Adam Dźwigała (born 25 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC St. Pauli. He is the son of former footballer Dariusz Dźwigała.
 Dźwigała in 2025 with St. Pauli | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | KS Wesoła | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mazur Karczew | ||
| 2011 | → ŁKS Łódź (loan) | ||
| 2012 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Mazur Karczew | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 37 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Lechia Gdańsk | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Górnik Łęczna (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Wisła Płock | 47 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Aves | 16 | (0) |
| 2020– | St. Pauli | 105 | (4) |
| 2021 | St. Pauli II | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Poland U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | Poland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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Dźwigała played for KS Wesoła, Mazur Karczew and Łódzki KS in his youth, before moving to Jagiellonia Białystok in 2012. He made his professional debut for Białystok's first team in the Ekstraklasa on 29 September 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Pogoń Szczecin. He scored his first goal on 3 March 2013 in a 2–1 win against Górnik Zabrze and became the youngest goalscorer for Jagiellonia Białystok ever.[1]
Prior to the 2014–15 season, Dźwigała moved to Lechia Gdańsk. For the 2015–16 season, he was loaned out to Górnik Zabrze,[2] where he played eight league games. For the 2016–17 season, he was loaned out to Górnik Łęczna. In summer 2017, he moved to Wisła Płock on a permanent deal.[3][4] In July 2019, he moved to Portugal and signed a contract with Portuguese first division club Aves.[5] After appearing in 16 league games there, he left the club in the summer of 2020.
He joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli as a free agent in December 2020 after trialling with the club.[6] He played his first match for St. Pauli on 3 January 2021 against Greuther Fürth. In the 2023–24 season, he won the 2. Bundesliga title and was promoted to the Bundesliga with the club.
International career
editBetween 2012 and 2015, Dźwigała represented Poland at the youth levels.
In August 2018, Dźwigała was called up for the Poland national team for two matches against Italy and Ireland, but did not make an appearance in either game.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 45 | 7 | |||
| Lechia Gdansk | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Górnik Łęczna (loan) | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Wisła Płock | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| Aves | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| FC St. Pauli | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 105 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 112 | 5 | |||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 239 | 9 | 21 | 3 | — | 260 | 12 | |||
- ↑ Includes Polish Cup, Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
Honours
editFC St. Pauli
References
edit- ↑ Dworzańczyk, Tomasz (5 March 2013). "Jagiellonia Białystok: Adam Dźwigała został najmłodszym strzelcem". Kurier Poranny (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dźwigała w Górniku Zabrze". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ↑ "Adam Dźwigała w Wiśle Płock". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Oficjalnie: Adam Dźwigała w Wiśle Płock". transfery.info (in Polish). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ↑ "Oficjalnie: Adam Dźwigała przenosi się do CD Aves". pilkarskiswiat.com (in Polish). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ↑ ""Robuster Innenverteidiger": St. Pauli nimmt Dzwigala unter Vertrag". kicker (in German). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ Maciej Siemiątkowski (27 August 2018). "Adam Dźwigała powołany do reprezentacji. Ojciec nie kryje dumy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
edit- Adam Dźwigała at WorldFootball.net
- Adam Dźwigała at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Adam Dźwigała at Soccerway