Udinese announced on 23 August the transfer of Adam Buksa to Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, on loan with an obligation to buy tied to certain conditions being met. The Polish striker leaves Friuli almost exactly twelve months after arriving: he signed for the Bianconeri on 26 August 2025.
The profile in brief
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Player | Adam Buksa |
| Born | 12 July 1996 (30) |
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland |
| Position | Centre-forward |
| Height | 1.93 m |
| Previous club | Udinese |
| New club | RCD Mallorca, Spanish second division |
| Formula | Loan with a conditional obligation to buy |
| National team | Poland (25 caps, 7 goals) |
What the statement says
The text published on the Udinese website is spare: the transfer is temporary, the obligation to buy is triggered when conditions the club does not specify are met, and the Friuli side wishes the player a good season. No figure is given, and none of the valuations circulating in the press has been confirmed by either club.
According to reports in Spain, Buksa will wear the number 16 shirt and will stay on the island until the end of the 2026-27 season. On arrival he said his aim is to help the team win promotion.
A career made of different leagues
Buksa came through the Wisła Kraków academy but made his professional debut at Lechia Gdańsk, in July 2014. From there he moved to Zagłębie Lubin and then to Pogoń Szczecin, where he became one of Poland’s most interesting centre-forwards with 18 goals in 40 league games.
| Club | Period | League appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018-2019 | 40 | 18 |
| New England Revolution | 2020-2022 | 64 | 29 |
| Lens | 2022-2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Antalyaspor (loan) | 2023-2024 | 33 | 16 |
| Midtjylland | 2024-2025 | 27 | 13 |
| Udinese | 2025-2026 | 25 | 3 |
The move to Major League Soccer in December 2019 was the first fork in the road: 35 goals in 73 total games for the New England Revolution, the club’s top scorer award in 2021 with 16 goals and the Supporters’ Shield won that year.
The return to Europe took him to Lens in the summer of 2022 for a reported ten million dollars, and there the story stalled: eight Ligue 1 appearances, no goals. From that point the career picked up its rhythm elsewhere, in Turkey and Denmark, where he kept scoring with his usual regularity.
The year in Friuli
The numbers from his only Udinese season explain the departure: twenty-five appearances and three goals. For a striker who in the two previous campaigns had put together twenty-nine goals between Turkey and Denmark, that is a return which does not hold down a starting place in Serie A.
The point is not only about finishing. A 1.93-metre centre-forward built on box play needs a team that sends balls into the area, consistently and from recognisable positions. When that supply is missing, his repertoire shrinks to a couple of chances a game, and three goals in twenty-five matches is exactly what you see in those cases.
Why the Segunda División can make sense
At thirty, a striker who needs to rebuild has two roads: stay in a top-tier league accepting a bench role, or drop a division to play ninety minutes every week again.
Mallorca offer the second. The Spanish second division is a long, physical competition, with plenty of tight games that open up on a set piece or a cross: the context in which a tall centre-forward who is strong in the air matters more than elsewhere.
The formula, and what it says
The conditional obligation to buy is the interesting part of the deal. It is not a straight loan, where the player comes back in June and everything starts again, and it is not a permanent sale either.
It is an agreement that ties the permanent move to measurable events: appearances, goals, promotion. If the conditions are met, Mallorca buy him with no room for negotiation; if they are not, the registration stays with Udinese. For the player it means one thing only: what decides his future is minutes on the pitch, not meetings in June.
What is left to find out
The question is whether the Segunda División is a detour or a destination. Buksa has scored everywhere except in his two spells in top-tier European leagues, at Lens and Udinese, and at some point that stops being a coincidence.
A leading season in Spain, with promotion stated as the target, would give him the most useful answer: whether the problem was the contexts or the level.
Data and information collected from public sources: official club statements, Wikipedia, statistical archives and sports press. Financial figures are press reports, not data confirmed by the clubs.
Frequently asked questions
On what terms did Adam Buksa join Mallorca?
On loan, with an obligation to buy tied to certain conditions being met. Udinese announced it on their website on 23 August 2026.
Which division does Mallorca play in?
The Spanish second division, as stated in the Udinese announcement. Buksa said his aim is to help the team win promotion.
How many goals did Buksa score for Udinese?
Three in twenty-five appearances, in 2025-26, his only season in Friuli. He had joined from Midtjylland on 26 August 2025 on a four-year contract.
What kind of striker is Adam Buksa?
A 1.93-metre centre-forward, born in 1996, with a career built on box play and heading. He scored 35 goals in 73 games for the New England Revolution and 16 in 33 league matches for Antalyaspor.
How many caps does he have for Poland?
Twenty-five, with seven goals. He scored a hat-trick against San Marino in 2021 and found the net against the Netherlands in Poland's opening game at Euro 2024.
