Bartosz Bereszyński

Bartosz Bereszyński (born 12 July 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sampdoria and the Poland national team.

Bartosz Bereszyński

Bereszyński with Poland at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Bartosz Bereszyński[1]
Date of birth	12 July 1992[1]
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	24
Youth career
	TPS Winogrady Poznań
	Poznaniak Poznań
2007–2008	Warta Poznań
2008–2009	Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Lech Poznań	13	(1)
2011–2012	→ Warta Poznań (loan)	21	(1)
2013–2017	Legia Warsaw	73	(1)
2017–	Sampdoria	99	(0)
National team^‡
2013–	Poland	28	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 16 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Bereszyński with Legia Warsaw in 2015

Born in Poznań, Bereszyński played youth football with TPS Winogrady Poznań, Poznaniak Poznań, Warta Poznań and Lech Poznań.[3] He played senior football with Lech Poznań, Warta Poznań and Legia Warsaw.[3][4] While with Lech Poznań, he played in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.[5] He was one of the very few players to have moved voluntarily from Lech to Legia, who are fierce rivals,[6] was nicknamed "Judas"[7] and received a violent reaction from the Lech fans.[8]

Bereszyński was sent off in the last round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Group stage,[9] and was suspended for the next three European matches. He did not feature in the second round nor the first leg of the 3rd qualification round in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. However, as his club failed to include him in their squad registration for the second round matches, he had not finished his suspension when he came on as a sub in the 86th minute in the return leg against Celtic F.C. in the third round. Legia won the match 2–0, and 6–1 on aggregate. However, after considering the mistake, UEFA set the result to a 3–0 win for Celtic. This made the Scottish team winners on the away goals rule.[10]

In January 2017, Bereszyński moved to Italy, signing a four-year deal with Sampdoria.[11]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Poland in 2013.[12]

In May 2018 he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13]

Personal life

On 14 March 2020, Bereszyński tested positive for COVID-19, following its pandemic in Italy.[14] His father Przemysław Bereszyński was also a professional football player[15] and currently a professional coach.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2020.[3][4]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Other^1		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lech Poznań	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2010–11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		11	1	1	0	3	0	–		15	1
	Total		13	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	1
Warta Poznań (loan)	2011–12	I liga	27	0	0	0	–		–		27	0
Legia Warsaw	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	12	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
	2013–14		18	1	1	0	8	0	–		27	1
	2014–15		16	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	20	0
	2015–16		16	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	28	0
	2016–17		11	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	21	0
	Total		73	1	7	0	26	0	2	0	108	1
Sampdoria	2016–17	Serie A	13	0	1	0	–		–		14	0
	2017–18		31	0	0	0	–		–		31	0
	2018–19		27	0	1	0	–		–		28	0
	2019–20		28	0	1	0	–		–		29	0
	2020-21		8	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
	Total		107	0	4	0	–		–		111	0
Career total			220	2	12	0	29	0	2	0	263	2

¹ Including Polish SuperCup.

International

As of match played 4 September 2020[12]

Poland
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	1	0
2014	1	0
2015	0	0
2016	1	0
2017	3	0
2018	10	0
2019	6	0
2020	1	0
Total	23	0

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
2. http://www.sampdoria.it/player/201819-bartosz-bereszynski
3. Bartosz Bereszyński at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
4. Bartosz Bereszyński at Soccerway
5. Bartosz Bereszyński – UEFA competition record
6. https://gloswielkopolski.pl/bereszynski-nie-jest-pierwszy-wszystkie-transfery-na-linii-lech-legia-zdjecia/ar/742603
7. https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/pko-ekstraklasa/legia-warszawa/bartosz-bereszynski-historia-przejscia-z-lecha-poznan-do-legii-warszawa/33htrqe
8. https://sport.se.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/bartosz-bereszynski-po-meczu-lech-legia-kibice-rzucali-we-mnie-czym-popadnie-aa-RXs8-knC6-ey1F.html
9. "Match details". UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
10. "Celtic reinstated to Champions League". BBC Sport. 8 August 2014.
11. "Oficjalnie: Bereszyński piłkarzem Sampdorii Genua!". PrzegladSportowy.pl. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
12. Bartosz Bereszyński at National-Football-Teams.com
13. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
14. "Official: Bereszynski: 'I have Coronavirus'". Football Italia. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
15. "Przemysław Bereszyński profile". 90minut.pl.
16. Marcin Stus (16 February 2016). "BYŁ NADZIEJĄ LECHA POZNAŃ, ZOSTAŁ TRENEREM DRUŻYNY Z KLASY A. W WIEKU 22 LAT!". Przegląd Sportowy.