Alex Szostak (born 4 April 1986) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for the Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship and Workington Town in Kingstone Press League 1.
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Born | Keighley, West Yorkshire, England | 4 April 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editSzostak was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
Career
editSzostak started his career with Bradford Bulls, and played for several seasons in the club's under-21 team.[3]
He played at club level for Workington Town, as a second-row.[4]
Alex won two Championship titles with Sheffield in 2012 and 2013, before leaving the club to concentrate on his work commitments. Szostak signed with Workington Town for the 2014 season but sustained a knee injury during a match against Whitehaven, which kept him out of the remaining games of the 2014 and start of the 2015 season.
In June 2015 Szostak signed again with Workington Town for the remaining games of the 2015 season. Szostak made his 2nd début for Workington Town against London Broncos on Sunday, 19 July, at Derwent Park.
References
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Alex Szostak". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Good move by Szostak". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". The Official Website of Lebanese Rugby League. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Sheffield Eagles profile
- http://www.townrlfc.com/team_member.php?id=2560[permanent dead link ]
- http://www.scotlandrl.com/