Andrzej Niedzielan

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Andrzej Niedzielan
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Niedzielan with Ruch Chorzów in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-27) 27 February 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth Żary, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, Second striker
Youth career
Promień Żary[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Promień Żary
1998–2001 Zagłębie Lubin 15 (4)
1999–2000 → Odra Opole (loan) 22 (3)
2001 → Chrobry Głogów (loan) 16 (5)
2002 Górnik Zabrze 22 (18)
2003 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 26 (10)
2004–2007 NEC 87 (24)
2007–2009 Wisła Kraków 24 (1)
2009–2010 Ruch Chorzów 18 (7)
2010–2011 Korona Kielce 25 (12)
2011–2012 Cracovia 14 (1)
2012–2014 Ruch Chorzów 14 (1)
National team
2002–2010 Poland 19 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Andrzej Niedzielan (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ɲɛˈdʑɛlan]; born 27 February 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Żary, Niedzielan began his career began in 1997, when he joined Promień Żary. Then he played for Zagłębie Lubin, where he did not impress. He made his Ekstraklasa debut in a 0–2 defeat to Ruch Chorzów on 23 September 1998 and on 23 October that year he scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over Stomil Olsztyn. He finished the 1998–99 season with three goals in eight league appearances.[2] After that season he was loaned to Odra Opole, and subsequently to Chrobry Głogów.

Later career[]

In the spring of 2001 he was transferred to Górnik Zabrze for a nominal fee. At Górnik, Andrzej Niedzielan finally found his stride. After playing for one and a half seasons he was sold to Dyskobolia Grodzisk. At Dyskobolia his career took off, and after one year he received an offer from NEC. After three year at NEC he returned to Poland with Wisła Kraków for two seasons, and on 24 July 2009 signed a contract with Ruch Chorzów.[3] He made his debut for Ruch in a match against Wisła Kraków on 1 August 2009. On 29 August in a 2–0 victory over Polonia Warszawa he scored his first goal for Ruch.[4] On 6 March 2010, he suffered a zygomatic bone injury.[5]

Korona Kielce[]

In June 2010 Niedzielan signed a two-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.[6] He scored his first goal on 7 August in a debut against Zagłębie Lubin. He also scored in the next league matches against Widzew Łódź, Polonia Bytom, Cracovia, Polonia Warszawa, Wisła Kraków and Ruch Chorzów.[7] After 18 rounds he was a leading goalscorer of Ekstraklasa with ten goals.[8]

Cracovia[]

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Cracovia.[9] In January 2012, Niedzielan left Cracovia after having his contract terminated by mutual consent and later joined Ruch Chorzów where he played in the 2009–10 season.

Personal life[]

In June 2007 he married Kamila.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Ref.
Division Apps Goals
Zagłębie Lubin 1998–99 8 3
2000–01 0 0
2001–02 7 1
Total 15 4 –
Odra Opole (loan) 1999–2000 22 3
Chrobry Głogów (loan) 2000–01 16 5
Górnik Zabrze 2001–02 8 3
2002–03 Ekstraklasa 14 15 [11]
Total 22 18 –
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2002–03 Ekstraklasa 14 6 [11]
2003–04 Ekstraklasa 12 4 [11]
Total 26 10 –
NEC 2003–04 Eredivisie 11 3 [11]
2004–05 Eredivisie 27 5 [11]
2005–06 Eredivisie 27 10 [11]
2006–07 Eredivisie 22 2 [11]
Total 87 24 –
Wisła Kraków 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 8 1 [11]
2008–09 Ekstraklasa 16 0 [11]
Total 24 1 –
Ruch Chorzów 2009–10 Ekstraklasa 18 7 [11]
Korona Kielce 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 25 12 [11]
Cracovia 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 14 1 [11]
Ruch Chorzów 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 5 0 [11]
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 9 1 [11]
Total 14 1 –
Career total 283 82 –

International goals[]

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niedzielan goal.
List of international goals scored by Andrzej Niedzielan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 February 2003 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia  Macedonia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 14 October 2003 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3 2–1
4 16 November 2003 Wisła Płock Stadium, Płock, Poland  Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 4–3 Friendly
5 18 February 2004 Estadio Bahía Sur, San Fernando, Spain  Slovenia 2–0 2–0 Friendly

References[]

  1. ^ "Andrzej Niedzielan" (in Polish). Ruch Chorzów. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Sezon 1998/99" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Andrzej Niedzielan piłkarzem Ruchu" (in Polish). sport.interia.pl. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Sezon 2009/10" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Niedzielan kontuzjowany" (in Polish). Futbol.pl. 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Andrzej Niedzialan piłkarzem Korony" (in Polish). 90minut. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Sezon 2010/11" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  9. ^ Andrzej Niedzielan oficjalnie piłkarzem Cracovii Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 7 July 2011, onet.pl
  10. ^ "Niedzielan już nie jest kawalerem" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Andrzej Niedzielan » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

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