Paweł Dawidowicz
Polish footballer (born 1995)
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Paweł Marek Dawidowicz (born 20 May 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa. 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)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raków Częstochowa | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2025 | Hellas Verona | 139 | (2) |
| 2026– | Raków Częstochowa | 10 | (0) |
| 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 as of 19:10, 29 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
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
Dawidowicz 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][bare URL]
Career statistics
Club
| 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, gr. D | 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 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 167 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 180 | 4 | |||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 336 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 355 | 8 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
International
- As of match played 15 October 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
