Max Stryjek
Polish footballer
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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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Stryjek with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maksymilian Stryjek[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Agrykola Warsaw | ||
| 2007–2013 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 7 | (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 15:53, 4 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
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 4 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goal | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2014–15[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[29] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boston United (loan) | 2014–15[30] | Conference North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2017–18[28] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2018–19[30] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Eastleigh | 2019–20[31] | National League | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Livingston | 2020–21[32] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[33] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[34] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2022–23[34] | League One | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 2023–24[35] | League One | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2023–24[35] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2024–25 | III liga, group I | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Kilmarnock | 2025–26[36] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 209 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 249 | 0 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Polish Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in the play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Wycombe Wanderers
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2023–24[37]