Paweł Marek Dawidowicz (born 20 May 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, right-back or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Poland national team. Besides Poland, he has played in Portugal, Germany, and Italy.
.jpg) Dawidowicz with Benfica B in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paweł Marek Dawidowicz | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Olsztyn, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, 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) |
| 2016–2017 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Palermo (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2019– | Hellas Verona | 112 | (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 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Dawidowicz played for Lechia Gdańsk senior team for two years. On 20 May 2014, he signed a five-year-contract for Portuguese champions Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team. On 15 March 2015, Dawidowicz scored his first goal for Benfica B in a 3–0 away win at Farense in Segunda Liga.
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.
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.
Dawidowicz was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk II | 2012–13 | III liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | LigaPro | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | LigaPro | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | — | — | — | 66 | 3 | |||||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Palermo (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Hellas Verona | 2019–20 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 140 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 152 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 299 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 315 | 8 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
External links
- Paweł Dawidowicz at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paweł Dawidowicz at Soccerway
- Paweł Dawidowicz at National-Football-Teams.com