Jodłowiec was born in Żywiec. He debuted in the Ekstraklasa in July 2006 for Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. In 2008, he moved to the Polish capital after Dyskobolia merged with Polonia Warsaw. Jodłowiec was closely monitored by Serie A club Napoli FC in January 2009, but turned down a transfer for family reasons. On 19 February 2013, he signed a three-year contract with Legia Warsaw.
International career
Jodłowiec debuted for the Poland national team on 11 October 2008, coming on as a substitute for Rafal Murawski during the 2010 World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic. On 14 December he played his first entire match against Serbia. Jodłowiec scored an own goal during an international friendly with France on 9 June 2011.
He appeared at Euro 2016, playing in all of Poland's games, mostly as a substitute, coming on in late minutes to boost the team's defense.