Aleksander Buksa

Aleksander Buksa (born 15 January 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club WSG Tirol, on loan from Genoa.[1]

Aleksander Buksa
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 WSG Tirol
(on loan from Genoa)
Number 11
Youth career
Bronowianka Kraków
2012–2014 AP 21 Kraków
2014–2019 Wisła Kraków
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Wisła Kraków 38 (4)
2021– Genoa 4 (0)
2022–2023 → OH Leuven (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 → OH Leuven U23 (loan) 16 (5)
2023 → SL 16 FC (loan) 14 (4)
2023– → WSG Tirol (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2018 Poland U15 6 (0)
2018–2019 Poland U16 7 (4)
2019 Poland U17 3 (0)
2020–2021 Poland U19 7 (4)
2022– Poland U20 2 (0)
2022– Poland U21 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Wisła Kraków

Buksa was promoted to the Wisła Kraków A team on 6 February 2019.He made his professional debut for the club on 22 April 2019 in a 2-3 league loss to Wisla Plock.[2]He scored his first goal for the club against Jagiellonia Białystok in the league on 23 August 2019.[3] The player, who made a name for himself with his successful performance and goals, attracted attention.[4][5]

Genoa

On 1 July 2021, he moved from Wisła Kraków to Italian Serie A club Genoa, as his contract with the Polish side had expired.[6] Buksa made his debut on 29 August 2021 in the league match against Napoli as a substitute in the 46th minute.[7]

Loan to OH Leuven

On 22 August 2022, Buksa joined Belgian club OH Leuven on a season-long loan.[8] Two weeks later, Buksa was an unused substitute in a 2–2 away draw at Anderlecht which would be his only selection for OH Leuven. He would only go on to appear 16 times and score 5 goals for the OH Leuven U23 team, which was playing at the third level of Belgian football. On 27 January 2023, OH Leuven announced the loan deal had been terminated by mutual consent.[9]

Loan to SL 16 FC

On 29 January 2023, Standard Liège announced Buksa would be joining their second division reserve side until the end of the season.[10] Later that day, he scored the opening goal in a 2–2 home draw against S.K. Beveren.[11]

Loan to WSG Tirol

On 29 June 2023, Buksa was sent on another loan, this time joining Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Buksa has been capped at youth level for Poland.[1]

Personal life

Buksa is the brother of Polish professional footballer Adam Buksa, who plays for Lens.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wisła Kraków 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 4000——40
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 21400——214
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 13010——140
Total 38410——394
Genoa 2021–22 Serie A 4000——40
OH Leuven (loan) 2022–23 Belgian First Division A 0000——00
SL 16 FC (loan) 2022–23 Belgian First Division B 14400——144
WSG Tirol (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 10022——122
Career total 6683200006910

References
  1. Aleksander Buksa at Soccerway
  2. "Wisla Plock vs. Wisła Kraków". 22 April 2019.
  3. "Jagiellonia Białystok vs. Wisła Kraków". 23 August 2019.
  4. "Wisła Kraków drży o Aleksandra Buksę. 17-latek na wagę złota" (in Polish). TVP Sport. 11 February 2020.
  5. "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020.
  6. "BUKSA È UN GIOCATORE DEL GENOA" (in Italian). Genoa. 1 July 2021.
  7. "Genoa vs. Napoli". 29 August 2021.
  8. "AANVALLENDE VERSTERKING VOOR OH LEUVEN" (in Dutch). OH Leuven. 22 August 2022.
  9. "UITLEENBEURT ALEKSANDER BUKSA BEËINDIGD" [LOAN ALEKSANDER BUKSA TERMINATED] (in Dutch). OH Leuven. 27 January 2023.
  10. "Aleksander BUKSA tekent bij SL16 FC" (in Dutch). Standard Liège. 29 January 2023.
  11. "Gol Aleksandra Buksy w rezerwach Standardu". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 29 January 2023.
  12. "WSG holt Polen-Jungstar" (in German). WSG Tirol. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  13. "MŁODZIEŻ EKSTRAKLASY Aleksander Buksa śladem brata Adama. Już zapisał się w historii! – Łączy nas piłka". Łączy nas piłka. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  14. Aleksander Buksa at FootballDatabase.eu
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