Paweł Marek Dawidowicz (born 20 May 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a Defender or a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Poland national team.[2] Besides Poland, he has played in Portugal, Germany, and Italy.[3]
.jpg) Dawidowicz with Benfica B in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paweł Marek Dawidowicz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Olsztyn, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hellas Verona | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Sokół Ostróda | ||
| 2011–2014 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Lechia Gdańsk II | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Lechia Gdańsk | 34 | (1) |
| 2014–2019 | Benfica B | 66 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → VFL Bochum (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Palermo (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2019– | Hellas Verona | 118 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Poland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Poland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Poland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2015– | Poland | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editDawidowicz played for Lechia Gdańsk senior team for two years.[4] On 20 May 2014, he signed a five-year-contract for Portuguese champions Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team.[5][6] On 15 March 2015, Dawidowicz scored his first goal for Benfica B in a 3–0 away win at Farense in Segunda Liga.[7]
On 20 March 2019, Dawidowicz signed a permanent deal with Italian side Verona after joining the club on loan for the 2018–19 season. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2018, he had been loaned out to VfL Bochum in Germany and Palermo in Italy for one season each.[8]
International career
editDawidowicz made his senior international debut for Poland as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly victory against the Czech Republic in Wrocław on 17 November 2015, replacing Michał Pazdan for the final minutes.[9]
Dawidowicz was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[10] However, he did not make the final 23.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk II | 2012–13 | III liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | LigaPro | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | LigaPro | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | — | — | — | 66 | 3 | |||||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Palermo (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Hellas Verona | 2019–20 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 146 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 159 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 305 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 322 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ a b Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 216" [Official Press Release No. 216] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 10 March 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Hellas, ecco Dawidowicz. Ha firmato fino al 2022". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Paweł Dawidowicz: Wierzę, że mój czas dopiero nadejdzie laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
- ^ a b "Paweł Dawidowicz". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "SL Benfica sign Pawel Dawidowicz". S.L. Benfica. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Benfica take on Polish prospect Dawidowicz". UEFA. 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Farense – Benfica B (Jornada 34 Segunda Liga 2014–2015) – Liga Portugal". LPFP (in Portuguese). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Dawidowicz no Verona a título definitivo". A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Polska 3–1 Czechy w meczu towarzskim rozegranym we Wrocławiu". Polish Press Agency (in Polish). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/35685261 [bare URL]
- ^ "Paweł Dawidowicz statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links
edit
- Paweł Dawidowicz at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paweł Dawidowicz at Soccerway
- Paweł Dawidowicz at National-Football-Teams.com
