Alex Paulsen (AFC Bournemouth | England) [Loan: Lechia Gdańsk | Poland]

Wow thats some win

Clean sheet at last for AP. Gdansk the big upset 3-0 win over top of the table 

Gdansk (14th) host Pogon Szczecin (10th)
https://us.soccerway.com/game/lechia-gdansk-GGLmkiK8/pogon-szczecin-Um9YwPQ0/?mid=xtQd25Op

AP in goal for a 2-1 win.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIbO3gNMhIE

He makes two huge saves in the 2nd half. Classic leaping Paulsen. In both moments team mates rush to congratulate.
In the first half a team mate misdirects his header past AP for an oggie.

Big win for Gdansk who are now 5 pts clear of the drop zone.

Him and Cros to share a game each in Auckland?  Though Paulsen is playing & Crocs not??

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvglvnvgg22o

Interesting article on the Polish league.

Gdansk (12th) host Themi's old Polish club Korona Kielce (8th).

Paulsen in goal for a 4-2 win.

Gdansk move further away from the drop zone. Now 7 pts clear, with 7 games left.

7 games for Paulsen to keep his match sharpness, whilst Crocs rides the pine at Millwall.

Highlights

Without that points deduction they would be tied for 3rd

Actually they would be tied for 2nd and only 3 pts off top of the table  Lech Poznan.
Yes a costly 5 point deduction, otherwise likely it would be European football as a minimum.

https://us.soccerway.com/poland/ekstraklasa/

Gdansk (9th) travel to Wisla Plock (5th)

https://us.soccerway.com/game/lechia-gdansk-GGLmkiK8/wisla-plock-QoZYVU3E/?mid=0CMqkGkK

Gdansk lose 1-0. Paulsen in goal.

Niche Cache

John Carver, Lechia coach: “We still have six games to play and I think there are some big decisions to be made. But obviously the two players [Alex Paulsen and Aleksandar Ćirković] are on loan and we have to speak to the respective clubs. If you’re asking me: would I want them to come back with us for next season? For sure. But that’s not my decision.”

Whether that’s realistic is another matter. Bournemouth are covering his entire salary this season which is a very sweet deal and the kind of thing that suggests they’re pretty invested in his development. In other words: He’s Not For Sale. Another loan deal could be possible, however they might want to get him going in the English environment instead. Bournemouth have announced that head coach Andoni Iraola is leaving after this season and that could have all sorts of ramifications.

When Paulsen first joined Bournemouth almost two years ago, the goalkeeping stocks were completely different. Raul Neto has been released to return to Brazil. Mark Travers was sold to Everton. They’ve got Fraser Forster in until the end of the season while Christos Mandas is only there on loan. Will Dennis, who began the season as the number two until suffering an ankle injury, was loaned out to League One’s Leyton Orient for game time in January. Djordje Petrovic has played every minute of the Cherries’ Premier League calendar and he’s been awesome but it’s all up for grabs behind him. Not impossible that AP might get a crack at that GK2 position next season, you never know.

Back in Feb, the Cherries loaned Wil Dennis to Leyton Orient. Josh Oluwayemi's brother also joined joined Orient.

Dennis possibly competing with Paulsen for the no 2 spot at Bournemouth next season.

https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2026/february/02/orient-sign-goalkeepers-from-afc-bournemouth-and-celtic/

 Lechia Gdansk (9th, 37 pts) host Piast Gliwice (15th, 35 pts).
Gdansk are still only 3 pts above the relegation spots.

https://us.soccerway.com/game/lechia-gdansk-GGLmkiK8/piast-gliwice-ve2oT9ck/?mid=nRJm5SuI 

Paulsen in goal for a 1-1 draw

Highlights
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UZxdoaKlOms

Gdansk should have won this game dominating the chances from early on when Piast Gliwice went down to 10 men. A Gdansk defender giving away an unneccesary penalty with a flailing arm, gave Piast their opportunity to equalise late on.

AP guessed the right way for the pen, but it's blasted past him.

Gdansk (9th) host Rakow (6th)

AP in goal for a 1-2 loss. 

Highlights