Paweł Bochniewicz (born 30 January 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Poland national team.

Paweł Bochniewicz
Bochniewicz with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dębica, Poland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Heerenveen
Number 5
Youth career
Wisłoka Dębica
2010–2012 Stal Mielec
2012–2014 Reggina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Reggina 11 (0)
2014–2019 Udinese 0 (0)
2015–2017Granada B (loan) 46 (4)
2018–2019Górnik Zabrze (loan) 48 (2)
2019–2020 Górnik Zabrze 35 (2)
2020– Heerenveen 87 (6)
International career
2012 Poland U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Poland U17 11 (0)
2013–2014 Poland U18 3 (1)
2013–2015 Poland U19 7 (0)
2015–2017 Poland U20 7 (1)
2016–2017 Poland U21 13 (0)
2020– Poland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:25, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

 
Bochniewicz with Heerenveen during a friendly match in 2023

Bochniewicz started his career in his hometown club, Wisłoka Dębica. In 2010, he joined the youth team of Stal Mielec. Two years later his talent was spotted by Reggina Calcio scouts and he moved to Italy. On 22 March 2014, he made his senior debut in Serie B, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute against Empoli.[1]

On 6 June 2014, he joined Serie A club Udinese.[2]

On 20 January 2018, Bochniewicz joined Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze on loan. In July 2019, he signed for them on a permanent basis.[3]

On 10 September 2020, Bochniewicz joined Eredivisie club Heerenveen on a three-year deal.[4] He started in the first match of the season on 12 September 2020, in which he also scored in a 2–0 victory.

International career edit

On 7 October 2020, Bochniewicz made his international debut in the friendly match against Finland and was replaced by Sebastian Walukiewicz.

References edit

  1. ^ "Młody Polak debiutuje we włoskiej lidze" (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy.
  2. ^ "Paweł Bochniewicz w Udinese" (in Polish). 90minut.pl.
  3. ^ "Pawel Bochniewicz al Gornik Zabrze" (in Italian). Udinese.
  4. ^ "sc Heerenveen haalt Poolse verdediger Bochniewicz" [sc Heerenveen takes on Polish defender Bochniewicz]. sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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