Andrzej Niedzielan
{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrzej Niedzielan
| image = Niedzielan.jpg
| caption = Niedzielan with Ruch Chorzów in 2009
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Żary, Poland
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Forward, second striker
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Promień Żary{{cite web |url=http://www.ruchchorzow.com.pl/?page=zawodnik&id=100 |title=Andrzej Niedzielan |publisher=Ruch Chorzów |language=Polish |accessdate=20 March 2010}}
| years1 = 1997–1998 | clubs1 = Promień Żary | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1998–2001 | clubs2 = Zagłębie Lubin | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = → Odra Opole (loan) | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2000–2001 | clubs4 = → Chrobry Głogów (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2001–2003 | clubs5 = Górnik Zabrze | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 18
| years6 = 2003–2004 | clubs6 = Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 10
| years7 = 2004–2007 | clubs7 = NEC | caps7 = 87 | goals7 = 24
| years8 = 2007–2009 | clubs8 = Wisła Kraków | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = Ruch Chorzów | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 7
| years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = Korona Kielce | caps10 = 25 | goals10 = 12
| years11 = 2011–2012 | clubs11 = Cracovia | caps11 = 14 | goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2012–2014 | clubs12 = Ruch Chorzów | caps12 = 14 | goals12 = 1
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2010 | nationalteam1 = Poland | nationalcaps1 = 19 | nationalgoals1 = 5
| medaltemplates =
}}
Andrzej Niedzielan ({{IPA|pl|ˈandʐɛj ɲɛˈdʑɛlan}}; born 27 February 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=1458&id_sezon=53 |title=Sezon 1998/99 |publisher=90minut |language=Polish |accessdate=20 March 2010}} After that season he was loaned to Odra Opole, and subsequently to Chrobry Głogów.
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.{{Cite news |url=http://sport.interia.pl/raport/transfery/news/andrzej-niedzielan-pilkarzem-ruchu,1343391 |title=Andrzej Niedzielan piłkarzem Ruchu |publisher=sport.interia.pl |date=24 July 2009 |accessdate=20 March 2010 |language=Polish}} He made his debut for Ruch in a match against Wisła Kraków on 1 August 2009. He scored his first goal for the new club in a 2–0 victory over Polonia Warsaw on 29 August.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=1458&id_sezon=75 |title=Sezon 2009/10 |publisher=90minut |accessdate=20 March 2010 |language=Polish| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212225329/http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=1458&id_sezon=75| archivedate= 12 February 2010 | url-status= live}} On 6 March 2010, he suffered a zygomatic bone injury.{{Cite news |url=http://www.futbol.pl/artykul/78835.html |title=Niedzielan kontuzjowany |publisher=Futbol.pl |date=6 March 2010 |accessdate=20 March 2010 |language=Polish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308191134/http://www.futbol.pl/artykul/78835.html |archivedate=8 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}
In June 2010, Niedzielan signed a two-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.{{Cite news |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/125/news1251315-Andrzej-Niedzielan-pilkarzem-Korony.html |title=Andrzej Niedzialan piłkarzem Korony |date=2 June 2010 |accessdate=20 September 2010 |language=Polish |publisher=90minut| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101002104755/http://www.90minut.pl/news/125/news1251315-Andrzej-Niedzielan-pilkarzem-Korony.html| archivedate= 2 October 2010 | url-status= live}} 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 Warsaw, Wisła Kraków and Ruch Chorzów.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=1458&id_sezon=77 |title=Sezon 2010/11 |publisher=90minut |language=Polish |accessdate=20 September 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100906123448/http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=1458&id_sezon=77| archivedate= 6 September 2010 | url-status= live}} After 18 rounds he was a leading goalscorer of Ekstraklasa with ten goals.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/strzelcy.php?id=4991 |title=Strzelcy |publisher=90minut |accessdate=20 September 2010 |language=Polish| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100914122641/http://www.90minut.pl/strzelcy.php?id=4991| archivedate= 14 September 2010 | url-status= live}}
