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Polish footballer (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrzej Niedzielan (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ɲɛˈdʑɛlan]; born 27 February 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Niedzielan with Ruch Chorzów in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Żary, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Promień Żary[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Promień Żary | ||
| 1998–2001 | Zagłębie Lubin | 15 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | → Odra Opole (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | → Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Górnik Zabrze | 22 | (18) |
| 2003–2004 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 26 | (10) |
| 2004–2007 | NEC | 87 | (24) |
| 2007–2009 | Wisła Kraków | 24 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Ruch Chorzów | 18 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Korona Kielce | 25 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Cracovia | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Ruch Chorzów | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Poland | 19 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] On 6 March 2010, he suffered a zygomatic bone injury.[5]
In June 2010, Niedzielan signed a two-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.[6] 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.[7] After 18 rounds he was a leading goalscorer of Ekstraklasa with ten goals.[8]
In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Cracovia.[9] 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.[10]
In June 2007 he married Kamila.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 1998–99 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 3 | |
| 2000–01 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 4 | – | ||
| Odra Opole (loan) | 1999–2000 | II liga | 22 | 3 | |
| Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 2000–01 | III liga | 16 | 5 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2001–02 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 3 | |
| 2002–03 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 15 | [12] | |
| Total | 22 | 18 | – | ||
| Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 2002–03 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 6 | [12] |
| 2003–04 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 4 | [12] | |
| Total | 26 | 10 | – | ||
| NEC | 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 11 | 3 | [12] |
| 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 27 | 5 | [12] | |
| 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 27 | 10 | [12] | |
| 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 22 | 2 | [12] | |
| Total | 87 | 24 | – | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 1 | [12] |
| 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | [12] | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | – | ||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 7 | [12] |
| Korona Kielce | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 12 | [12] |
| Cracovia | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | [12] |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | [12] |
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 1 | [12] | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | – | ||
| Career total | 283 | 82 | – | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February 2003 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 October 2003 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 3 | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | 16 November 2003 | Wisła Płock Stadium, Płock, Poland |  Serbia and Montenegro | 1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 18 February 2004 | Estadio Bahía Sur, San Fernando, Spain |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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