Adam Stachowiak

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Adam Stachowiak
Personal information
Full name Adam Mieczysław Stachowiak[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Lech Poznań II
Number 1
Youth career
Olimpia Poznań
0000–2005 Unia Swarzędz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Jagiellonia Białystok 10 (0)
2006–2010 Odra Wodzisław 55 (0)
2006Zawisza Bydgoszcz (loan)
2010–2012 Górnik Zabrze 23 (0)
2011–2012Anorthosis (loan) 1 (0)
2012 GKS Bełchatów 15 (0)
2013–2015 Botev Plovdiv 76 (0)
2015–2018 Gaziantep BB 102 (0)
2018–2020 Denizlispor 58 (0)
2021 Altay 4 (0)
2021–2022 Denizlispor 20 (0)
2023– Lech Poznań II 4 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Poland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023

Adam Mieczysław Stachowiak (born 18 December 1986) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lech Poznań II.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

A product of the local youth setups of Olimpia Poznań and Unia Swarzędz, he made his professional debut on the other side of the country with the then second tier Jagiellonia Białystok. He then moved onto Odra Wodzisław, establishing himself as an Ekstraklasa player in his four years there.

He then had a short spell with Górnik Zabrze, who in August 2011, loaned him to Anorthosis Famagusta on a one-year deal.[2]

Stachowiak signed a contract with the Bulgaria club Botev Plovdiv on 15 January 2013.[3] He made his debut in A grupa on 1 March 2013 when his side beat Slavia Sofia 2–0.[4] Stachowiak participated in all of Botev's games in Europa League during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. Stachowiak did not miss a single minute of the 2013–14 league campaign and subsequently was selected by fans as the player of the season.[5][6]

Botev suffered a financial crisis at the start of the 2014–15 season. There were speculations that Stachowiak would leave the club, but he decided to remain at least until the next transfer window. He played in all four games in the Europa League and in the Bulgarian Supercup final, but remained on the bench at the beginning of the league campaign. He was again included in the starting lineup on 24 August 2014 during a 2–0 league win over Slavia Sofia.[7] His steady performance in this game reestablished him as a first choice goalkeeper. On 27 September, he kept a clean sheet in the derby game with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, won by Botev 2–0.[8]

At the beginning of 2015, Stachowiak demonstrated very good shape and kept a clean sheet in the first three A Grupa rounds of the year, in a 3–0 home win against Marek Dupnitsa, a 0–2 away win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv and a 2–0 home win over CSKA Sofia.[9][10] On 15 March, Adam kept a clean sheet and contributed an assist for the second goal scored by Lachezar Baltanov during a 2–0 victory against CSKA Sofia.[11] A week later, on 22 March, Stachowiak was among the key players for Botev during the 0–0 draw against Ludogorets Razgrad.[12]

Adam did not play in two consecutive games and then returned to the starting lineup for the last game of the 2014–15 season, a 0–2 home defeat against Lokomotiv Sofia.[13] Following the game, it was announced that the contracts of Stachowiak and his friend, the midfielder Tomáš Jirsák, would not be renewed and both of them would leave the club.[14]

After leaving Denizlispor in 2020, after six months of free agency, he signed for another Turkish club Altay in January 2021.[15]

On 10 March 2023, he joined his hometown club's reserves side, Lech Poznań II, on a deal until June 2024.[16]

National team[edit]

He has earned five caps for the Poland U-21 team.

Honours[edit]

Botev Plovdiv

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adam Mieczyslaw Stackhowiak" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ Adam Stachowiak w Anórthossisie 17.08.2011, 90minut.pl
  3. ^ Ботев привлече вратар от Полша
  4. ^ ""А" група, 2012/13, 16 кръг, 01.03.2013 15:30". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  5. ^ Адам Стаховяк абсолютен рекордьор в елита
  6. ^ Адам Стаховяк беше избран от феновете за номер 1 през сезона
  7. ^ Ботев надигра и победи Славия, буря прекъсна мача
  8. ^ "Ботев взе 97-ото градско дерби с 2:0". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
  9. ^ Ботев започна пролетта с класика над Марек
  10. ^ Ботев сгази Локо в калта на Лаута
  11. ^ "Направихме го! Ботев влетя в шестицата с чиста победа над ЦСКА". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  12. ^ Ботев с минимална загуба от Лудогорец
  13. ^ Ботев приключи сезона с домакинска загуба от Локо Сф
  14. ^ Шеф на Ботев: Иршак и Стаховяк играят последния си мач
  15. ^ "Adam Stachowiak w Altay SK".
  16. ^ "Adam Stachowiak dołącza do drugiej drużyny" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 10 March 2023.
  17. ^ Ботев загуби на финала, играем в Лига Европа през юли
  18. ^ Ботев загуби от Лудогорец във финала за Суперкупата

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