Paweł Dawidowicz
Dawidowicz with Benfica B in 2015
Personal information
Full name Paweł Marek Dawidowicz[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995
Place of birth Olsztyn, Poland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hellas Verona
Number 27
Youth career
2011 Sokół Ostróda
2011–2014 Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Lechia Gdańsk II 15 (0)
2012–2014 Lechia Gdańsk 34 (1)
2014–2019 Benfica B 66 (3)
2016–2017VfL Bochum (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018Palermo (loan) 27 (0)
2018–2019Hellas Verona (loan) 28 (1)
2019– Hellas Verona 95 (2)
International career
2013 Poland U18 4 (0)
2013 Poland U19 3 (0)
2014–2015 Poland U20 4 (0)
2014–2017 Poland U21 11 (0)
2015– Poland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Paweł Marek Dawidowicz (born 20 May 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona.[2] Besides Poland, he has played in Portugal, Germany, and Italy.[3]

Club career

Dawidowicz played for Lechia Gdańsk senior team for two years.[4] On 20 May 2014, he signed a five-year-contract for Portuguese champions Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team.[5][6] On 15 March 2015, Dawidowicz scored his first goal for Benfica B in a 3–0 away win at Farense in Segunda Liga.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Dawidowicz was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[10] However, he did not make the final 23.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2023[4][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lechia Gdańsk II 2012–13 III liga 150150
Lechia Gdańsk 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 200020
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 32120341
Total 34120361
Benfica B 2014–15 LigaPro 291291
2015–16 LigaPro 372372
Total 663663
VfL Bochum (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 17000170
Palermo (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 270002[lower-alpha 1]0290
Hellas Verona (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 281105[lower-alpha 2]0341
Hellas Verona 2019–20 Serie A 15100151
2020–21 Serie A 30020320
2021–22 Serie A 17010180
2022–23 Serie A 231101[lower-alpha 3]0251
2023–24 Serie A 10011111
Total 123361601354
Career total 28278100802988

International

As of match played 15 November 2021.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
201510
202170
Total80

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: Wierzę, że mój czas dopiero nadejdzie laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
  4. 1 2 "Paweł Dawidowicz". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "SL Benfica sign Pawel Dawidowicz". S.L. Benfica. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. "Benfica take on Polish prospect Dawidowicz". UEFA. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. "Farense – Benfica B (Jornada 34 Segunda Liga 2014–2015) – Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  8. Dawidowicz no Verona a título definitivo A Bola (in Portuguese)
  9. "Poland Youngsters Shine in Win Over Czech Republic". psnfutbol.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  11. https://www.usatoday.com/35685261
  12. "Paweł Dawidowicz statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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