Adam Buksa
Adam Buksa (born 12 July 1996) is a Polish footballer who plays as a centre forward for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.[1] In November 2018 Buksa was called up to the Poland National team for a friendly against Czech Republic and UEFA Nations League opponents Portugal.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Buksa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 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) |
| 2016–2018 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | (5) |
| 2018 | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Pogoń Szczecin | 40 | (18) |
| 2020– | New England Revolution | 23 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Poland U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U-18 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U-19 | 9 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2018 | |||
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 Gdansk and made his debut on 25.07.2014 against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. He played for Lechia for two seasons and moved to Zagłębie Lubin after the 2015/16 season.[2]
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.[3] In December 2019 he signed a contract for 3 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).[4][5] Buksa made his first appearance for the team in the season opener, a 2–1 loss to Montreal Impact on 29 February 2020.[6] 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.[7]
Buksa finished second in regular-season scoring for the Revolution in his innogural campaign, with six goals and two assists in 23 appearances.[8]
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.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 6 December 2020.[10]
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018–19 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2019-20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 22 | ||
| New England Revolution | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 6 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 7 | |
| Career totals | 121 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 35 | ||
- Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
References
- "Revolution acquire forward Adam Buksa as Designated Player". New England Revolution. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "Career Story of Adam Buksa". BetBonuscode365. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Adam Buksa". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "New England Revolution sign Polish striker Adam Buksa as Designated Player". 20 December 2020. 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.
- Adam Buksa at Soccerway
External links
- Adam Buksa at Soccerway
- Adam Buksa at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Adam Buksa at Footballdatabase