 Rybus withSpartak Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maciej Rybus[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-08-19)19 August 1989 (age 35)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Łowicz, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pelikan Łowicz | |||
| 2006–2007 | MSP Szamotuły | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Legia Warsaw | 102 | (13) |
| 2012–2016 | Terek Grozny | 101 | (19) |
| 2016–2017 | Lyon | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 102 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Spartak Moscow | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Rubin Kazan | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Poland U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2021 | Poland | 66 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 | |||
Maciej Rybus ([ˈmat͡ɕɛj ˈrɨbus] ⓘ; born 19 August 1989) is a Polish professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back. He previously played for thePoland national team.
Rybus began his career withPelikan Łowicz and was sold to MSP Szamotuły in the summer of 2006, where he played for only one season and was then scouted byLegia Warsaw.
He made his debut for Legia on 15 November 2007, in anEkstraklasa Cup match againstDyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Legia's coachJan Urban, decided that the player would join the first team. Rybus debuted in theEkstraklasa on 24 November 2007. He played the2007–08 season mainly as a substitute but earned a place in the starting eleven towards the end of the season.[citation needed] He scored his first goal in the Ekstraklasa in December 2007 againstGórnik Zabrze. In April 2008, Rybus scored a brace in a league match againstWisła Kraków.[citation needed]
On 21 June 2016, he signed withLyon.[2] He played a total of 28 matches for the club.
On 19 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with Russian sideLokomotiv Moscow, which was later renewed.[3] Rybus left Lokomotiv on 31 May 2022 as his contract expired.[4] Throughout his career at the club, he won oneleague title, twocup titles and asuper cup.
On 11 June 2022, Rybus signed a two-year contract withSpartak Moscow.[5] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 victory overFakel Voronezh on 27 August 2022. On 21 June 2023, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.[6]
On 23 June 2023, it was announced that Rybus had signed a one-year contract withRubin Kazan.[7] He made his debut in a 1–4 loss to his former club, Spartak, on 5 August 2023. However, he suffered an injury shortly thereafter, ruling him out from playing until the end of the year. He returned to play on 24 April 2024 in a 2–0 away victory over Russian championsZenit St. Petersburg.[8] He left Rubin at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]
Rybus made his debut for thePoland national team againstRomania in November 2009. In the next match againstCanada, he scored his first goal. He also represented Poland atUEFA Euro 2012. In May 2018 he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]
On 20 June 2022, following his move to Russian side Spartak Moscow, Poland barred him from playing for his country. Playing for a Russian team during theRussian invasion of Ukraine was cited as the reason.[11]
Over his career in the national team, Rybus played 66 matches.
On 17 March 2018, Rybus married Lana Baimatova, a Russian hospitality manager ofOssetian ethnicity.[12][13][14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| Total | 102 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 146 | 16 | ||
| Terek Grozny | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 9 | |||
| Total | 101 | 19 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 109 | 19 | ||||
| Lyon B | 2016–17 | CFA | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lyon | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 3 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Rubin Kazan | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 341 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 441 | 40 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2009 | Stadion Miejski im. Zdzisława Krzyszkowiaka,Bydgoszcz, Poland |  Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 June 2013 | Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego,Kraków, Poland |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 |
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