Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrzej Niedzielan | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Żary, Poland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward, Second striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Ruch Chorzów | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
Promień Żary | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Promień Żary | ||
1998–2001 | Zagłębie Lubin | 15 | (4) |
1999–2000 | → Odra Opole (loan) | 22 | (3) |
2001 | → Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 16 | (5) |
2002 | Górnik Zabrze | 22 | (18) |
2003 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 26 | (10) |
2004–2007 | NEC | 87 | (20) |
2007–2009 | Wisła Kraków | 24 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Ruch Chorzów | 18 | (7) |
2010–2011 | Korona Kielce | 25 | (12) |
2011–2012 | Cracovia | 14 | (1) |
2012– | Ruch Chorzów | 14 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2002– | Poland | 18 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:14, 9 October 2010 (UTC) |
Andrzej Niedzielan (Polish pronunciation: [ˈand͡ʑɛj ɲɛˈdʑɛlan]) (born 27 February 1979, in Żary) is a Polish footballer who plays as a striker.
He 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. 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. He then returned to Poland with Wisła Kraków for two seasons, and on 24 July 2009 signed a contract with Ruch Chorzów. He made his debut for Ruch in a match against Wisła Kraków on 1 August 2009. On 29 August in a 2–0 victory over Polonia Warszawa he scored his first goal for Ruch. On 6 March 2010 he suffered a Zygomatic bone injury.
On 2 June 2010 Niedzielan signed a two-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce. 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 Warszawa, Wisła Kraków and Ruch Chorzów. After eighteen rounds he was a leading goalscorer of Ekstraklasa with ten goals.