Mateusz Stolarski

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Mateusz Stolarski
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Team information
Current team
Motor Lublin (manager)
Youth career
YearsTeam
2002–2009 Wisła Kraków
Managerial career
2022 Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska (caretaker)
2024– Motor Lublin

Mateusz Stolarski (born 3 January 1993) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who manages Ekstraklasa club Motor Lublin.

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Playing career

As a youth player, Stolarski joined the youth academy of Polish club Wisła Kraków, where was known for his technical ability. [1] He retired from association football in 2009, but continued to play futsal in the Lesser Poland area, and made appearances for the Poland national under-21 futsal team. [2]

Managerial career

In 2012, Stolarski began work as a youth coach for Wisła Kraków's academy. [3] In August 2019, he was hired by Stal Rzeszów to manage their reserve and under-19 sides. [4] A year later, he was promoted to the role of first-team assistant manager under Janusz Niedźwiedź, and continued in his role until 2022, working with managers Marcin Wołowiec and Daniel Myśliwiec.

In May 2022, he was appointed caretaker manager of III liga outfit Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska. [5]

On 21 September 2022, he joined II liga club Motor Lublin's management staff as an assistant under Gonçalo Feio. [6] Placed last in the league table at the time of Stolarski's and Feio's appointments, Motor was promoted to I liga at the end of the 2022–23 season. [7]

On 18 March 2024, following Feio's resignation, Stolarski was appointed head coach of Motor. [8] He successfully led the club to a fourth-place finish and a promotion play-off final win against Arka Gdynia on 2 June 2024, resulting in Motor's return to the Ekstraklasa after 32 years of absence. [9] In doing so, at the age of thirty-one, Stolarski became the youngest manager in the Polish top flight. [10] On 21 June 2024, he prolonged his contract with the club until the end of June 2025. [11]

After finishing the year placed 7th, with eight wins and four draws in 18 games, Motor extended Stolarski's deal until June 2027 with an option for another year. [12]

Personal life

Stolarski was born on 3 January 1993 in Kraków, Poland. He has been a supporter of Polish side Wisła Kraków. He is married, and has a daughter. [13]

His brother Paweł Stolarski is a professional footballer - they were reunited in January 2024, when Paweł joined Motor. [14]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska (caretaker)20 May 202230 June 20225104412−8020.00
Motor Lublin 18 March 2024Present3113995552+3041.94
Total36149135964−5038.89

Honours

Individual

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