Adrian Dawid Benedyczak (born 24 November 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Parma.

Adrian Benedyczak
Benedyczak with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021
Personal information
Full name Adrian Dawid Benedyczak[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 23)[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
0000–2013 Gryf Kamień Pomorski
2013–2016 Pogoń Szczecin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Pogoń Szczecin II 36 (12)
2017–2021 Pogoń Szczecin 40 (3)
2019–2020Chrobry Głogów (loan) 19 (5)
2021– Parma 96 (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 3 October 2024

Club career

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Benedyczak (number 19) with Pogoń Szczecin at the end of 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season, receiving a bronze medal

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]

International career

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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]

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]

Honours

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Parma

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ADRIAN BENEDYCZAK JOINS PARMA CALCIO". Parma Calcio 1913. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Adrian Benedyczak na dłużej w Parmie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group A – Poland v Tahiti" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Powołania do reprezentacji Polski na mecze z Wyspami Owczymi i Albanią". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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