Adrian Benedyczak
Polish footballer (born 2000)
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Adrian Dawid Benedyczak (born 24 November 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.
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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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2026 | Parma | 117 | (25) |
| 2026 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 14 | (10) |
| 2026– | Kasımpaşa | 2 | (2) |
| 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 as of 21:00, 22 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
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.
On 3 February 2026, Benedyczak was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey.[5] He ended the season with ten goals in fourteen appearances and returned to Parma after it had concluded.[6] He made 129 appearances in all competitions for Parma, scoring 29 goals.
Kasımpaşa
On 28 July 2026, Benedyczak returned to Kasımpaşa on a permanent transfer, signing at the club's Kemerburgaz training ground.[7] The fee was reported to be in the region of €5 million.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | — | — | 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 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 117 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 29 | ||
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 14 | 10 | — | — | 14 | 10 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2026–27 | Süper Lig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 224 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 62 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
