Damian Przytuła | |
Birth Date: | 27 November 1998 |
Birth Place: | Olsztyn, Poland |
Nationality: | Polish |
Position: | Left back |
Currentclub: | MOL Tatabánya KC |
Clubnumber: | 37 |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs1: | ITS Jeziorak Iława |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | Warmia Olsztyn |
Years3: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs3: | MMTS Kwidzyn |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs4: | → Pomezania Malbork (loan) |
Years5: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs5: | Górnik Zabrze |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | MOL Tatabánya KC |
Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
Nationalteam1: | Poland |
Nationalcaps1: | 33 |
Nationalgoals1: | 46 |
Damian Przytuła[1] (born 27 November 1998) is a Polish professional handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Polish national team.
Damian started his career in the third division ITS Jeziorak Iława. In the 2015/2016 season, he played 10 matches in the third division and scored 56 goals. Despite being Jeziorak's youngest player, he was the team's second most successful player. He was then confirmed by the second division Warmia Olsztyn.[2] He also spent only one season here, in 2017 he was signed by the first division MMTS Kwidzyn.[3] He made his debut in the first division, the Superliga, on November 22, 2017, in a loss against KS Azoty-Puławy (18:27), in which he scored two goals. In the 2017/2018 season, he played in 21 matches in the Superliga and scored 26 goals. In the 2017/2018 season, he was temporarily on loan in the second division team of Pomezania Malbork (11 games and 21 goals). He was confirmed by Górnik Zabrze in 2021.[4] In June 2024, it was announced that he would transfer to the number three Hungarian club, MOL Tatabánya KC, from the summer.[5]
In 2016, he participated in the U-18 European Championship in Croatia, where he played 7 matches and scored 8 goals.[6] In 2018, he played at the European U-20 Championship in Slovenia, where he played in 7 games and scored 5 goals.[7] In December 2018, coach Piotr Przybecki invited him to the training camp of the Polish national team for the first time.[8] He made his debut for the national team on December 28, 2018 against Japan.[9] He scored his first goal on January 3, 2019 in a friendly match lost against Belarus (28:30).[10]