Marcin Budziński (footballer)

Marcin Budziński (born 6 July 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IV liga Lesser Poland club Kalwarianka Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.^[1]

Marcin Budziński

Personal information
Full name	Marcin Budziński
Date of birth	(1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Giżycko, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kalwarianka Kalwaria
Youth career
	Mamry Giżycko
	Arka Gdynia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Arka Gdynia	62	(1)
2012	→ Cracovia (loan)	11	(1)
2012–2017	Cracovia	146	(24)
2017–2018	Melbourne City	17	(5)
2018–2019	Cracovia	14	(0)
2019–2020	Arka Gdynia	12	(0)
2020	Radomiak Radom	2	(0)
2021	Cracovia	2	(0)
2021	Cracovia II	16	(4)
2021–2022	Stal Mielec	7	(0)
2022–2023	Cracovia II	24	(10)
2023–2024	Hutnik Kraków	25	(3)
2024–2025	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	8	(1)
2025–	Kalwarianka Kalwaria	0	(0)
International career
2008	Poland U19	7	(0)
2010	Poland U20	2	(0)
2009	Poland U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:08, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Between 2008 and 2017, Budziński featured in the Ekstraklasa, the top flight of the Polish football system, where he played 200 matches for club sides Arka Gdynia and Cracovia. He made his first appearance in the Ekstraklasa in September 2008.^[2]

In September 2017, Budziński transferred to Melbourne City of Australia's A-League as one of the club's marquee players.^[3] In June 2018, he and Melbourne City mutually terminated his contract.^[4]

Budziński returned to Arka Gdynia in the beginning of August 2019. However, on 31 January 2020, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[5]

International career

Budziński formerly played for the Poland U21 team.^[6] Previously, he played for Poland U-19.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2025^[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arka Gdynia	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	15	0	1	0	—		9[b]	0	25	0
	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	26	1	2	0	—		—		28	1
	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2011–12	I liga	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		62	1	4	0	—		9	0	75	1
Cracovia	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2012–13	I liga	26	2	1	0	—		—		27	2
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	17	2	1	0	—		—		18	2
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	36	9	2	0	—		—		38	9
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	34	4	3	0	—		—		37	4
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	33	7	1	0	2[c]	0	—		36	7
	Total		157	25	8	0	2	0	—		167	25
Melbourne City	2017–18	A-League	17	5	0	0	—		—		17	5
Cracovia	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	14	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
Arka Gdynia	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
Radomiak Radom	2019–20	I liga	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Cracovia	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Cracovia II	2020–21	III liga, group IV	16	4	—		—		—		16	4
Stal Mielec	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Cracovia	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
Cracovia II	2022–23	III liga, group IV	24	10	—		—		—		24	10
Hutnik Kraków	2023–24	II liga	23	3	1	0	—		—		24	3
	2024–25	II liga	2	0	1	1	—		—		3	1
	Total		25	3	2	1	—		—		27	4
Sandecja Nowy Sącz	2024–25	III liga, group IV	8	1	1	0	—		—		9	1
Kalwarianka Kalwaria	2025–26	IV liga Lesser Poland	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			346	49	20	1	2	0	9	0	377	50

1. Includes Polish Cup
2. Appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sandecja Nowy Sącz

• III liga, group IV: 2024–25^[9]