Adam Matuszczyk (; born 14 February 1989) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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. A former member of the Poland national team, he can also be deployed as a left midfielder.

Career

Matuszczyk began his career with SpVgg Merzig and later joined VfB Dillingen. After successful years with the youth teams of VfB Dillingen he was scouted by

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

in the summer of 2003 and was promoted to the reserve team in the 2008–09 season. In the first half of the season, Matuszczyk earned 11 caps and, on 3 February 2009, was promoted to the

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team of 1. FC Köln. He made his Bundesliga debut on 27 February 2010 against

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

. His first Bundesliga goals came on 10 April, when he scored twice to give Köln a 2–0 away win versus Hoffenheim. In January 2012, he was loaned to

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

. In May 2015, Matuszczyk signed a three-year contract with

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

. However, after the

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season, he transferred to Polish club

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

. On 16 June 2017, he signed a contract with

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side

. On 31 January 2019, Matuszczyk joined Uerdingen 05 on a short term deal. On 7 October 2020, Matuszczyk joined

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side 1.FC Düren.

International career

The former U-21 team player earned his first call up to the

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on 19 December 2009 for the

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. However, he was retained by his club due to the tournament's scheduling outside of the official FIFA calendar for international matches. On 4 May 2010, he was called up for the friendly games in May 2010. He made his international debut on 29 May 2010 against

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. His first international goal came against the United States in October 2010.

Personal life

He was born in Gliwice, Poland and moved to Germany in 1991 at the age of two. Thus, he also has a German passport. He is married to wife Denise with whom he has a son, Lennox. Born as Adam Matuszczyk, he is known in Germany as ''Adam Matuschyk''.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matuszczyk goal.''

Honours

Köln * 2. Bundesliga: 2013–14

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matuszczyk, Adam 1989 births Living people Footballers from Gliwice Polish men's footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Eintracht Braunschweig players Zagłębie Lubin players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Polish emigrants to Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany UEFA Euro 2012 players 21st-century Polish sportsmen