Maciej Rybus is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for Legia Warsaw, typically on the left wing.

Career

Rybus began his career with Pelikan Łowicz and was in summer 2006 sold to MSP Szamotuły, here played only one season and was than scouted by Legia Warsaw. He made his debut for Legia on 15 November 2007, in a Ekstraklasa Cup

Ekstraklasa Cup

The Ekstraklasa Cup was an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs who play in the Polish 1st Division Ekstraklasa. The first ever Ekstraklasa Cup was held in 1952 in which Wawel Kraków came out victorious over Cracovia Kraków with the final score being 5-1. Two tournements were also held...

 match against Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.- History :Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on April 30, 1922....

, replacing Marcin Smolinski

Marcin Smolinski

Marcin Smoliński is a Polish footballer who currently plays for ŁKS Łódź.-Club:When he came to Legia, he was hailed as the new Kowalczyk, because of his personality and former place of living. However his talent didn't develop to match Kowalczyk's...

 in the 46th minute. After a good performance, Legia's coach Jan Urban

Jan Urban

Jan Urban is a Polish football manager and former player. Currently, he is coaching Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.-Club:...

, decided that the young player would join the first team. Rybus debuted in the Ekstraklasa on 24 November 2007. He played the 2007-08

Ekstraklasa 2007-08

The 2007–08 Ekstraklasa started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008. It was run by the Polish Football Association.The Polish Champion will qualify for the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The runner-up and winner of the Polish Cup will qualify for the UEFA Cup first...

 season mainly as a substitute but earned a place in the starting eleven towards the end of the season. This was mainly due to Edson

Edson Luis da Silva

Edson Luis da Silva, Edson is a Brazilian footballer of Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. He can play anywhere in defence and can also play in midfield. He is a dead ball specialist and he also pacey and possesses decent dribbling skills...

's lackluster performances.

He scored his first goal in the Ekstraklasa in December 2007 against Górnik Zabrze

Górnik Zabrze

Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...

. In April 2008, Rybus scored a brace in a league match against Wisła Kraków.

International career

He made his debut for the Poland national team against Romania

Romania national football team

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 in November 2009. In the next match against Canada

Canada men's national soccer team

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, he scored his first goal.

Poland goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 2009	Bydgoszcz, Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...		1–0	Win	Friendly

Achievements

• Runner up of Ekstraklasa ---Legia Warsaw (2007/08 season)
• Polish Cup winner ---Legia Warsaw (2007/08 season)
• Polish SuperCup winner ---Legia Warsaw (2008/09 season)

External links

• National team stats