Przemysław Tytoń (; born 4 January 1987) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Zamość Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021. ...

, Tytoń played for

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until the end of the 2006–07 season when the Polish first-league club was relegated to the third division because of corruption. His application to be released from his contract was granted by the

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, following which he signed a five-year contract with

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Roda JC

His Eredivisie debut came on 29 March 2008 in a goalless draw against

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. However, he did not make any appearances the following season. In January 2010, Tytoń became the club's first choice goalkeeper, taking over from Bram Castro. He had shoulder surgery at the end of March 2011. After 2010–11 Eredivisie season, Tytoń was listed as the second best goalkeeper, only behind

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. He had an offer from Belgian champion

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, but did not accept it.

PSV

On 16 August 2011, it was announced that

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had taken Tytoń on a one-year loan, with an option to buy at the end of the season. On 20 January 2012, it was announced that PSV has signed Tytoń for an extra four years. On 18 September 2011, Tytoń suffered a serious concussion when he collided with a teammate during the match between PSV and

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and was subsequently carried out on a stretcher, with the game delayed for 15 minutes. There was no serious damage so he was discharged from hospital the next day. In the

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match against

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(2–1) Tyton was back in goal for PSV. Tytoń rapidly gained a strong form in goal for PSV after his injury and replaced former first choice goalkeeper

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by the time

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had been announced as caretaker manager after

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in March 2012. Among many strong matches, he especially displayed his talent in the 2011–12 KNVB Beker semi final against

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where PSV advanced to the final on a 3–1 victory. Tytoń at times almost single-handedly kept the opposition from producing a comeback and saved a penalty from the 2011-12 Eredivisie topscorer Bas Dost. He subsequently became known as the "penalty killer" among media and fans.Tytoń showcases penalty pedigree
UEFA.com. He featured in the KNVB Beker final on 8 April 2012, where PSV beat

3–0. At the start of the 2012–13 season, Tytoń received the number 1 shirt at PSV after the departure of Isaksson. He began the season as the first choice goalkeeper, ahead of the new signing

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. However, after five league games, Tytoń was demoted to the bench as Waterman was preferred as the first choice goalkeeper by the new manager

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Elche (loan)

On 4 July 2014, Tytoń joined

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side

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at the

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, in which he conceded three goals. However, after four games, he lost his starting spot to Manu Herrera. Despite this, a month later and due to an injury to Herrera, Tytoń regained his position, putting in decisive performances. At the end of the season, Elche avoided relegation and Tytoń made 35 total appearances.

VfB Stuttgart

For the 2015–16 season Tytoń moved to

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. He made his

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debut on 16 August 2015 – the first matchday of the domestic season – in a 3–1 defeat at home to 1. FC Köln. After a 6–2 away loss to

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on towards the end of the season, Tytoń was replaced in goal in the final two games of the season by

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, who had been sidelined with an injury since pre-season.

Deportivo La Coruña

On 30 June 2016, Tytoń signed a three-year deal with

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, returning to Spain one year after leaving Elche. He started the season as a backup to

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, but due to the team's poor defensive performances, Tytoń took over as the starter on 31 October in a 1–1 draw against

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. The club finished in 16th place; clear of relegation, and Tytoń made 13 total appearances during the season, losing his starting spot to Lux again after poor displays against

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(4–0) and

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(4–1).

FC Cincinnati

On 13 December 2018, Tytoń joined

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club

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ahead of their inaugural 2019 season. He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2019 in FC Cincinnati's first match against the

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which they lost 4–1. After the match, Tytoń sustained a hamstring injury which kept him until April, with backup goalkeeper

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starting in the meantime. Throughout the season, Tytoń competed with Richey for the starting spot, appearing in 15 matches. Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Tytoń.

Ajax

On 7 March 2022, Tytoń returned to the Eredivisie to play for

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who were in desperate need of a goalkeeper after injuries of

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and Jay Gorter.

Twente

On 23 May 2022, Tytoń moved to

on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year. The move reunited him with his former FC Cincinnati head coach Ron Jans.

International career

On 29 May 2010, he debuted for the Poland national team in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 11 August 2010, he played in the second half against

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. He conceded two goals. Tytoń was selected in Poland's squad for

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as a second choice goalkeeper behind

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after

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was ruled out for the competition due to injury. On the 68th minute in the opening match against

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, Szczęsny was given a straight

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after giving away a penalty. Tytoń came on as a substitute to replace

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and saved the penalty taken by Greek captain

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. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. He became the first goalkeeper in history of the European Championships to save a penalty after coming on. After the match, Tytoń said saving the penalty was "like a dream": ''“It felt like a dream, I was aware that now was my chance. I really wanted to help the team. Thank God I saved the penalty.”'' Tytoń continued on as Poland's starting goalkeeper for the next two matches, even beyond Szczęsny's return from the red card suspension.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

PSV *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 2011–12 *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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Ajax *

: 2021–22

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyton, Przemyslaw 1987 births Living people People from Zamość Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship Polish footballers Association football goalkeepers Poland international footballers Poland youth international footballers Poland under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2012 players Ekstraklasa players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Major League Soccer players La Liga players Bundesliga players Górnik Łęczna players Roda JC Kerkrade players PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players Elche CF players VfB Stuttgart players Deportivo de La Coruña players FC Cincinnati players AFC Ajax players FC Twente players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Spain Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate soccer players in the United States Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States