Paweł Bochniewicz

Paweł Bochniewicz (born 30 January 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Poland national team.

Paweł Bochniewicz

Bochniewicz with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dębica, Poland
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Heerenveen
Number	5
Youth career
	Wisłoka Dębica
2010–2012	Stal Mielec
2012–2014	Reggina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Reggina	11	(0)
2014–2019	Udinese	0	(0)
2015–2017	→ Granada B (loan)	46	(4)
2018–2019	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)	48	(2)
2019–2020	Górnik Zabrze	35	(2)
2020–	Heerenveen	106	(7)
International career‡
2012	Poland U16	1	(0)
2012–2013	Poland U17	11	(0)
2013–2014	Poland U18	3	(1)
2013–2015	Poland U19	7	(0)
2015–2017	Poland U20	7	(1)
2016–2017	Poland U21	13	(0)
2020–	Poland	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:07, 6 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:25, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Bochniewicz with Heerenveen during a friendly match in 2023

Bochniewicz started his career in his hometown club, Wisłoka Dębica. In 2010, he joined the youth team of Stal Mielec. Two years later, his talent was spotted by Reggina Calcio scouts and he moved to Italy. On 22 March 2014, he made his senior debut in Serie B, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute against Empoli.^[1]

On 6 June 2014, he joined Serie A club Udinese.^[2] On 20 January 2018, Bochniewicz joined Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze on loan,^[3] later signing for them permanently in July 2019.^[4] On 10 September 2020, he joined Eredivisie club Heerenveen on a three-year contract.^[5] He started in the first match of the season on 12 September 2020 against Willem II, in which he also scored in a 2–0 victory.^{[citation needed]}

International career

On 7 October 2020, Bochniewicz made his international debut in friendly match against Finland and was replaced by Sebastian Walukiewicz.^[6]

On 29 May 2024, he was named in coach Michał Probierz's 29-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024,^[7] but was not included in the final roster.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 November 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reggina	2013–14	Serie B	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Udinese	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2017–18	Serie A	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
Granada B (loan)	2015–16	Segunda División B	20	2	—		—		—		20	2
	2016–17	Segunda División B	26	2	—		—		—		26	2
	Total		46	4	—		—		—		46	4
Górnik Zabrze (loan)	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	16	1	2	0	—		—		18	2
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	32	1	4	0	—		—		36	1
Górnik Zabrze	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	33	1	2	0	—		—		35	1
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	2	1	1	1	—		—		3	2
	Total		83	4	9	1	—		—		92	5
Heerenveen	2020–21	Eredivisie	31	2	4	0	—		—		27	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		—		48	2
	2022–23	Eredivisie	33	2	3	0	—		1[b]	0	45	1
	2023–24	Eredivisie	29	3	2	0	—		—		20	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	13	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	Total		106	7	9	0	—		1	0	116	7
Career total			246	8	20	1	0	0	1	0	267	9

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Polish Cup, KNVB Cup
2. Appearance in Eredivisie European competition play-offs

International

As of match played 17 November 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland
	2020	2	0
	2023	1	0
Total		3	0