Max Stryjek

Maksymilian Stryjek (born 18 July 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. He was a Poland youth international.

Max Stryjek

Personal information
Full name	Maksymilian Stryjek[1]
Date of birth	(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Jagiellonia Białystok
Number	1
Youth career
2001–2007	Agrykola Warsaw
2007–2013	Polonia Warsaw
2013–2015	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)
2020–2022	Livingston	57	(0)
2022–2024	Wycombe Wanderers	74	(0)
2024	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	3	(0)
2024–	Jagiellonia Białystok	3	(0)
2024–	Jagiellonia Białystok II	2	(0)
International career
2012–2013	Poland U17	6	(0)
2013–2014	Poland U18	7	(0)
2014	Poland U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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]

On 1 July 2019, Stryjek returned to Eastleigh, this time on a one-year deal.^[11] He returned home to Poland as the season was terminated and he was released due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[12] After a successful trial^[12] he signed for Scottish Premiership club Livingston in 20 July 2020 on a three-year deal.^[13]

On 18 August 2022, he signed for EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers.^[14][15] On 24 February 2024, Styjek was red-carded in Wycombe's 1–0 defeat at Stevenage.^[16] It was his 82nd and last appearance for the Chairboys.^[17]

On 13 April 2024, he signed on an emergency loan for Crewe Alexandra.^[18] While on loan at Crewe, Wycombe announced on 2 May 2024 that Stryjek would be released by the club when his contract expired in June 2024.^[17] Stryjek kept his first clean sheet for Crewe in their League Two play-off semi-final at Doncaster on 10 May, helping the side to a 2–2 aggregate draw, then saving twice in the penalty shoot-out that Crewe won 4–3.^[19]

Stryjek's stay in the United Kingdom came to an end after over eleven years; on 19 June 2024, the defending Polish Ekstraklasa champions Jagiellonia Białystok announced the signing of Stryjek on a two-year contract, with an extension option, effective from 1 July.^[20] His first match for Jagiellonia Białystok II was on 10 August 2024 in a 2–3 loss against Wisła II Płock, and he debuted for Jagiellonia's main team in a 3–0 loss against Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Europa League on 29 August 2024.^[21]

He debuted in the Ekstraklasa on 1 September 2024 in a 1–0 home victory over Widzew Łódź, keeping a clean sheet.^[21]

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,^[22] and went to the U21 Euro's in June.^[12][23]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goal	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2014–15[24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[26]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[27]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[28]	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[29]	Conference North	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2017–18[27]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	0	3	0
Eastleigh (loan)	2018–19[29]	National League	13	0	0	0	—		1[d]	0	14	0
Eastleigh	2019–20[30]	National League	37	0	6	0	—		0	0	43	0
Livingston	2020–21[31]	Scottish Premiership	22	0	1	0	5	0	—		28	0
	2021–22[32]	Scottish Premiership	35	0	2	0	5	0	—		42	0
	2022–23[33]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		57	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	71	0
Wycombe Wanderers	2022–23[33]	League One	41	0	1	0	0	0	2[c]	0	44	0
	2023–24[34]	League One	33	0	1	0	2	0	2[c]	0	38	0
	Total		74	0	2	0	2	0	4	0	82	0
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2023–24[34]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	3[e]	0	6	0
Jagiellonia Białystok	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	3	0	1	0	—		1[f]	0	5	0
Jagiellonia Białystok II	2024–25	III liga, group I	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			202	0	12	0	13	0	11	0	238	0

1. Includes FA Cup, Polish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance in FA Trophy
5. Appearances in the play-offs
6. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2023–24^[35]

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. ""Czułem żal". Polak trafił z V ligi do Premiership i staje się gwiazdą".
13. "Livingston sign goalkeeper Max Stryjek". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020.
14. "Max Stryjek signs!". Wycombe Wanderers. 18 August 2022.
15. "Goalkeeper Stryjek leaves Livingston for Wycombe" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
16. "Stevenage 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
17. "Goalkeeper Stryjek released by Wycombe". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
18. "Keeper Stryjek joins on Emergency Loan". www.crewealex.net.
19. "Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
20. "Maksymilian Stryjek zawodnikiem Jagiellonii Białystok" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
21. "Maksymilian Stryjek (season 2024–25)". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
22. James Hunter (3 March 2017). "Sunderland's Max Stryjek earns first Poland Under 21 call-up". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
23. "Reprezentacja młodzieżowa: Kadra na mistrzostwa Europy".
24. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
25. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
26. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
27. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
28. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
29. Max Stryjek at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
30. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
31. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
32. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
33. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
34. "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
35. Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

• Max Stryjek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)