Adam Buksa

Biography

Adam Buksa (born 12 July 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the Poland national team. He is the older brother of Aleksander Buksa. Buksa received first call-up to the Poland national team by then-manager Jerzy Brzęczek in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 15 November 2018, but was unused in Poland's 1–0 defeat. 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. After three years hiatus, Buksa finally made his debut for the national team against Albania as a starter in the 2022 International Football Cup qualification, he also contributed one goal in the match where Poland achieved a 4–1 home win over the Balkan opponents. 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. Buksa was selected for his first international tournament on 7 June 2024, making Poland's final squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. In Poland's opening match of the tournament against the Netherlands on 16 June, he scored off of a corner kick in the 16th minute to give Poland an early lead, before they fell to goals from Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst, losing the game 1–2.