Adam Dźwigała

Adam Dźwigała
	Dźwigała playing for Wisła Płock in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	25 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	St. Pauli
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2010	KS Wesoła
2010–2011	Mazur Karczew
2011	→ ŁKS Łódź (loan)
2012	Jagiellonia Białystok
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011	Mazur Karczew
2012–2014	Jagiellonia Białystok
2014–2017	Lechia Gdańsk
2015–2016	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)
2016–2017	→ Górnik Łęczna (loan)
2017–2019	Wisła Płock
2019–2020	Aves
2020–	St. Pauli
2021–	St. Pauli II
International career
2012–2013	Poland U18
2014–2015	Poland U20
2015	Poland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Adam Dźwigała (born 25 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC St. Pauli. He is the son of former footballer Dariusz Dźwigała.

Club career

Dźwigała played for KS Wesoła, Mazur Karczew and Łódzki KS in his youth, before moving to Jagiellonia Białystok in 2012. He made his professional debut for Białystok's first team in the Ekstraklasa on 29 September 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Pogoń Szczecin. He scored his first goal on 3 March 2013 in a 2-1 win against Górnik Zabrze and became the youngest goalscorer for Jagiellonia Białystok ever.^[1]

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Dźwigała moved to Lechia Gdańsk. For the 2015–16 season, he was loaned out to Górnik Zabrze,^[2] where he played eight league games. For the 2016–17 season, he was loaned out to Górnik Łęczna. In summer 2017, he moved to Wisła Płock on a permanent deal.^[3]^[4] In July 2019, he moved to Portugal and signed a contract with Portuguese first division club Aves.^[5] After appearing in 16 league games there, he left the club in the summer of 2020.

He joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli as a free agent in December 2020 after trialling with the club.^[6] He played his first match for St. Pauli on 3 January 2021 against Greuther Fürth. In the 2023–24 season, he won the 2. Bundesliga title and was promoted to the Bundesliga with the club.

International career

Between 2012 and 2015, Dźwigała represented Poland at the youth levels.

In August 2018, Dźwigała was called up for the Poland national team for two matches against Italy and Ireland, but did not make an appearance in either game.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	14	1	3	1	—		17	2
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	23	4	5	1	—		28	5
	Total		37	5	8	2	—		45	7
Lechia Gdansk	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	10	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		10	0	2	0	—		12	0
Górnik Zabrze (loan)	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	8	0	—		—		8	0
Górnik Łęczna (loan)	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	12	2	1	0	—		13	2
Wisła Płock	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	26	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	21	0	1	0	—		22	0
	Total		47	0	2	0	—		49	0
Aves	2019–20	Primeira Liga	16	0	1	0	—		17	0
FC St. Pauli	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	13	0	—		—		13	0
	2021–22		21	2	2	0	—		24	2
	2022–23		19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2023–24		17	0	2	0	—		19	0
	2024–25	Bundesliga	7	0	1	1	—		8	1
	Total		77	2	7	1	—		48	6
FC St. Pauli II	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	2	0	—		—		21	7
Career total			209	7	21	3	—		230	10

^ Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal

Honours

FC St. Pauli

2. Bundesliga: 2023–24

References

^ Dworzańczyk, Tomasz (5 March 2013). "Jagiellonia Białystok: Adam Dźwigała został najmłodszym strzelcem". Kurier Poranny (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2013.
^ "Dźwigała w Górniku Zabrze". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Adam Dźwigała w Wiśle Płock". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Oficjalnie: Adam Dźwigała w Wiśle Płock". transfery.info (in Polish). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Oficjalnie: Adam Dźwigała przenosi się do CD Aves". pilkarskiswiat.com (in Polish). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ ""Robuster Innenverteidiger": St. Pauli nimmt Dzwigala unter Vertrag". kicker (in German). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ Maciej Siemiątkowski (27 August 2018). "Adam Dźwigała powołany do reprezentacji. Ojciec nie kryje dumy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.

External links

Adam Dźwigała at WorldFootball.net
Adam Dźwigała at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Adam Dźwigała at Soccerway

[8] Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal

[1] Dworzańczyk, Tomasz (5 March 2013). "Jagiellonia Białystok: Adam Dźwigała został najmłodszym strzelcem". Kurier Poranny (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2013.

[2] "Dźwigała w Górniku Zabrze". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[3] "Adam Dźwigała w Wiśle Płock". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[4] "Oficjalnie: Adam Dźwigała w Wiśle Płock". transfery.info (in Polish). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[5] "Oficjalnie: Adam Dźwigała przenosi się do CD Aves". pilkarskiswiat.com (in Polish). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[6] ""Robuster Innenverteidiger": St. Pauli nimmt Dzwigala unter Vertrag". kicker (in German). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[7] Maciej Siemiątkowski (27 August 2018). "Adam Dźwigała powołany do reprezentacji. Ojciec nie kryje dumy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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