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.
Club career
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.
Prior to the 2014–15 season, Dźwigała moved to Lechia Gdańsk. For the 2015–16 season, he was loaned out to Górnik Zabrze, 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. In July 2019, he moved to Portugal and signed a contract with Portuguese first division club Aves. 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. 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 Between 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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJagiellonia Białystok2012–13Ekstraklasa14131—1722013–14Ekstraklasa23451—285Total37582—457Lechia Gdansk2014–15Ekstraklasa10010—1102015–16Ekstraklasa0010—10Total10020—120Górnik Zabrze (loan)2015–16Ekstraklasa80——80Górnik Łęczna (loan)2016–17Ekstraklasa12210—132Wisła Płock2017–18Ekstraklasa26010—2702018–19Ekstraklasa21010—220Total47020—490Aves2019–20Primeira Liga16010—170FC St. Pauli2020–212. Bundesliga130——1302021–222. Bundesliga21220—2422022–232. Bundesliga19120—2112023–242. Bundesliga17020—1902024–25Bundesliga16011—1712025–26Bundesliga19100—1912026–272. Bundesliga1000—10Total106471—1135FC St. Pauli II2021–22Regionalliga Nord20——217Career total2409213—26112
Honours FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga: 2023–24
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