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Pazdan began his football career at Hutnik Kraków. He gradually made his way up the ranks and became part of the first team squad in the 2003–04 season.
In 2007, Pazdan joined Górnik Zabrze and made his Ekstraklasa debut on 14 September 2007 with Jagiellonia Białystok against Polonia Bytom. During that season, he made 19 appearances for the club, 17 of those as a starter, with the team finishing in eighth place.
On 24 June 2015, Pazdan joined Legia Warsaw.[3] He later signed a two-year contract with Ankaragücü on 29 January 2019.[4]
During Euro 2016, Pazdan became a national hero after the game against World Champions, Germany, where he was pronounced as Man of the match and led the team to a draw, which helped Poland to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time in history. His performances also led to reported interest from Premier League clubs.[8] Poland beat Switzerlandon penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals, but the defenders conceded their first goal of the tournament to Xherdan Shaqiri.[9]