In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Cracovia.[http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/andrzej-niedzielan-oficjalnie-pilkarzem-cracovii,1,4785879,wiadomosc.html Andrzej Niedzielan oficjalnie piłkarzem Cracovii] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710015054/http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/andrzej-niedzielan-oficjalnie-pilkarzem-cracovii%2C1%2C4785879%2Cwiadomosc.html |date=10 July 2011 }} 7 July 2011, onet.pl In January 2012, Niedzielan left Cracovia after having his contract terminated by mutual consent before rejoining Ruch Chorzów. On 8 April 2014, he unilaterally terminated his contract and retired from football shortly after.{{cite news |title=Andrzej Niedzielan uwolnił się od Ruchu Chorzów! - WP SportoweFakty |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/430354/andrzej-niedzielan-uwolnil-sie-od-ruchu-chorzow |work=sportowefakty.wp.pl |date=8 April 2014 |language=pl}}
Personal life
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Zagłębie Lubin
|8 | 3
| | |
| 2000–01
|Ekstraklasa |0 | 0
| | |
| 2001–02
|Ekstraklasa |7 | 1
| | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15||4 !– | ||
| Odra Opole (loan)
|1999–2000 |22 | 3
| | |
| Chrobry Głogów (loan)
|2000–01 |16 | 5
| | |
| rowspan="3"|Górnik Zabrze
|2001–02 |Ekstraklasa |8 | 3
| | |
| 2002–03
|Ekstraklasa |14 | 15 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!22||18 !– | ||
| rowspan="3"|Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
|2002–03 |Ekstraklasa |14 | 6 | |
| 2003–04
|Ekstraklasa |12 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!26||10 !– | ||
| rowspan="5"|NEC
|2003–04 |11 | 3 | |
| 2004–05
|Eredivisie |27 | 5 | |
| 2005–06
|Eredivisie |27 | 10 | |
| 2006–07
|Eredivisie |22 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!87||24 !– | ||
| rowspan="3"|Wisła Kraków
|Ekstraklasa |8 | 1 | |
| 2008–09
|Ekstraklasa |16 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!24||1 !– | ||
| Ruch Chorzów
|Ekstraklasa |18 | 7 | |
| Korona Kielce
|Ekstraklasa |25 | 12 | |
| Cracovia
|Ekstraklasa |14 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ruch Chorzów
|Ekstraklasa |5 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|Ekstraklasa |9 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!14||1 !– | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!283||82 !– |
=International=
:Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niedzielan goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Andrzej Niedzielan | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 14 February 2003 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia | {{fb|Macedonia}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | rowspan="2"|14 October 2003 | rowspan="2"|Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | rowspan="2"|{{fb|Hungary}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 | rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| align="center"|3 | align="center"|2–1 | |||||
| align="center"|4 | 16 November 2003 | Wisła Płock Stadium, Płock, Poland | {{fb|Serbia and Montenegro}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–3 | Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | 18 February 2004 | Estadio Bahía Sur, San Fernando, Spain | {{fb|Slovenia}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Wisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09{{cite web |title=Andrzej Niedzielan |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=1458 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=27 February 2024 |language=pl}}
Individual
- Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2002{{cite web |title=Laureaci |url=https://pilkanozna.pl/laureaci/ |website=pilkanozna.pl |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=pl}}
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2010,{{cite web|url=http://ekstraklasa.org/ekstraklasa.org/1,94685,8355221,W_sierpniu_najlepszy_Andrzej_Niedzielan.html|title=W sierpniu najlepszy Andrzej Niedzielan|language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726021202/http://ekstraklasa.org/ekstraklasa.org/1,94685,8355221,W_sierpniu_najlepszy_Andrzej_Niedzielan.html|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}} September 2010{{cite web|url=http://ekstraklasa.org/ekstraklasa.org/1,94685,8529797,Andrzej_Niedzielan_najlepszym_pilkarzem_ligi_we_wrzesniu.html|title=Andrzej Niedzielan najlepszym piłkarzem ligi we wrześniu|language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726021236/http://ekstraklasa.org/ekstraklasa.org/1,94685,8529797,Andrzej_Niedzielan_najlepszym_pilkarzem_ligi_we_wrzesniu.html|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Polish Newcomer of the Year Award}}
External links
- {{NFT|5224}}
- {{90minut|1458}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niedzielan, Andrzej}}
Category:Sportspeople from Żary
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Poland men's international footballers
Category:Zagłębie Lubin players
Category:Chrobry Głogów players
Category:Górnik Zabrze players
Category:Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players
Category:Korona Kielce players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers