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.
Steaua București In August 2012, Łukasz signed with Romanian giants Steaua București. 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.Steaua Bucureşti vs. Dinamo Bucureşti 3-1 In 2014, he was voted as the best foreign footballer in Liga I.
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. The two clubs reached an agreement to release the player before his contract with Steaua ended, thus he joined Al-Ittihad in January 2015.
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.Lukas Szukala
Szukała is married to a sports news presenter from Romania, Raluca Hogyes, with whom he has a son (b. 2019).FOTO Fosta prezentatoare Raluca Hogyes și fotbalistul Lukasz Szukala au devenit părinți: "Boris, te iubim dincolo de cuvinte" He lives in Bucharest with his family, where he owns a restaurant.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMetz B2003–04Championnat de France Amateur90————901860 Munich II2004–05Regionalliga Bayern161————1612005–06Regionalliga Bayern141————1412006–07Regionalliga Bayern141————1412007–08Regionalliga Bayern71————71Total514————5141860 Munich2004–052. Bundesliga18000—–—1802005–062. Bundesliga15000———1502006–072. Bundesliga2000———202007–082. Bundesliga9000———90Total44000———440Alemannia Aachen2008–092. Bundesliga18220———2022009–102. Bundesliga8021———101Total26241———303Alemannia Aachen II2008–09NRW-Liga10————10Gloria Bistrița2010–11Liga I28220———302Universitatea Cluj2011–12Liga I29000———290Petrolul Ploiești2012–13Liga I21————21Steaua București2012–13Liga I20410—60—2742013–14Liga I29440—120114652014–15Liga I164000011010284Total651250002902110113Al-Ittihad2014–15Saudi Professional League12330———153Osmanlıspor2015–16Süper Lig10000———1002016–17Süper Lig2030—00—502017–18Süper Lig00————00Total12030—00—150Ankaragücü2017–18TFF 1. Lig5010———502018–19Süper Lig1000———10Total6010———60Career total28524181002902133426
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland201340201461201570Total171
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szukała goal. +List of international goals scored by Łukasz SzukałaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition17 September 2014Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal75–07–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Honours Steaua București Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14 Cupa României: 2014–15 Supercupa României: 2013
Individual Gazeta Sporturilor Foreign Player of the Year in Romania: 2014Superlativele Gazetei Sporturilor pe anul 2014
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