Tomasz Ptak

Tomasz Ptak
Photo taken during the match between Cracovia and Stomil Olsztyn in Krakow. Tomasz Ptak, the goalkeeper of Stomil
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Ptak
Date of birth (1992-02-09) February 9, 1992
Place of birth Braniewo, Poland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006—2008 Zatoka Braniewo
2008—2009 MSP Szamotuły
2009—2010 Sparta Szamotuły
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Górnik Konin 14
2010—2011 Sparta Szamotuły
2011—2013 Jaga 18
2012 → Stomil Olsztyn (loan) 17
2013 → Motor Lublin (loan) 14
2013—2015 Zagłębie Lubin 8
2015—2020 Zatoka Braniewo 0
International career‡
2009 Polan U17 team 1
2012 Poland U21 1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2021

Tomasz Ptak (born 9 February 1992 in Braniewo) is an inactive Polish footballer who is currently signed to Zatoka Braniewo.[1] He joined the Polish Land Forces in 2016 and was assigned to duty in Latvia following the 2020—2021 season.[1][2]

Football career

Zatoka Braniewo was his first youth team; he was admitted to MSP Szamotuły football academy in 2007, where he worked with goalkeeping coach Andrzej Dawidziuk, who he credits with being an early inspiration.[3][4] He played for Sparta Szamotuły during the 2009—2010 season; on 28 October 2009, he played 90 minutes for Poland's U17 team against Bulgaria.[3] He briefly played for Górnik Konin in fall 2010 before returning to Sparta and playing as first goalkeeper.[3][5] His debut came on 1 October 2011; Jaga defeated Zagłębie Lubin.[6] He was relegated back to Young Ekstraklasa after Grzegorz Sandomierski returned from playing abroad.[6][3] In 2011, he was flown to England to train with Liverpool F.C. goalkeepers for 8 days.[5]

When he returned, he signed a four-year contract with Jagiellonia Białystok.[7][8][3] In summer 2012, he went to Stomil on loan, where he played 17 games and remained until November.[9][10][6][11] In the short break period between leaving Stomil and returning to Jaga, Ptak played in a friendly Poland U21 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12][13] In 2013, he was loaned to Motor Lublin on a six-month contract.[9][14] At the end of the summer, he left Jaga to sign a three-year contract with Zagłębie Lubin, where he was placed on the reserve team.[15][16][17] Prior to signing with Lubin, he attended training camp for Wisła Płock.[18] He stayed in Lubin until 2015 and played 8 games total.[19] At this time, he was pursued by Olimpia but ultimately returned to Zakota Braniewo to play for his home club.[20][19] Zakota played in the 2017 Polish championships.[21][22]

In 2016, Ptak joined the Polish Land Forces and in 2021, he left Zakota to deploy to Latvia as part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence campaign.[2][1] It is unclear if he will be returning to Zakota by spring 2022.[1]

Personal life

Ptak was born 9 February 1992 in Braniewo, Warmia-Mazury Province, Poland and is a lifelong Liverpool F.C. and Jerzy Dudek fan.[4][3] He thinks goalkeeper training is lacking and wants to be a goalkeeper coach after he retires from playing.[19]

References
  1. "TOMASZ PTAK OPUSZCZA ZATOKĘ BRANIEWO" (in Polish). dwadozera. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. Andrearczyk, Wojciech (2016-06-03). "Minister zapewnił: przyszłość brygady będzie dobra" (in Polish). Portal Braniewo. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  3. "ONBG: Tomasz Ptak" (in Polish). iGol. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  4. Kostka, Krzysztof (2021-02-09). "9 lutego urodzili się Radosław Soszyński, Daniel Chyła i Tomasz Ptak" (in Polish). Zaglebiak. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. Kłos, David (2011-01-07). "Piłka nożna - Ptak na stażu w Liverpool'u" (in Polish). szamotuly naszemiasto. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. Nowocień, Maciej (2012-07-16). "Tomasz Ptak bramki Stomilu będzie strzegł przez rok" (in Polish). Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  7. "Jagiellonia Białystok wypożyczyła dwóch piłkarzy do Stomilu Olsztyn" (in Polish). onet sport. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  8. "Ptak w Jagiellonii" (in Polish). iGol. 2011-01-18. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  9. "Tomasz Ptak w Motorze Lublin" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  10. "Stomil zrezygnował z pięciu zawodników" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  11. "Ptak: Życzę Stomilowi utrzymania" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  12. "U-23: Tomasz Ptak powołany na mecz z Bośnią i Hercegowiną" (in Polish). Stomil Osztyn. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  13. "U-23: Tomasz Ptak zagrał z Bośnią i Hercegowiną" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  14. Puka, Marcin (2013-01-22). "Piłka nożna: Damian Kądzior i Tomasz Ptak trenują z Motorem Lublin" (in Polish). Lfubelski kurier. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  15. "To oni zagrają o "być albo nie być". Młodzież walczy o igrzyska" (in Polish). Euro Sport TVN24. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  16. "Tomasz Ptak powołany na mecze reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Ikat Gazeta Braniewska. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  17. "T-ME: Zagłębia ograło Podbeskidzie" (in Polish). Polska Pilka. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  18. "Tomasz Ptak sprawdzany przez Wisłę Płock" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  19. "Tomasz Ptak: Mam mega pozytywne wspomnienia" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  20. "Olimpia wygrała z KS Chwaszczyno (piłka nożna)" (in Polish). Portel. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  21. "Tomasz Ptak bohaterem pucharu" (in Polish). Gazeta Olsztynska. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  22. "Za głęboka ta Zatoka" (in Polish). Portel: Elblaska Gazeta Internetowa. 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
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