Adrian Benedyczak

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adrian Benedyczak

| image = Adrian Benedyczak 2021.jpg

| caption = Benedyczak with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021

| full_name = Adrian Dawid Benedyczak{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kamień Pomorski, Poland

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Parma

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| youthclubs1 = Gryf Kamień Pomorski

| youthyears2 = 2013–2016

| youthclubs2 = Pogoń Szczecin

| years1 = 2017–2021

| caps1 = 36

| goals1 = 12

| clubs1 = Pogoń Szczecin II

| years2 = 2017–2021

| caps2 = 40

| goals2 = 3

| clubs2 = Pogoń Szczecin

| years3 = 2019–2020

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 5

| clubs3 = → Chrobry Głogów (loan)

| years4 = 2021–

| caps4 = 104

| goals4 = 25

| clubs4 = Parma

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Poland U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Poland U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2018

| nationalteam3 = Poland U19

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam4 = Poland U20

| nationalcaps4 = 11

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam5 = Poland U21

| nationalcaps5 = 11

| nationalgoals5 = 8

| club-update = 6 January 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Adrian Dawid Benedyczak (born 24 November 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Italian football updater|Parma}} club Parma.

Club career

File:19Benedyczak.jpg at the end of 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season, receiving a bronze medal]]

On 27 June 2021, Benedyczak joined Serie B side Parma on a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://parmacalcio1913.com/2021/06/27/adrian-benedyczak-joins-parma-calcio/?lang=en|title=ADRIAN BENEDYCZAK JOINS PARMA CALCIO|publisher=Parma Calcio 1913|date=27 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Adrian Benedyczak na dłużej w Parmie |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/332/news3322723-Adrian-Benedyczak-na-dluzej-w-Parmie.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=pl |date=29 May 2024}} In 2024, he won promotion to Serie A with the team.

International career

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, where he appeared in all four games played by the hosts, scoring once in a 5–0 group stage win against Tahiti.{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6679b91af81e3fc6/original/e85zylxxfduyhczs3wlm-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group A – Poland v Tahiti |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=26 May 2019 |access-date=31 August 2023}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Powołania do reprezentacji Polski na mecze z Wyspami Owczymi i Albanią |url=https://pzpn.pl/reprezentacje/reprezentacja-a/aktualnosci/2023-08-31/powolania-do-reprezentacji-polski-na-mecze-z-wyspami-owczymi-i-albania |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=PZPN - Łączy nas piłka |language=pl}}

Honours

Parma

Serie B: 2023–24{{cite web |title=Doppia festa al Tardini: il Parma pareggia 1-1 con la Cremonese e vince il campionato di serie B - Delprato alza la coppa, esplode il popolo crociato (Video) |url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/il-parma/2024/05/05/news/doppia-festa-al-tardini--il-parma-pareggia-1-1-con-la-cremonese-e-vince-il-campionato-di-serie-b-783451/#google_vignette |website=gazzettadiparma.it |access-date=6 May 2024 |language=it |date=5 May 2024}}