Maksymilian Stryjek (born 18 July 1996) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He was a Poland youth international. He will join Polish club

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on 1 July 2024.

Club career

Born in

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, Stryjek began playing football for his school at the age of 6. He signed for

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contra ...

at the age of 11. He moved to English club

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in 2013, following a trial with the club. He spent a loan spell with

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in 2015, making 10 league and 2 cup appearances for them. In February 2016 he signed a new contract with Sunderland, lasting until 2019, and in July 2017 he made his senior debut for the club, in a friendly game. He moved on loan to

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on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2017. He was injured 9 minutes into his professional debut, on 2 September 2017. On 21 September, Stryjek joined National League side

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on a one-month loan to replace the recently-retired Graham Stack. On 11 June 2019, Sunderland announced that Stryjek was to leave the club when his contract expired at the end of that month. On 1 July 2019, Stryjek returned to

, this time on a one-year deal. He returned home to

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as the season was terminated and he was released due to the

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. After a successful trial he signed for

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club

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in 20 July 2020 on a three-year deal. On 18 August 2022, he signed for EFL League One side

. On 24 February 2024, Styjek was red-carded in Wycombe's 1–0 defeat at

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. It was his 82nd and last appearance for the Chairmen. On 13 April 2024, he signed on an emergency loan for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. 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. 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. Stryjek's stay in the United Kingdom came to an end after over eleven years; on 19 June 2024, the defending Polish

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champions

announced the signing of Stryjek on a two-year contract, with an extension option, effective from 1 July.

International career

Stryjek has represented Poland at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels. In March 2017 he was called up by the under-21 team for the first time, and went to the U21 Euro's in June.

Career statistics

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers *

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runner-up: 2023–24

References

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