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony [1] [4]. Barcelona won the Spanish league again in 2025/26, giving her two Liga F titles with the club [1].

Top scorer in the 2025/26 Champions League

In 2025/26 Pajor was the competition's top scorer with 11 goals. She scored twice in each of Barcelona's quarter-final and semi-final wins [4]. Her Champions League career total reached 44 goals by the end of that season, seventh on the all-time list, behind Ada Hegerberg at the top [4].

The Oslo final

Barcelona beat OL Lyonnes 4-0 at Oslo on 23 May 2026 [3]. Pajor scored her tenth and eleventh goals of the campaign, then set up Salma Paralluelo for Barcelona's fourth [3]. The UEFA technical observer panel said: "A great impact. The first touch and finish for her first goal were of the highest quality." [3] The match was the sixth European final of her career, and the first she won [4]. The previous final had gone to Arsenal, who beat Barcelona 1-0 in Lisbon in 2025 [4]. Her two goals in Oslo made her the first player to score more than once in a Champions League final since 2023 [4].

Poland's record scorer

In September 2022 Pajor passed Marta Otrębska to become Poland's all-time leading female goalscorer [4]. She scored in both play-off ties, against Romania and Austria, to reach Women's Euro 2025 [4]. Poland lost their first two group games at the tournament, to Germany and Sweden [4]. Then she scored in their 3-2 win over Denmark [4].

Ballon d'Or 2026

At the 2026 Ballon d'Or, Alexia Putellas took the women's prize for the third time [5]. Pajor was one of the ten finalists on the shortlist [5]. That season she scored in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final of the Champions League [4] [3].

Club numbers and honours

Pajor wears the number 17 at Barcelona [1]. The club describes her as a pure centre forward who has also played on the left wing [1].

By the end of 2025/26 her Barcelona honours were two Liga F titles, two Copa de la Reina, two Supercopa de España and the Champions League [1]. Her Wolfsburg totals differ between sources. The club's signing announcement gives 136 goals in 196 appearances [2], while UEFA's records page gives 135 goals in 196 appearances [4].