Paweł Bochniewicz (born 30 January 1996) is a Polish professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Eredivisie club
Heerenveen and the
Poland national team.
Club career
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
Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...
.
On 6 June 2014, he joined
Serie A club
Udinese. On 20 January 2018, Bochniewicz joined
Ekstraklasa club
Górnik Zabrze on loan, later signing for them permanently. On 10 September 2020, he joined
Eredivisie club
Heerenveen on a three-year contract. He started in the first match of the season on 12 September 2020 against
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People
* William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
* William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands
Other uses
* Willem II (football club), a Du ...
, in which he also scored in a 2–0 victory.
International career
On 7 October 2020, Bochniewicz made his international debut in
friendly match against
Finland and was replaced by
Sebastian Walukiewicz
Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz (born 5 April 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Empoli and the Poland national team.
Club career Pogoń Szczecin
In 2017, Walukiewicz joined Pogoń Szczecin from Legia Wa ...
.
On 29 May 2024, he was named in coach
Michał Probierz
Michał Probierz (born 24 September 1972) is a Polish football manager and former player who manages Poland U21. As a player, he played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Górnik Zabrze. As a manager, he won both the Polish Cup ...
's 29-man preliminary squad for
UEFA Euro 2024, but was not included in the final roster.
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Dębica
Footballers from Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Men's association football defenders
Polish men's footballers
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Poland men's youth international footballers
Poland men's under-21 international footballers
Poland men's international footballers
AS Reggina 1914 players
Udinese Calcio players
Club Recreativo Granada players
Górnik Zabrze players
SC Heerenveen players
Ekstraklasa players
Serie B players
Segunda División B players
Eredivisie players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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