Damian Byrtek (born 7 March 1991) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early career

Before joining Podbeskidzie, Byrtek spent time with Olimpia Piekary Slaskie.

Podbeskidzie

In February 2010, he signed five-year contract with senior team of

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

KSZO

The first of Byrtek's loans was to KSZO. He was set to make his debut against

Sokół Sokółka Sokół Sokółka is a Polish football club based in Sokółka. As of the 2024–25 season, they compete in the regional league. The team's colors are blue and red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of ligh ...

, but the match was called off. Instead, he made his debut a week later, in a 0–0 draw with

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Brzesko

In February 2013, Byrtek was loaned out to

Okocimski KS Brzesko Okocimski KS Brzesko is a Polish football club based in Brzesko, Poland. The club is currently playing in the eastern group of V liga Lesser Poland, the sixth division of Polish league football. In the 1994–95 season, they achieved their bes ...

. He made his league debut on 9 March 2013 in a 1–0 loss to

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Raków Częstochowa

In July 2013, Byrtek was loaned out to

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...

in the

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Chrobry Głogów

In January 2015, Byrtek moved to

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

club

Chrobry Głogów Chrobry Głogów () is a Polish football club based in Głogów, Poland. It was founded in 1946. The team's official colors are blue, orange, black and green. Chrobry currently competes in I liga, the second tier of Polish league football. The cl ...

on a free transfer.

Wisła Płock

In January 2016, Byrtek moved to

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

. The club were promoted to the

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in his debut season, and his top-flight debut came on 8 August 2016, in a 2–2 draw with

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

. He was brought on for

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in the 85th minute.

Stomil Osztyn

On 16 September 2020, he signed with

Stomil Olsztyn Stomil Olsztyn S.A., historically known and played under the names OKS 1945 Olsztyn and OKS Stomil Olsztyn, is a Polish football club based in Olsztyn. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in the IV liga Warmia-Masuria after suffering thei ...

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* 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Bielsko-Biała Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players Raków Częstochowa players Chrobry Głogów players Wisła Płock players KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players Okocimski KS Brzesko players Piast Gliwice players Miedź Legnica players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players Chojniczanka Chojnice players Legia Warsaw II players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1990s-stub