Max Stryjek

Maksymilian Stryjek (born 18 July 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Livingston, He is also a Poland youth international.

Max Stryjek

Personal information
Full name	Maksymilian Stryjek[1]
Date of birth	18 July 1996
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Livingston
Number	32
Youth career
2007–2014	Polonia Warsaw
2014–2015	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Sunderland	0	(0)
2015	→ Boston United (loan)	12	(0)
2017–2018	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	1	(0)
2018	→ Eastleigh (loan)	13	(0)
2019–2020	Eastleigh	37	(0)
2020–	Livingston	16	(0)
National team^‡
	Poland U17
	Poland U18
	Poland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:51, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Sunderland

Born in Warsaw,[1] Stryjek began playing football for his school at the age of 6.[2] He signed for Polonia Warsaw at the age of 11. He moved to English club Sunderland in 2013, following a trial with the club.[2] He spent a loan spell with Boston United in 2015, making 10 league and 2 cup appearances for them.[3] In February 2016 he signed a new contract with Sunderland, lasting until 2019,[4] and in July 2017 he made his senior debut for the club, in a friendly game.[5] He moved on loan to Accrington Stanley on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2017.[2][6] He was injured 9 minutes into his professional debut, on 2 September 2017.[7]

On 21 September, Stryjek joined National League side Eastleigh on a one-month loan to replace the recently-retired Graham Stack.[8]

On 11 June 2019, Sunderland announced that Stryjek was to leave the club when his contract expired at the end of that month.[9][10]

Eastleigh

On 1 July 2019, Stryjek joined Eastleigh on a one-year deal.[11]

Livingston

On 20 July 2020, he signed for Scottish club Livingston on a three-year deal.[12]

International career

Stryjek has represented Poland at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels.[2] In March 2017 he was called up by the under-21 team for the first time.[13]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goal	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2014–15[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston United (loan)	2014–15[19]	Conference North	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2017–18[17]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Eastleigh (loan)	2018–19[19]	National League	13	0	0	0	—		1	0	14	0
Eastleigh	2019–20[20]	National League	37	0	6	0	—		0	0	43	0
Livingston	2020–21[21]	Scottish Premiership	16	0	0	0	5	0	—		21	0
Career total			79	0	6	0	5	0	3	0	93	0

References

1. Max Stryjek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
2. Richard Mennear (31 August 2017). "Sunderland goalkeeper Max Stryjek reacts to his deadline day move to Accrington Stanley". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
3. "Profile". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
4. James Hunter (5 February 2016). "Sunderland's young goalkeeper Max Stryjek extends his stay on Wearside". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
5. Richard Mennear (19 July 2017). "Opportunity knocks for Max Stryjek as Sunderland look to replace Vito Mannone". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
6. "Accrington Stanley: Sunderland's Max Stryjek and Derby's Farrend Rawson join". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
7. Craig Johns (2 September 2017). "Max Stryjek facing weeks on the sidelines after injury blow in Accrington Stanley debut". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
8. "Stryjek joins Eastleigh on loan". Sunderland A.F.C. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
9. "SAFC confirm retained list". Sunderland Association Football Club. 11 June 2019.
10. "Sunderland: Wales defender Adam Matthews among four players released". BBC Sport. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
11. James, Kieran (1 July 2019). "Max Stryjek returns to Eastleigh". Eastleigh News. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
12. "Livingston sign goalkeeper Max Stryjek". 20 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
13. James Hunter (3 March 2017). "Sunderland's Max Stryjek earns first Poland Under 21 call-up". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
14. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
15. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
16. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
17. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
18. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
19. Max Stryjek at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
20. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
21. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.