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Andrzej Niedzielan
	Niedzielan with Ruch Chorzów in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	27 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Żary, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward, second striker
Youth career
	Promień Żary
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Promień Żary
1998–2001	Zagłębie Lubin
1999–2000	→ Odra Opole (loan)
2000–2001	→ Chrobry Głogów (loan)
2001–2003	Górnik Zabrze
2003–2004	Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
2004–2007	NEC
2007–2009	Wisła Kraków
2009–2010	Ruch Chorzów
2010–2011	Korona Kielce
2011–2012	Cracovia
2012–2014	Ruch Chorzów
International career
2002–2010	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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. 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]

Personal life

In June 2007 he married Kamila.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Ref.
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Ref.
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	–

International

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
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	14 October 2003	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
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

Honours

Wisła Kraków

Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09^[13]

Individual

Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2002^[14]
Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2010,^[15] September 2010^[16]

References

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^ "Sezon 1998/99" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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^ "Sezon 2009/10" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Niedzielan kontuzjowany" (in Polish). Futbol.pl. 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Andrzej Niedzialan piłkarzem Korony" (in Polish). 90minut. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
^ "Sezon 2010/11" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
^ "Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
^ Andrzej Niedzielan oficjalnie piłkarzem Cracovii Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 7 July 2011, onet.pl
^ "Andrzej Niedzielan uwolnił się od Ruchu Chorzów! - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 8 April 2014.
^ "Niedzielan już nie jest kawalerem" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Andrzej Niedzielan » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ "Andrzej Niedzielan". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "W sierpniu najlepszy Andrzej Niedzielan" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
^ "Andrzej Niedzielan najlepszym piłkarzem ligi we wrześniu" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.