Adam Matuszczyk

Adam Matuszczyk^[2][3][4] ([ˈadam maˈtuʂt͡ʂɨk]; born 14 February 1989) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. A former member of the Poland national team, he can also be deployed as a left midfielder.^[5]

Adam Matuszczyk

Personal information
Full name	Adam Matuszczyk
Date of birth	(1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Gliwice,[1] Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000	SpVgg Merzig
2000–2003	VfB Dillingen
2003–2008	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	1. FC Köln II	37	(4)
2010–2015	1. FC Köln	102	(5)
2012	→ Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	8	(1)
2015–2017	Eintracht Braunschweig	30	(1)
2017–2019	Zagłębie Lubin	43	(0)
2017–2018	Zagłębie Lubin II	4	(0)
2019–2020	KFC Uerdingen	35	(1)
2020–2025	1. FC Düren	114	(8)
International career
2009–2010	Poland U21	4	(0)
2010–2013	Poland	21	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:36, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Matuszczyk began his career with SpVgg Merzig and later joined VfB Dillingen. After successful years with the youth teams of VfB Dillingen he was scouted by 1. FC Köln in the summer of 2003 and was promoted to the reserve team in the 2008–09 season.^[4] In the first half of the season, Matuszczyk earned 11 caps and, on 3 February 2009, was promoted to the Bundesliga team of 1. FC Köln.^[6] He made his Bundesliga debut on 27 February 2010 against Bayer Leverkusen. His first Bundesliga goals came on 10 April, when he scored twice to give Köln a 2–0 away win versus Hoffenheim. In January 2012, he was loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf.^[7]

In May 2015, Matuszczyk signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig.^[8] However, after the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga season, he transferred to Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.^[9]

On 16 June 2017, he signed a contract with Ekstraklasa side Zagłębie Lubin.^[10]

On 31 January 2019, Matuszczyk joined Uerdingen 05 on a short term deal.^[11]

On 7 October 2020, Matuszczyk joined Mittelrheinliga side 1.FC Düren.^[12]

International career

The former U-21 team player earned his first call up to the Poland national football team on 19 December 2009 for the King's Cup in Thailand.^[13] However, he was retained by his club due to the tournament's scheduling outside of the official FIFA calendar for international matches.^[14] On 4 May 2010, he was called up for the friendly games in May 2010.^[15] He made his international debut on 29 May 2010 against Finland.^[16] His first international goal came against the United States in October 2010.

Personal life

He was born in Gliwice, Poland and moved to Germany in 1991 at the age of two. Thus, he also has a German passport.^[1] He is married to wife Denise with whom he has a son, Lennox.^[17]

Born as Adam Matuszczyk, he is known in Germany as Adam Matuschyk.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2025^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Other		Total		Ref.
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Köln II	2008–09	Regionalliga West	25	3	—		—		25	3	[19]
	2009–10	Regionalliga West	11	1	—		—		11	1	[20]
	2014–15	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		1	0	[20]
	Total		37	4	—		—		37	4	—
Köln	2009–10	Bundesliga	9	2	0	0	—		9	2	[20]
	2010–11	Bundesliga	24	2	3	0	—		27	2	[21]
	2011–12	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		10	0	[20]
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	28	1	2	0	—		30	1	[22]
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	22	0	3	1	—		25	1	[23]
	2014–15	Bundesliga	10	0	2	0	—		12	0	[20]
	Totals		102	5	11	1	—		113	6	—
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	8	1	0	0	2	0	10[b]	1	[20]
Eintracht Braunschweig	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	29	1	3	0	—		32	1	[24]
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0	[20]
	Total		30	1	3	0	—		33	1	—
Zagłębie Lubin	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	28	0	3	0	—		31	0	[25]
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	15	0	0	0	—		15	0	[26]
	Total		43	0	3	0	—		46	0	—
Zagłębie Lubin II	2017–18	III liga	3	0	0	0	—		3	0	[25]
	2018–19	III liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0	[26]
	Total		4	0	0	0	—		4	0	—
Uerdingen 05	2018–19	3. Liga	10	0	0	0	—		10	0	—
	2019–20	3. Liga	25	1	0	0	—		25	1	—
	Total		35	1	0	0	—		35	1	—
1. FC Düren	2020–21	Mittelrheinliga	0[c]	0	1	0	—		1	0	—
	2021–22	Mittelrheinliga	30	1	0	0	—		30	1	—
	2022–23	Regionalliga	28	0	0	0	—		28	0	—
	2023–24	Regionalliga	31	2	0	0	—		31	2	—
	2024–25	Regionalliga	25	5	0	0	—		25	5	—
	Total		114	8	1	0	—		115	8	—
Career total			373	20	18	1	2	0	393	21	—

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
3. Season cancelled due to COVID

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[27]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2010	7	1
	2011	9	0
	2012	4	0
	2013	1	0
Total		21	1

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matuszczyk goal.^[27]

List of international goals scored by Adam Matuszczyk

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2010	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	United States	1–1	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Köln

• 2. Bundesliga: 2013–14^[28]