Łukasz Szukała (born 26 May 1984) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
After starting out his career at Metz B in France, Szukała went on to compete professionally in Germany, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively.
At international level, Szukała represented the Poland senior team between 2013 and 2015, earning 17 caps and one goal in the process.
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]
Al Ittihad
On 3 January 2015, he signed a contract with Al-Ittihad, when he entered his final six months of the deal with Steaua.[6] The two clubs reached an agreement to release the player before his contract with Steaua ended, thus he joined Al-Ittihad in January 2015.[7]
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]
Szukała is married to a sports news presenter from Romania, Raluca Hogyes, with whom he has a son (b. 2019).[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1860 Munich II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Bayern | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Bayern | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Bayern | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Bayern | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |||
| 1860 Munich | 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Alemannia Aachen II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Alemannia Aachen | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Gloria Bistrița | 2010–11 | Liga I | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2011–12 | Liga I | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2012–13 | Liga I | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Steaua București | 2012–13 | Liga I | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 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 | Saudi Professional League | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Osmanlıspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Ankaragücü | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 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 | 323 | 26 | |||
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro |  Gibraltar |
4–0 | 7–0 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
Honours
Steaua București
- Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Supercupa României: 2013
- Cupa Ligii: 2014–15
Individual
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
- ^ "Liga 1 se învîrte în jurul urmașului lui Copernic - Cătălin Tolontan". 22 December 2014.
- ^ "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
- ^ FOTO Fosta prezentatoare Raluca Hogyes și fotbalistul Lukasz Szukala au devenit părinți: "Boris, te iubim dincolo de cuvinte"
- ^ Łukasz Szukała at 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
- Profile at Kicker.de
- Łukasz Szukała at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Łukasz Szukała at National-Football-Teams.com
