Club He started his career in club Orion Sulechów. When he was 15, he moved to
AZS Częstochowa. After graduation, he continued his career at the club from
Częstochowa. Between 1997 and 2001, he won gold, silver and bronze medals in the Polish Championship and Polish Cup of 1998. Then he played for Polish clubs
Nordea Czarni Radom and
Skra Bełchatów. In the 2003/2004 season, he won the Polish Cup with his club, Polska Energia Sosnowiec. In 2004 he moved to
Greece, to play for
Panathinaikos. With this club, he won the bronze medal of the Greek Championship. In the next season, 2005/2006, he played for
Halkbank Ankara and won the bronze medal of the Turkish Championship. He was awarded the title of best setter of the Turkish League in 2006. In next the two seasons, he played for Polish club,
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Russian club
Dinamo Kaliningrad. In 2008, Żygadło moved to an Italian club,
Itas Diatec Trentino, where he played for four seasons. During his time playing in
Italy, he won the gold medal at the
CEV Champions League three times with his club (2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011) and the bronze medal in 2012. He was chosen as the best setter of
Champions League 2010. He won three gold medals in the
FIVB Club World Championship (2009, 2010, 2011). With the club from
Trentino, he won three silver (2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2011/2012) and one gold medal of the Italian Championship (2010/2011) and two Italian Cups (2010, 2012). After four years, Żygadło moved to the Russian League, where he played for Fakel Novy Urengoy for one season, 2012/2013. Then he moved to another Russian club,
Zenit Kazan. He signed a 2-year contract and replaced Italian setter
Valerio Vermiglio. On October 6, 2013, he was injured during training. He lost season 2013/2014, because of injury. He broke his foot, which is after two surgeries and reconstructions of bone. In the club from
Kazan he has been replaced by Serbian setter
Nikola Grbić. After two surgeries, bone reconstruction and rehabilitation, Żygadło returned to training in March 2014. After the season 2013/2014 Żygadło left
Zenit Kazan. The contract was terminated by mutual agreement of both parties. After two seasons spent in
Russia Żygadło accepted an offer from Italian club
Trentino Volley. He returned to the club, where he won several titles in 2008–2012. His official return to the club from
Trentino was announced on July 10, 2014, and the player stated he was glad about his return to the city and the team. On May 13, 2015, he won title of Italian Champion with
Trentino Volley. In July 2015 he decided to leave the Italian team and signed a contract with newly founded Iranian club
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran. On March 14, 2016, Iranian Volleyball Federation decided that
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran achieved title of Iranian Champion because their opponent in finale
Paykan Tehran was not able to attend in the third and the decisive game of the final series. Żygadło was one of the notable players in Iranian League that season and one of the best in his position. In 2016–2017 season he went on to win second Iranian Championship with his team. On 6 July he won for second time Asian Club Championship which were held in Vietnam, received Best Setter Award of the tournament.
National team He debuted in the Polish national team in 2000, when he was appointed to the matches of the World League, European and World Championships. On December 3, 2006, he won with the national team the silver medal of
World Championship 2006 in
Japan. On July 5, 2010, he gave up his career in the national team, because of the lack of training and lack of competition for his position in the composition. On March 31, 2011, he returned to the national team after receiving an appointment from coach
Andrea Anastasi. In 2011, he won three medals with the Polish national team: silver at
World Cup and two bronzes at
World League and
European Championship. He is a gold medalist of
World League 2012 in
Sofia,
Bulgaria. Despite his injury and lack of play in the 2013/2014 season, Polish coach
Antiga appointed Żygadło to the national team in summer 2014. ==Honours==