Łukasz Garguła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʐ ɡarˈɡuwa]; born 25 February 1981) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for regional league club Zorza Ochla.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Żagań, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zorza Ochla | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2021 | Lechia Zielona Góra | 29 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Piast Iłowa | 17 | (1) |
| 2023– | Zorza Ochla | 50 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:24, 21 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editGarguła 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 Wisła Kraków. 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.[1]
International career
editOn 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,[2] however he was the only Polish player, along with Górnik Zabrze defender Michał Pazdan, who did not play in the whole tournament.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 June 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Polar Wrocław | 1999–00 | II liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | II liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | II liga | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |||
| GKS Bełchatów | 2002–03 | II liga | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2003–04 | II liga | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2004–05 | II liga | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 | |||
| 2005–06 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Total | 182 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 199 | 33 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 127 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 21 | ||
| Miedź Legnica | 2015–16 | I liga | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | I liga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | I liga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 102 | 12 | ||||
| Miedź Legnica II | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. III | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lechia Zielona Góra | 2019–20 | III liga, gr. III | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | III liga, gr. III | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| Piast Iłowa | 2022–23 | IV liga Lower Silesia | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Zorza Ochla | 2023–24 | Regional league ZL | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Regional league ZL | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | |||||
| Career total | 539 | 76 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 593 | 85 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Polish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Garguła goal.
| No. | 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ Były reprezentant Polski Łukasz Garguła wrócił w rodzinne strony i chce pomóc Falubazowi, gazetalubuska.pl, 18 July 2019
- ↑ Tournament – Players – 10 – Łukasz Garguła
- 1 2 "Łukasz Garguła". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Łukasz Garguła". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "Puchar Polski 2020/2021, grupa: Lubuski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "Zawodnik: Łukasz Garguła". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
External links
edit- Łukasz Garguła – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Łukasz Garguła at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Łukasz Garguła at Soccerway