Paweł Dawidowicz

Paweł Marek Dawidowicz (born 20 May 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Italian club Verona and the Poland national team as a defender.[2]

Paweł Dawidowicz

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)
Position(s)	Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Verona
Number	27
Youth career
2011	Sokół Ostróda
2011–2014	Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Lechia II Gdańsk	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)	29	(0)
2018–2019	→ Verona (loan)	21	(1)
2019–	Verona	48	(1)
National team^‡
2013	Poland U18	4	(0)
2013	Poland U19	3	(0)
2014–2015	Poland U20	4	(0)
2014–2017	Poland U21	11	(0)
2015–	Poland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:09, 28 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2017

Club career

Dawidowicz played for Lechia Gdańsk senior team for two years.[3] On 20 May 2014, he signed a five-year-contract for Portuguese champions Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team.[4][5] On 15 March 2015, Dawidowicz scored his first goal for Benfica B in an away win at Farense (0–3) in Segunda Liga.[6]

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.[7]

International career

Dawidowicz made his senior international debut for Poland as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly win against the Czech Republic in Wrocław on 17 November 2015, replacing Michał Pazdan for the final minutes.[8]

Dawidowicz was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[9] However, he did not make the final 23.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2020[3][11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lechia II Gdańsk	2012–13	III liga	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Lechia Gdańsk	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2013–14		32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
	Total		34	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	1
Benfica B	2014–15	LigaPro	29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	2015–16		37	2	—		—		—		37	2
	Total		66	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	3
VfL Bochum	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Palermo	2017–18	Serie B	29	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
Verona	2018–19	Serie B	28	1	1	0	—		5	0	34	1
	2019–20	Serie A	15	1	0	0	—		—		15	1
	2020-21		5	0	2	0					7	0
	Total		48	2	3	0	0	0	5	0	56	2
Career total			209	6	3	0	0	0	5	0	119	6

References

1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 216" [Official Press Release No. 216] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 10 March 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
2. "UFFICIALE: Hellas, ecco Dawidowicz. Ha firmato fino al 2022". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
3. "Paweł Dawidowicz". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
4. "SL Benfica sign Pawel Dawidowicz". S.L. Benfica. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
5. "Benfica take on Polish prospect Dawidowicz". UEFA. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
6. "Farense – Benfica B (Jornada 34 Segunda Liga 2014–2015) – Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
7. Dawidowicz no Verona a título definitivo A Bola (in Portuguese)
8. "Poland Youngsters Shine in Win Over Czech Republic". psnfutbol.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
9. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
10. https://www.usatoday.com/35685261
11. "Paweł Dawidowicz statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

External links

• Paweł Dawidowicz at ForaDeJogo
• Paweł Dawidowicz at Soccerway
• Paweł Dawidowicz at National-Football-Teams.com