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At the age of four, Tomasz Karol[3] Kędziora started attending the youth academy of the UKP Zielona Góra. He was being trained at the time by his father, Mirosław.[4] In July 2010, he took part as an UKP Zielona Góra player in the final tournament of the Polish Junior Championships. The team won the bronze medal, coached by Tomasz Kędziora's father.[5]
Lech Poznań
Before the start of the 2010–11 Ekstraklarsa, Kędziora signed for reigning Polish champions Lech Poznań.[6] Initially a player of the Junior Ekstraklasa Lech team, he played 20 matches and scored two goals in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 Ekstraklarsa, he was placed in the first team,[7] but continued to perform only in the Junior Ekstraklasa, having 20 appearances and scoring seven goals (including five from penalties).
On 20 September 2011, Kędziora was included in Lech Poznań's squad for the 1/16 Polish Cup final against Chrobry Głogów,[8] but he did not play. On 21 June 2012, Kędziora signed a new three-year contract with the Poznań club, which went until 30 June 2015.[9]
Kędziora made his first team debut on 12 July 2012 in a 1–1 draw of the first qualifying round of the Europa League with Kazakh football club FC Zhetysu, entering at the 90th minute for Bartosz Ślusarski.[10][11]
On 27 October 2012, Kędziora made his Ekstraklasa debut in the 2–0 defeat against Jagiellonia Białystok in the 9th round, replacing Hubert Wołąkiewicz in the 62nd minute.[12] On 20 September 2013, during the 8th round of the Ekstraklasa with Pogoń Szczecin, he suffered an injury to his thigh muscle[13][14] and returned on 13 December for the 21st match against Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[15] On 5 May 2014, he scored his first goal in the Polish top-flight in a 2–1 win in the 32nd round against Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[16]
Kędziora signed a three-year contract with Lech Poznań on 1 November 2015, effective from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2018.[17] In the 2014–15 season, he won the Polish title with the team, appearing in 35 matches, scoring three goals and having six assists.[18][19]
Dynamo Kyiv
On 11 July 2017, Kędziora signed a four-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[20]
Return to Lech Poznań
On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all contracts of foreign players in Ukraine were suspended until 30 June and they were allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until the latter date, with the transfer window being reopened for such players to sign and get registered for the new club until 7 April.[21] On 17 March, Kędziora returned to Lech Poznań until the end of the season under that condition.[22]
Loan to PAOK
On 29 January 2023, Kędziora joined with Greek club PAOK on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.[23]