Max Stryjek

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Max Stryjek
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Stryjek with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2024
Personal information
Full name Maksymilian Stryjek [1]
Date of birth (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2007 Agrykola Warsaw
2007–2013 Polonia Warsaw
2013–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2024–2025 Jagiellonia Białystok 3 (0)
2024 Jagiellonia Białystok II 2 (0)
2025– Kilmarnock 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 as of 16:07, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

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

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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 on 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]

On 4 July 2025, Stryjek returned to Scotland to join Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee. [22]

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, [23] and went to the U21 Euro's in June. [12] [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2014–15 [25] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16 [26] Premier League0000000000
2016–17 [27] Premier League0000000000
2017–18 [28] Championship 0000000000
2018–19 [29] League One 0000000000
Total0000000000
Boston United (loan) 2014–15 [30] Conference North 12000—00120
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2017–18 [28] League Two 1000002 [c] 030
Eastleigh (loan) 2018–19 [30] National League 13000—1 [d] 0140
Eastleigh 2019–20 [31] National League37060—00430
Livingston 2020–21 [32] Scottish Premiership 2201050—280
2021–22 [33] Scottish Premiership3502050—420
2022–23 [34] Scottish Premiership000010—10
Total5703011000710
Wycombe Wanderers 2022–23 [34] League One41010002 [c] 0440
2023–24 [35] League One33010202 [c] 0380
Total740202040820
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2023–24 [35] League Two3000003 [e] 060
Jagiellonia Białystok 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 3010—1 [f] 050
Jagiellonia Białystok II 2024–25 III liga, group I 20———20
Kilmarnock 2025–26 [36] Scottish Premiership200030—50
Career total20401201601102430
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Max Stryjek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 ""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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Maksymilian Stryjek (season 2024–25)". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ↑ Boroń, Jakub (4 July 2025). "Jagiellonia pożegnała kolejnego piłkarza. Przeniesie się za granicę". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  23. ↑ James Hunter (3 March 2017). "Sunderland's Max Stryjek earns first Poland Under 21 call-up". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Reprezentacja młodzieżowa: Kadra na mistrzostwa Europy".
  25. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  30. 1 2 Max Stryjek at Soccerway . Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  35. 1 2 "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Max Stryjek in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  37. ↑ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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