Łukasz Szukała
Łukasz Szukała (born 26 May 1984) is a Polish professional footballer who, among other, played as a Centre back for the Poland national football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Łukasz Szukała[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | TuS Fortuna Saarburg | ||
1997–1998 | SV Trassem | ||
1998–2000 | Eintracht Trier | ||
2000–2002 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Metz B | 9 | (0) |
2004–2008 | 1860 Munich II | 51 | (4) |
2005–2008 | 1860 Munich | 44 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Alemannia Aachen II | 1 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Alemannia Aachen | 26 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Gloria Bistrița | 28 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Universitatea Cluj | 29 | (0) |
2012 | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Steaua București | 65 | (12) |
2015 | Al Ittihad | 12 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Osmanlıspor | 12 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Ankaragücü | 6 | (0) |
National team | |||
2003 | Poland U19 | 3 | (0) |
2005 | Poland U21 | 3 | (9) |
2013–2015 | Poland | 17 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2018 |
Club career
Universitatea Cluj
In June 2011, Szukała joined Universitatea Cluj on a three-year contract.[2]
Steaua București
In August 2012, Łukasz signed with Romanian giants Steaua București.[3] On 4 November 2012, Szukała scored his first goal for title-chasing Steaua in a 3–1 win against their Bucharest arch-rivals, Dinamo, guaranteeing him a good relationship with the very demanding Steaua fans.[4] In 2014, he was voted as the best foreign footballer in Liga I.[5]
International career
Szukała made his first appearance for the Poland national football team against Denmark in 2013.
He scored his first goal for the national side in the 7-0 victory over Gibraltar.
Personal life
Łukasz Szukała is a polyglot who speaks fluent Polish, English, French, German and Romanian.
He also has a German citizenship. His parents emigrated to Germany during his early childhood. He grew up in the region of Trier.[8]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1860 Munich II | 2004–05 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
2005–06 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||||
2006–07 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||||
2007–08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||||
Total | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
1860 Munich | 2004–05 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
2007–08 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Alemannia Aachen II | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Alemannia Aachen | 2008–09 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
Total | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Gloria Bistrița | 2010–11 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
Total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
Universitatea Cluj | 2011–12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Petrolul Ploiești | 2012–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Steaua București | 2012–13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 4 | |||
2013–14 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 | |||
2014–15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
Total | 65 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 13 | ||
Ittihad | 2014–15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | ||
Total | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
Osmanlıspor | 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Ankaragücü | 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 276 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 322 | 26 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 September 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro | 4–0 | 7–0 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
Honours
Club
- Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian League (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Romanian Cup (1): 2014–15
- Romanian Supercup (1): 2013
- Romanian League Cup (1): 2014–15
Individual
- Gazeta Sporturilor Liga I Foreign Player of the Year: 2014[11]
References
- "Lukasz Szukala" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Lukasz Szukala, trei sezoane la "U" Cluj" (in Romanian). universitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- "Steaua l-a luat pe Lukasz Szukala de la Petrolul" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- Steaua Bucureşti vs. Dinamo Bucureşti 3-1
- http://www.tolo.ro/2014/12/22/liga-1-se-invirte-in-jurul-urmasului-lui-copernic/
- "Sanmartean a semnat cu Al Ittihad. Steaua il pierde si pe Szukala!" (in Romanian). enational.ro. 4 January 2015.
- "Fotbal: Steaua se desparte de Szukala și Sânmărtean" (in Romanian). Agerpres. 14 January 2015.
- Lukas Szukala
- "Ł. Szukala". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- "Lukasz Szukala – MKE Ankaragücü – Liga I: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen – kicker". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- Superlativele Gazetei Sporturilor pe anul 2014
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Łukasz Szukała. |
- Profile at Kicker.de
- Łukasz Szukała at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Łukasz Szukała at National-Football-Teams.com
- Łukasz Szukała at Soccerway