 He also played for the Poland national under-19 team.Born in Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Krysiak trained at the academy of UKS SMS Łódź from 2004 until 31 August 2006 when he joined English Championship club Birmingham City on a three-year contract for a fee of £60,000.After only two hours on trial at Birmingham, goalkeeping coach Nigel Spink knew that "he was the real deal".