Tomás Martins Podstawski ( pl, Tomasz Podstawski; born 30 January 1995) is a

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professional

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who plays for Cypriot club

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as a

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. He began his professional career at

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, where he made 107 appearances for their reserves and won the 2015–16 Segunda Liga, but never represented the first team. After a season at

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in which he was a

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runner-up, he joined

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in 2018. Podstawski earned 85 caps for Portugal from under-16 to under-23 level. He represented the nation at the 2016 Olympic tournament.

Club career

Porto

Born in

to a Polish father and a Portuguese mother, Podstawski joined

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's youth system at the age of 13. On 20 February 2012, having not yet featured for the reserves, he was called up by first-team manager Vítor Pereira for the

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round of 16 second leg match at

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, remaining unused in a 4–0 loss ( 6–1 aggregate) for the reigning champions. Podstawski finished his first season with 24 appearances – 11 starts – helping Porto B to the runner-up position, although the team was not eligible for promotion. On 2 April 2016 he scored his first league goal in a 4–0 home win against Académico de Viseu FC, as they became the first reserves to win the second division.

Vitória Setúbal

On 12 June 2017, Podstawski signed a three-year contract for

. He made his

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debut on 6 August in a 1–1 home draw against

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, and scored his first goal in the division on 30 October, consolation as a substitute in a 5–2 away defeat to

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. On 27 January 2018, Podstwaski was the only player to miss his

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attempt in

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of the

, lost to

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after a 1–1 draw in regulation time. He was also booked for handling the ball in his own box late into the game, which led to

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's equaliser.

Pogoń Szczecin

On 27 August 2018, Podstawski joined Polish club

on a three-year deal. His maiden appearance in the

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occurred four days later, when he played the entire 1–1 draw away to

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, and his first goal came on 27 October in a 3–0 home victory over

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Stabæk

Having been without a club in the summer, Podstawski signed for

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on 20 September 2021, for the rest of the year; the team from

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were in last place in

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Bnei Yehuda

Podstawski moved to

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of the Israeli

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on 1 February 2022.

International career

At the

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in Hungary, Podstawski captained

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to runners-up position behind

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. He scored his only goal of 37 appearances for the team in the group stage, in a 2–1 win against

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. Podstawski also acted as captain to the under-20 side at the

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, playing four games out of five in an eventual quarter-final exit in

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. He had previously turned down an approach from the

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. Manager

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included Podstawski in the under-23 team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. He started every match, as the nation reached the quarter-finals.

Personal life

In parallel to his early professional career, Podstawski studied International Relations at the University of Porto. He speaks English and French, in addition to his native Portuguese and Polish. His parents were both involved in sport; his father as a Physical Education teacher and his mother as a professional gymnast. Podstawski's younger brothers Filipe and António also became footballers, with the latter signing for Pogon's reserves during his time at the club.

Honours

Porto B * Segunda Liga: 2015–16 Vitória Setúbal *

runner-up: 2017–18 Portugal *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

Team of the Tournament: 2014

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Podstawski, Tomas 1995 births Living people Portuguese people of Polish descent Portuguese footballers Footballers from Porto Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Porto B players FC Porto players Vitória F.C. players Ekstraklasa players Pogoń Szczecin players Eliteserien players Stabæk Fotball players Liga Leumit players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Karmiotissa Polemidion FC players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Portugal Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Israel Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus University of Porto alumni