# Adrian Przyborek

Adrian Przyborek (born 1 January 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.

## Club career
### Early career

Born in Koszalin, Przyborek's first introduction to football came as a child, when his grandfather took him to a local football tournament. After telling her that he would "be a great footballer one day", Przyborek's mother Iwona took him to join the Sianów Sports Academy at the age of five. His first coach at Sianów, Piotr Starzecki, advised the academy that he should train with older players, and despite the physical difference, he began to play with teammates three years older than him.
At an indoor football tournament in Rewal, Przyborek played in a match against Bałtyk Koszalin, and following the tournament, a coach from the club invited him to join the club. While at Bałtyk, he was invited to represent both Lech Poznań and Pogoń Szczecin in youth tournaments, and was eventually offered a place in the academy of the latter. Starzecki later revealed that Przyborek's first choice had been Lech Poznań, and that Legia Warsaw had also shown interest.

### Pogoń Szczecin

Having joined Pogoń in 2021, he signed his first professional contract for the club in January of the following year. After featuring for the first team in two friendlies in Autumn 2022, he extended his contract in January 2023.
The following month he became the second-youngest Pogoń Szczecin player, behind Kacper Kozłowski, when he made his debut aged sixteen against Warta Poznań. Having come on as a second-half substitute for former Poland international Kamil Grosicki, Przyborek was distinguishable on the pitch as his shirt did not have any advertisement, as Pogoń were sponsored by a bookmaker and it is illegal for underage people in Poland to be promoting gambling.
The following season, having established himself in the club's first team, he signed another extension to his contract in March 2024, tying him to the club until July 2027. He scored his first goal for the club the following month in a 5–0 win against Ruch Chorzów, flicking on a corner from Kamil Grosicki into the corner of the goal.
In September 2024 he was recognised by the CIES Football Observatory as one of the most promising young football talents, due to his experience in senior football. A month later, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide.

## International career

In March 2021, while still with Bałtyk Koszalin, he received his first call up to a Poland national youth training camp.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 8 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Polish Cup | Polish Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2022–23 | III liga, gr. II | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2023–24 | III liga, gr. II | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2024–25 | III liga, gr. II | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Pogoń Szczecin II | Total | Total | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Total | Total | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 46 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 |

### Notes

* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League