Adrian Benedyczak

Adrian Dawid Benedyczak (born 24 November 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Parma.

Adrian Benedyczak

Benedyczak with Pogoń Szczecin in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Adrian Dawid Benedyczak[1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Kamień Pomorski, Poland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Parma
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2013	Gryf Kamień Pomorski
2013–2016	Pogoń Szczecin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Pogoń Szczecin II	33	(14)
2017–2021	Pogoń Szczecin	40	(3)
2019–2020	→ Chrobry Głogów (loan)	19	(5)
2021–	Parma	103	(24)
International career
2016	Poland U17	4	(2)
2017–2018	Poland U18	5	(1)
2018	Poland U19	1	(1)
2018–2019	Poland U20	11	(1)
2021–2022	Poland U21	11	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025

Youth career

Benedyczak started playing football at Gryf Kamień Pomorski before joining Pogoń Szczecin in 2013.

Club career

Pogoń Szczecin and Chrobry Głogów

Benedyczak (number 19) with Pogoń Szczecin at the end of 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season, receiving a bronze medal

Benedyczak first played for the reserve team of Pogoń and made it to the first team in 2017. He was loaned out to the I liga side Chrobry Głogów in 2019 for a season and the returned to Pogoń where he made a total of 40 league appearances and scored three goals.

Parma

On 27 June 2021, Benedyczak joined Serie B side Parma on a four-year deal.^[2] He scored ten goals in 31 league appearances during Parma's title-winning 2023–24 season. On 29 May 2024, the club announced Benedyczak had extended his contract until June 2028.^[3] In 2024, he won promotion to Serie A with the team.^[4] In May 2025, Benedyczak recovered from an ankle injury, which ruled him out for almost four months playing a match.

International career

Youth teams

Benedyczak represented Poland at multiple youth levels, ranging from under-17s to under-21s. He was part of the roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,^[1] where he appeared in all four games played by the hosts, scoring once in a 5–0 group stage win against Tahiti.^[5]

Senior team

On 31 August 2023, he received his first senior team call-up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Faroe Islands and Albania on 7 and 10 September 2023, but failed to make an appearance in either of them.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pogoń Szczecin II	2016–17	III liga, gr. II	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2017–18	III liga, gr. II	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2018–19	III liga, gr. II	11	6	—		—		—		11	6
	2019–20	III liga, gr. II	6	4	—		—		—		6	4
	2020–21	III liga, gr. II	4	3	—		—		—		4	3
	Total		33	14	0	0	—		—		33	14
Pogoń Szczecin	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	25	3	3	0	—		—		28	3
	Total		40	3	4	0	—		—		44	3
Chrobry Głogów (loan)	2019–20	I liga	19	5	1	0	—		—		20	5
Parma	2021–22	Serie B	31	6	1	0	—		—		32	6
	2022–23	Serie B	32	8	3	1	—		2[b]	1	37	10
	2023–24	Serie B	31	10	3	1	—		—		34	11
	2024–25	Serie A	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		103	24	7	2	—		2	1	112	27
Career total			195	46	12	2	0	0	2	1	209	49

1. Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Parma

• Serie B: 2023–24^[4]