Piotr Parzyszek (born 8 September 1993) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura.
Born in Toruń, Poland, Parzyszek started his career with Dutch side De Graafschap in 2012. In January 2014, he received attention from several teams, including Benfica, West Ham United and Nantes. He played 52 league matches for De Graafschap in which he scored 29 times.
On 30 January 2014, it was announced Parzyszek had been sold to Championship side Charlton Athletic.[1] He made his first and what turned out to be only appearance for the club as a late substitute against Birmingham City on 8 February 2014.[2][3]
On 3 February 2016, it was confirmed that Parzyszek had been released from his contract.[4]
Parzyszek was loaned out in the summer of 2014 for one season to Sint-Truiden where he scored two goals on his debut.[5]
Parzyszek was loaned out again in the summer of 2015 for one season to Randers.[6]
Parzyszek's loan contract was terminated on 1 February 2016, after the club announced, that it was Parzyszek's own request.[7]
On 29 September 2020, he joined Italian Serie B side Frosinone.[8] On 29 August 2022, he was released by the club.[9]
On 12 July 2021, he joined Pogoń Szczecin on a season-long loan.[10]
On 1 September 2022, Leganés announced an agreement in principle with Parzyszek on a two-year deal, pending legal procedures.[11] The following 19 June, after just nine league matches, he terminated his contract with the club.[12]
On 13 July 2023, Parzyszek returned to Dutch football, signing a one-year deal with an extension option with Eerste Divisie side Emmen.[13] He left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]
On 3 July 2024, Parzyszek joined Belgian Challenger Pro League club RWD Molenbeek on a one-year contract with an option for a further year.[15] He recorded nine goals and five assists in 33 appearances across all competitions, captaining the club throughout most of the season. On 29 April 2025, it was announced Parzyszek would leave RWD at the end of his contract.[16]
On 5 August 2025, Parzyszek signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| De Graafschap | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 16 | |||
| Total | 52 | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 29 | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2014–15 | Belgian Second Division | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 11 | ||
| Randers (loan) | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| De Graafschap | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 25 | |||
| Total | 50 | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 28 | ||||
| Zwolle | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| Piast Gliwice | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 13 | |
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 74 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 23 | ||
| Frosinone | 2020–21 | Serie B | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Leganés | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Emmen | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 1 | 40 | 10 | |
| RWD Molenbeek | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 33 | 9 | |
| KuPS | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4[h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Career total | 375 | 123 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 412 | 131 | ||
Piast Gliwice
