Piotr Parzyszek (born 8 September 1993) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

De Graafschap

Born in

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, Poland, Parzyszek started his career with Dutch side

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in 2012. In January 2014, he received attention from several teams, including Benfica, West Ham United and Nantes. He played 52 league matches for De Graafschap in which he scored 29 times.

Charlton Athletic

On 30 January 2014, it was announced Parzyszek had been sold to Championship side

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. He made his first and what turned out to be only appearance for the club as a late substitute against

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on 8 February 2014. On 3 February 2016, it was confirmed that Parzyszek had been released from his contract.

Sint-Truiden (loan)

Parzyszek was loaned out in the summer of 2014 for one season to Sint-Truiden where he scored two goals on his debut.

Randers (loan)

Parzyszek was loaned out again in the summer of 2015 for one season to Randers. Parzyszek's loan contract was terminated on 1 February 2016, after the club announced, that it was Parzyszek's own request.

Frosinone

On 29 September 2020, he joined Italian

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side

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. On 29 August 2022, he was released by the club.

Pogoń Szczecin (loan)

On 12 July 2021, he joined Pogoń Szczecin on a season-long loan.

Leganés

On 1 September 2022, Leganés announced an agreement in principle with Parzyszek on a two-year deal, pending legal procedures. The following 19 June, after just nine league matches, he terminated his contract with the club.

Emmen

On 13 July 2023, Parzyszek returned to Dutch football, signing a one-year deal with an extension option with

side Emmen.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Piast Gliwice * Ekstraklasa: 2018–19

References

External links

* * * * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Toruń Footballers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's youth international footballers De Graafschap players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Randers FC players PEC Zwolle players Piast Gliwice players Frosinone Calcio players Pogoń Szczecin players CD Leganés players FC Emmen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Challenger Pro League players Danish Superliga players Ekstraklasa players Serie B players Segunda División players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain {{Poland-footy-forward-stub