Adam Buksa
Adam Buksa (born 12 July 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the Poland national team.[1] Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and the United States.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Buksa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wisła Kraków | |||
| –2010 | Hutnik Kraków | ||
| 2010–2013 | Garbarnia Kraków | ||
| 2013 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2013–2014 | Novara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Lechia Gdańsk | 16 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | → Lechia Gdańsk II | 10 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | (5) |
| 2018 | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Pogoń Szczecin | 40 | (18) |
| 2020– | New England Revolution | 61 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Poland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U18 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Poland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2021– | Poland | 7 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2022 | |||
Club career
Clubs in Poland
Adam Buksa is a product of the club's youth system of Wisła Kraków, but started his professional career in Lechia Gdańsk and made his debut on 25 July 2014 against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. He played for Lechia for two seasons and moved to Zagłębie Lubin after the 2015–16 season.[3]
In Zagłębie, Buksa played until January 2018 and was loaned out to Pogoń Szczecin for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. After the season, Buksa signed a contract with Pogoń and established himself as one of the most promising young strikers in Poland.[4] In December 2019, he signed a contract for three years with New England Revolution from Major League Soccer.
New England Revolution
Buksa signed for the New England Revolution on 12 December 2019. His reported transfer fee of $4.5 million made him the second-most expensive signing in the franchises' history behind Gustavo Bou. He became the third Polish-born player to represent the Revolution, joining Rob Jachym (1997–98) and Janusz Michallik (1998).[5][6] Buksa made his first appearance for the team in the season opener, a 2–1 loss to Montreal Impact on 29 February 2020.[7] He scored his first goal for the Revolution in the 28th minute the franchises' home opener against the Chicago Fire on 7 March 2020, assisted by Brandon Bye. It was the first goal scored by a first-year Revolution player in a home opener since Saër Sène in 2012 against the Portland Timbers.[8]
Buksa finished second in regular-season scoring for the Revolution in his inaugural campaign, with six goals and two assists in 23 appearances.[9]
On November 24, 2020, in the 26th minute of the first round of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs, Buksa scored the game-winning goal in the Revolutions' 2–0 victory over the 1st-seeded, Supporter's Shield holders, the Philadelphia Union.[10]
Buksa scored the first goal of the Revolution's 2021 season in the franchises' season-opener against the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field on April 17, 2021 [11]
International career
Adam Buksa received first call-up by then-manager Jerzy Brzęczek in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 15 November 2018, but was unused in Poland's 0–1 defeat.[12] He was also an unused reserve in Poland's 1–1 away draw to Portugal in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, where Poland finished bottom but later spared from relegation due to UEFA's revising the format.[13]
After three years hiatus, Buksa finally made his debut for the national team against Albania as a starter in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he also contributed one goal in the match where Poland achieved a 4–1 home win over the Balkan opponents.[14]
On just his second appearance with the national team, Buksa completed his first-ever hat trick as Poland went on to win against San Marino 7–1.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 May 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| Total | 52 | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 22 | ||||
| New England Revolution | 2020 | MLS | 23 | 6 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 7 | |
| 2021 | MLS | 31 | 16 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 32 | 17 | |||
| 2022 | MLS | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 172 | 57 | ||
- Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Albania | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 5 September 2021 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| 3. | 6–1 | |||||
| 4. | 7–1 | |||||
| 5. | 9 October 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | San Marino | 4–0 | 5–0 |
References
- "Revolution acquire forward Adam Buksa as Designated Player". New England Revolution. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- Buksa: Designated player w Polsce? To kompletnie rozbiłoby szatnię weszlo.com
- "Career Story of Adam Buksa". BetBonuscode365. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Adam Buksa". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "New England Revolution sign Polish striker Adam Buksa as Designated Player". 20 December 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Charles Boehm (12 December 2019). "New England Revolution complete transfer of Polish striker Adam Buksa". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Tristan D'Amours (29 February 2020). "Montreal Impact come from behind to defeat New England Revolution". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "Recap: Revolution and Chicago Fire FC play to 1–1 draw in Revs' home opener". 7 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "Adam Buksa". 6 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Philadelphia Union 0, New England Revolution 2 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". 24 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "Revolution salvage 2-2 draw in season opener in Chicago". 17 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- "Poland - Czech Republic live - 15 November 2018". 15 November 2018.
- "Poland fight back to draw in Portugal". BBC Sport.
- "New England's Adam Buksa scores on Poland debut in World Cup Qualifying | MLSSoccer.com".
- "International Roundup | Buksa bags hat trick for Poland, Turner (U.S.) and Buchanan (Canada) play to 1-1 draw | New England Revolution".
- Adam Buksa at Soccerway
External links
- Adam Buksa at Soccerway
- Adam Buksa at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Adam Buksa at Footballdatabase