Łukasz Garguła

Łukasz Garguła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʐ ɡarˈɡuwa];[1] born 25 February 1981 in Żagań, Poland) is a Polish footballer who plays for Lechia Zielona Góra as a central midfielder.

Łukasz Garguła

Personal information
Full name	Łukasz Garguła
Date of birth	25 February 1981
Place of birth	Żagań, Poland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lechia Zielona Góra
Number	8
Youth career
	Piast Iłowa
	SMS Wrocław
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Polar Wrocław	37	(4)
2002–2009	GKS Bełchatów	182	(32)
2009–2015	Wisła Kraków	127	(17)
2015–2019	Miedź Legnica	95	(10)
2019–	Lechia Zielona Góra	11	(1)
National team^‡
1997	Poland U15	5	(1)
1997–1998	Poland U16	12	(2)
1998–1999	Poland U17	13	(2)
1999	Poland U18	6	(0)
2000	Poland U20	2	(0)
2002–2003	Poland U21	14	(3)
2004–2005	Poland B	2	(0)
2006–2009	Poland	16	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2010

Club career

Garguła started his footballing career in Piast Iłowa and played a three seasons for Polar Wrocław.

GKS Bełchatów signed him in 2002 and in 2005 he managed to ascend with the team to the Ekstraklasa (the premier division in Poland). In the 06–07 season the team finished second in the league.

In 2009, he signed for Wisla Krakow. On July 1, 2015, Garguła signed a 1-year contract with Miedz Legnica and an option on a year extension.

In July 2019, Garguła joined Lechia Zielona Góra.[2]

International career

On 2 September 2006, Garguła made his international debut in a match against Finland, a match which Poland lost 1–3 and where he also scored his first and only goal for his country.

He was called up to participate at Euro 2008 by Leo Beenhakker,[3] however he was the only Polish player, along with Górnik Zabrze defender Michał Pazdan, who did not play in the whole tournament.

Statistics

Club

As of 25 March 2017.[4]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Polar Wrocław	1999–00	I liga	2	0	–		–		2	0
	2000–01		3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	2001–02		32	4	4	1	–		36	5
	Total		37	4	5	1	–		42	5
GKS Bełchatów	2002–03	I liga	30	6	1	1	–		31	7
	2003–04		23	3	0	0	–		23	3
	2004–05		34	7	7	0	–		41	7
	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	28	2	2	0	–		30	2
	2006–07		27	7	3	0	–		30	7
	2007–08		26	3	1	0	1	0	28	3
	2008–09		14	4	2	0	–		16	4
	Total		182	32	16	1	1	0	199	33
Wisła Kraków	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2010–11		14	0	4	0	2	0	20	0
	2011–12		25	0	5	0	9	1	39	1
	2012–13		22	4	2	1	–		24	5
	2013–14		34	10	1	2	–		35	12
	2014–15		30	3	1	0	–		31	3
	Total		127	17	14	3	11	1	152	21
Miedź Legnica	2015–16	I liga	29	5	2	0	–		31	5
	2016–17		21	0	1	0	–		22	0
	Total		50	5	3	0	–		53	5
Career total			396	58	38	5	12	1	446	64

International

As of 25 March 2017.[4]

Poland national football team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	3	1
2007	4	0
2008	7	0
2009	2	0
Total	16	1

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 September 2006	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Finland	1–3	1–3	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

References

1. Łukasz in isolation: [ˈwukaʂ].
2. Były reprezentant Polski Łukasz Garguła wrócił w rodzinne strony i chce pomóc Falubazowi, gazetalubuska.pl, 18 July 2019
3. Tournament – Players – 10 – Łukasz Garguła
4. "Łukasz Garguła". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

External links

• Łukasz Garguła – FIFA competition record
• Łukasz Garguła at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Łukasz Garguła at Soccerway