Paweł Dawidowicz
Paweł Marek Dawidowicz (born 20 May 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona.[2] Besides Poland, he has played in Portugal, Germany, and Italy.[3]
| 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) | Centre-back 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) | 28 | (1) |
| 2019– | Hellas Verona | 95 | (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 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Dawidowicz 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 edit
Dawidowicz made his senior international debut for Poland as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly win 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 edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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[a] | 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 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 123 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 135 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 282 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 298 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Serie A – Relegation tie-breaker
International edit
- As of match played 15 November 2021.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 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. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Farense – Benfica B (Jornada 34 Segunda Liga 2014–2015) – Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Dawidowicz no Verona a título definitivo A Bola (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Poland Youngsters Shine in Win Over Czech Republic". psnfutbol.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/35685261[bare URL]
- ^ "Paweł Dawidowicz statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paweł Dawidowicz at Soccerway
- Paweł Dawidowicz at National-Football-Teams.com