Andrzej Niedzielan

Andrzej Niedzielan (; born 27 February 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career Born in Żary, Niedzielan 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, Niedzielan finally found his stride. After playing for one-and-a-half seasons, he was transferred to Dyskobolia Grodzisk. At Dyskobolia his career took off, and after one year, he received an offer from NEC. After three years at NEC, Niedzielan returned to Poland with Wisła Kraków for two seasons. On 24 July 2009, he signed a contract with Ruch Chorzów. He made his debut for Ruch in a match against Wisła Kraków on 1 August 2009. He scored his first goal for the new club in a 2–0 victory over Polonia Warsaw on 29 August. On 6 March 2010, he suffered a zygomatic bone injury.

In 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 Warsaw, Wisła Kraków and Ruch Chorzów. After 18 rounds, he was the leading goalscorer of Ekstraklasa with ten goals.

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Cracovia. In January 2012, Niedzielan left Cracovia after having his contract terminated by mutual consent before rejoining Ruch Chorzów. On 8 April 2014, he unilaterally terminated his contract and retired from football shortly after.

Personal life In June 2007, Niedzielan married Kamila.

Career statistics

Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division!!Apps!!Goals

1998–99 Ekstraklasa

2000–01 Ekstraklasa

2001–02 Ekstraklasa

– Odra Opole (loan) 1999–2000 II liga

Chrobry Głogów (loan) 2000–01 III liga

2001–02 Ekstraklasa

2002–03 Ekstraklasa

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2002–03 Ekstraklasa

Individual Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2002 Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2010, September 2010