Adrian Benedyczak
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Benedyczak with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Dawid Benedyczak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kamień Pomorski, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Parma | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Gryf Kamień Pomorski | ||
| 2013–2016 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 33 | (14) |
| 2017–2021 | Pogoń Szczecin | 40 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2021– | Parma | 103 | (24) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Poland U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Poland U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Poland U21 | 11 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2025 | |||
Adrian Dawid Benedyczak (born 24 November 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Parma.
Youth career
Benedyczak started playing football at Gryf Kamień Pomorski before joining Pogoń Szczecin in 2013.
Club career
Pogoń Szczecin and Chrobry Głogów
Benedyczak first played for the reserve team of Pogoń and made it to the first team in 2017. He was loaned out to the I liga side Chrobry Głogów in 2019 for a season and the returned to Pogoń where he made a total of 40 league appearances and scored three goals.
Parma
On 27 June 2021, Benedyczak joined Serie B side Parma on a four-year deal.[2] He scored ten goals in 31 league appearances during Parma's title-winning 2023–24 season. On 29 May 2024, the club announced Benedyczak had extended his contract until June 2028.[3] In 2024, he won promotion to Serie A with the team.[4] In May 2025, Benedyczak recovered from an ankle injury, which ruled him out for almost four months playing a match.
International career
Youth teams
Benedyczak represented Poland at multiple youth levels, ranging from under-17s to under-21s. He was part of the roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[1] where he appeared in all four games played by the hosts, scoring once in a 5–0 group stage win against Tahiti.[5]
Senior team
On 31 August 2023, he received his first senior team call-up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Faroe Islands and Albania on 7 and 10 September 2023, but failed to make an appearance in either of them.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2016–17 | III liga, gr. II | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | III liga, gr. II | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | III liga, gr. II | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | III liga, gr. II | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 14 | ||||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 3 | ||||
| Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 2019–20 | I liga | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Parma | 2021–22 | Serie B | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 37 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 103 | 24 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 112 | 27 | |||
| Career total | 195 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 49 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
Honours
Parma
References
- ^ a b c d "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "ADRIAN BENEDYCZAK JOINS PARMA CALCIO". Parma Calcio 1913. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Adrian Benedyczak na dłużej w Parmie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Doppia festa al Tardini: il Parma pareggia 1-1 con la Cremonese e vince il campionato di serie B - Delprato alza la coppa, esplode il popolo crociato (Video)". gazzettadiparma.it (in Italian). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – Poland v Tahiti" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Powołania do reprezentacji Polski na mecze z Wyspami Owczymi i Albanią". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
External links
- Adrian Benedyczak at Soccerway
- Adrian Benedyczak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)