Bartosz Białkowski

Football player infobox
playername= Bartosz Białkowski


nickname = Bart, Bartek
fullname = Bartosz Białkowski
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|7|6
cityofbirth = Braniewo
countryofbirth = Poland
height = height|m=1.94
currentclub = Southampton F.C.
clubnumber = 28
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =2002
youthclubs =Górnik Zabrze
years = 2003-2006
2006-
clubs =Górnik Zabrze
Southampton
caps(goals) = 07 (0)
14 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-present
2006
nationalteam = Poland U20
Poland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0)
1 (0)
pcupdate = 16:00, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Bartosz Białkowski ( IPA2|ˈbartɔʂ bʲawˈkɔfski; born July 6, 1987 in Braniewo, Poland), is a Polish football goalkeeper, currently with English club Southampton.

He was born July 6 1987 in Braniewo, Poland and made his Polish league debut on October 30 2004 for Górnik Zabrze.

On January 9 2006, he signed for Southampton. His debut game was against Crystal Palace on January 25 2006, which resulted in a 0-0 draw. He also appeared for the first time in the FA Cup, in the 1-0 win against Leicester City on January 28 2006.

Białkowski was injured for the end of the 2005-06 season and for the early part of the 2006-07 season, having fallen awkwardly trying to collect the ball in a 5th round FA Cup tie against Newcastle on 18 February 2006. George Burley could not substitute him as the manager had used three substitutes already. Dexter Blackstock replaced Białkowski and prevented Albert Luque from scoring his first Newcastle goal.

After waiting patiently for his chance after returning to fitness, he returned to Southampton's starting line-up against Colchester United on 16 March 2007 as a result of a three-match suspension for Kelvin Davis. He retained his place after Davis became available again by turning in some strong performances.

He was criticized strongly and was replaced by Kelvin Davis at the beginning of the 2007-08 season when Saints lost 4-1 to Crystal Palace in the Coca-Cola Championship and 2-1 to Peterborough United in the Carling Cup 2008.

References

* [http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/team/?page_id=6587&player_id=44 Bartosz Białkowski player profile] at saintsfc.co.uk
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