Adrian Purzycki (born 2 August 1997 in Siedlce) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

club

Odra Opole OKS Odra Opole Spółka Akcyjna () is a association football, football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the I liga. History Beginnings The history of Odra Opole began on 16 June 1945, when in the Opole Town Hall, a group o ...

. He holds Polish as well as UK citizenship.

Club career

Wigan Athletic U18

Purzycki began his career in the youth ranks of

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in 2013.

Fortuna Sittard

He made his professional debut in the

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for

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

on 5 August 2016 in a game against

Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and ...

Miedź Legnica

In 2017, Purzycki joined

Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica () is a professional football club based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the I liga, following relegation in 2023. Miedź was founded in 1971. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time ...

, a Polish

football team.

International career

Purzycki has represented Poland at various youth levels since his debut for the Poland U18 in 2014.

Honours

Miedź Legnica *

: 2017–18

References

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* * 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Siedlce Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Fortuna Sittard players Miedź Legnica players Górnik Polkowice players Arka Gdynia players Odra Opole players Eerste Divisie players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub