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]

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 (age 30)
Place of birth	Braniewo, Poland
Height	194 cm (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
National team‡
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

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

External links

• Tomasz Ptak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)