Maciej Gostomski (born 27 September 1988) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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who plays for

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Career

Gostomski was born in

Kartuzy Kartuzy () ( Kashubian ''Kartuzë'', ''Kartëzë'', or ''Kartuzé''; formerly german: Karthaus) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania (Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodesh ...

. At

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...

he was the third-choice goalkeeper behind

Ján Mucha Ján Mucha (born 5 December 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Everton In January 2010, Mucha signed a pre-contract deal with English Premier League club Everton to join them on 1 July. O ...

and

Wojciech Skaba Wojciech Skaba (; born 9 April 1984) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a former youth gymnastics champion. Career After a successful 2006–07 season at Odra, he signed a contract with Legia Warsaw after ...

and played primarily for

Młoda Ekstraklasa Młoda Ekstraklasa (, official abbreviation MESA or (rarely) literally in English: The Young Ekstraklasa) was a Polish youth football league composed of the top youth teams of the 16 Ekstraklasa sides. The games were organized with the aim of en ...

. He fell out of favour after a series of photos were leaked to the media of him smoking and throwing a pineapple at an apartment window. He had a series of short spells at various clubs, including

Bałtyk Gdynia Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea. History The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which sti ...

which he joined on a one-year contract in February 2011. He became a part-time player, working also as a fisherman. His fortunes changed at

Bytovia Bytów Bytovia Bytów is a Polish semi-professional association football club based in Bytów, Poland, founded in 1946. Bytovia currently plays in the IV liga Pomerania. Players Current squad Out on loan League histo ...

, with the club rising through the leagues, before joining

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...

. On 3 January 2016, he signed a six-month contract with Scottish side

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

. Gostomski became Warburton's second signing of the 2016 January transfer window. In March 2016, was released from his contract at Rangers just over two months after joining the club. Gostomski signed for

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, which will compete in Ekstraklasa in the 2022–23 season. In the years 2002–08 the club b ...

on 9 June 2016. On 11 August 2020, he signed a one-year deal with

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Honours

Club

;Lech Poznań *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

: 2014–15 *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

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* 1988 births People from Kartuzy Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship Living people Polish footballers Association football goalkeepers Legia Warsaw players Zagłębie Sosnowiec players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Bałtyk Gdynia players Bytovia Bytów players Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players Rangers F.C. players Korona Kielce players Chojniczanka Chojnice players MKS Cracovia (football) players FK Haugesund players Górnik Łęczna players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Norway Polish expatriate sportspeople in Norway {{Poland-footy-goalkeeper-stub