page_title: Bartosz Białkowski
section_title: Southampton
hierarchical_section_title: Bartosz Białkowski / Club career / Southampton
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Bartosz Białkowski
context_page_description: Bartosz Marek Białkowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Millwall and the Poland national team.
  He began his career playing in his native Poland, before moving to Southampton in 2006. After six years at Southampton, he joined Notts County where he spent two seasons before joining Ipswich Town in 2014. He spent six years at Ipswich before joining Millwall on a permanent transfer in January 2020.
  Białkowski has also represented his country at international level, making his senior debut for Poland in 2018.
context_section_description: On 9 January 2006, Białkowski signed for Southampton. His debut game was against Crystal Palace on 25 January 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 28 January 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 for his chance after returning to fitness, Białkowski 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, including saving a Michael Kightly penalty in a 6–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 31 March 2007.
  Białkowski was replaced by Davis at the beginning of the 2007–08 season when Southampton lost 4–1 to Crystal Palace in the Championship and 2–1 to Peterborough United in the League Cup.
  On 17 March 2009, Białkowski joined Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season. In his first appearance for Ipswich reserves, Białkowski was red-carded for handling the ball outside the area. He did not make an appearance for the Tractor Boys and returned to Southampton at the end of the season.
  On 28 September 2009, Białkowski joined Championship strugglers Barnsley on a week-long emergency loan. He played in two Championship matches, then returned to Southampton in League One. On 24 November he made his first league appearance for Southampton in over two years, replacing the injured Kelvin Davis in the 61st minute of the match against Hartlepool. He started the following six matches until Davis recovered from his injury. With Białkowski's contract set to expire in June, Southampton offered him an extension in May 2010.
  In June 2010, Białkowski was reported to have signed for Portuguese side S.C. Braga but on 25 June he denied this, saying "I will be back at Southampton for the start of the season and I am hoping to stay with them." On 5 August, Białkowski signed a two-year contract extension with Southampton, with the option to extend it another two years.
  Białkowski made his only league appearance of the 2011–12 season in a 2–2 draw with Blackpool. He was released at the end of the season after the club decided to release eleven players. Before his release, Białkowski was Southampton's longest serving player in the current squad.
caption: Białkowski in 2010
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