Andrzej Niedzielan

Andrzej Niedzielan (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ɲɛˈdʑɛlan]; born 27 February 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Andrzej Niedzielan
Niedzielan with Ruch Chorzów in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-27) 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

Club career

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. On 29 August in a 2–0 victory over Polonia Warszawa he scored his first goal for Ruch.[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 Warszawa, 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 and later joined Ruch Chorzów where he played in the 2009–10 season. On 8 April 2014, he terminated his contract by mutual consent and announced his retirement from football.[10]

Personal life

In June 2007 he married Kamila.[11]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Ref.
DivisionAppsGoals
Zagłębie Lubin 1998–99 83
2000–01 00
2001–02 71
Total 154 –
Odra Opole (loan) 1999–2000 223
Chrobry Głogów (loan) 2000–01 165
Górnik Zabrze 2001–02 83
2002–03 Ekstraklasa 1415 [12]
Total 2218 –
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2002–03 Ekstraklasa 146 [12]
2003–04 Ekstraklasa 124 [12]
Total 2610 –
NEC 2003–04 Eredivisie 113 [12]
2004–05 Eredivisie 275 [12]
2005–06 Eredivisie 2710 [12]
2006–07 Eredivisie 222 [12]
Total 8724 –
Wisła Kraków 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 81 [12]
2008–09 Ekstraklasa 160 [12]
Total 241 –
Ruch Chorzów 2009–10 Ekstraklasa 187 [12]
Korona Kielce 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 2512 [12]
Cracovia 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 141 [12]
Ruch Chorzów 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 50 [12]
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 91 [12]
Total 141 –
Career total 28382 –

International goals
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niedzielan goal.
List of international goals scored by Andrzej Niedzielan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 February 2003Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia Macedonia1–03–0Friendly
214 October 2003Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–02–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
32–1
416 November 2003Wisła Płock Stadium, Płock, Poland Serbia and Montenegro1–04–3Friendly
518 February 2004Estadio Bahía Sur, San Fernando, Spain Slovenia2–02–0Friendly

References
  1. "Andrzej Niedzielan" (in Polish). Ruch Chorzów. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. "Sezon 1998/99" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. "Andrzej Niedzielan piłkarzem Ruchu" (in Polish). sport.interia.pl. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  4. "Sezon 2009/10" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  5. "Niedzielan kontuzjowany" (in Polish). Futbol.pl. 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  6. "Andrzej Niedzialan piłkarzem Korony" (in Polish). 90minut. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  7. "Sezon 2010/11" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  8. "Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  9. Andrzej Niedzielan oficjalnie piłkarzem Cracovii Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 7 July 2011, onet.pl
  10. "Andrzej Niedzielan uwolnił się od Ruchu Chorzów! - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 8 April 2014.
  11. "Niedzielan już nie jest kawalerem" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  12. "Andrzej Niedzielan » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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