page_title: Bartosz Białkowski
section_title: Ipswich Town
hierarchical_section_title: Bartosz Białkowski / Club career / Ipswich Town
caption_attribution_description: English: Bartosz Bialkowski playing for Ipswich Town against Norwich City on 9 May 2015.
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 15 July 2014, Białkowski signed a two-year deal with Ipswich Town. He marked his Town league debut with a clean sheet in a 2–0 win at Blackpool on 1 November 2014. He kept his place for the majority of the season as Town reached the Championship play-offs, but was left out of the team for compassionate reasons following the death of his father in August 2015. He made 35 appearances during his first season at Portman Road, keeping 9 clean sheets. Fellow goalkeeper Dean Gerken's form kept him out of the team until he was injured in early 2016 and Białkowski returned with a string of impressive performances which saw him win consecutive player of the month awards and then both the Supporters' Player of the Year award and the Players' Player of the Year award for the 2015–16 season. He kept 8 clean sheets in 23 appearances over the course of the season.
  Białkowski kept his place in the team for the 2016–17 season and his impressive form continued throughout the season. He made 44 appearances during the 2016–17 season, keeping 11 clean sheets. His performances over the course of the season earned him another Player of the Year award for the 2016–17 season.
  He once again kept his place in the team as the first choice goalkeeper for the 2017–18 season and continued to impress with his performance levels. He made 46 appearances in all competitions during the 2017–18 season, keeping 13 clean sheets. He was again awarded the Player of the Year award for the third consecutive season, as well as the Players' Player of the Year award for a second time.
  On 16 July 2018, Białkowski signed a new three-year contract with Ipswich, with the option of a further 12 months. He was first choice keeper for most of the 2018–19 season, making 30 appearances in all competitions. However, it was generally considered that he had had a disappointing season, with a number of mistakes leading him to be dropped by both Paul Hurst and Paul Lambert during the season. Bialkowski would later state his discontent with former manager Hurst over him being dropped in an interview, branding his actions to be "disrespectful".
caption: Białkowski playing for Ipswich Town in 2015
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