Tomas Podstawski

Tomas Martins Podstawski (Polish: Tomasz Podstawski; born 30 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Pogon Szczecin as a central midfielder.

He began his professional career at Porto, where he made 107 appearances for their reserves and won the 2015–16 Segunda Liga, but never represented the first team. After a season at Vitoria de Setubal in which he was a Taca da Liga runner-up, he joined Pogon Szczecin in 2018.

Podstawski earned 85 caps for Portugal from under-16 to under-23 level. He represented the nation at the 2016 Olympic tournament.

Club Career

Porto

Born in Porto to a Polish father and a Portuguese mother, Podstawski joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 13. On 20 February 2012, having not yet featured for the reserves, he was called up by first-team manager Vitor Pereira for the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg match at Manchester City, remaining unused in a 0–4 loss (1–6 aggregate) for the reigning champions.

Podstawski finished his first season with 24 appearances – 11 starts – helping Porto B to the runner-up position, although the team was not eligible for promotion. On 2 April 2016 he scored his first league goal in a 4–0 home win against Academico de Viseu FC, as they became the first reserves to win the second division.

Vitoria Setubal

On 12 June 2017, Podstawski signed a three-year contract for Vitoria de Setubal. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 6 August in a 1–1 home draw against Moreirense FC, and scored his first goal in the division on 30 October, consolation as a substitute in a 2–5 away loss to Portimonense SC.

On 27 January 2018, Podstwaski was the only player to miss his penalty shootout attempt in the final of the Taca da Liga, lost to Sporting CP after a 1–1 draw in regulation time. He was also booked for handling the ball in his own box late into the game, which led to Bas Dost's equaliser.

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