Adam Mateusz Danch (born 15 December 1987) is a Polish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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.
Career
Gwarek Zabrze
Danch started out at
Gwarek Zabrze in the 2004–05 season and spent two seasons with the club.
Górnik Zabrze
On 1 July 2006, Danch moved to
Gornik Zabrze
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for €20,000. He would go on to spend a decade at the club, making 303 appearances and scoring 10 goals. On 27 April 2017, Danch was let go by the club and he became a free agent.
Arka Gdynia
On 19 June 2017,
Arka Gdynia
Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929.
History
The h ...
approached Danch and offered him a two-year contract. On 6 December 2021, he left the club by mutual consent.
International career
Danch played for the Poland U20 national team, starting in all four of Poland's games at the
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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.
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On 21 November 2008 Danch was called up by the Poland national team coach ]Leo Beenhakker
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After his amateur pl ...
for friendly matches in Antalya
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, Turkey
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój
* Polish Cup
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(Tychy regionals): 2023–24
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Ruda Śląska
Men's association football defenders
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's youth international footballers
Poland men's under-21 international footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
III liga players
Gwarek Zabrze players
Górnik Zabrze players
Arka Gdynia players
KS Goczałkowice-Zdrój players
21st-century Polish sportsmen
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