Łukasz Garguła

Łukasz Garguła
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Żagań, Poland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) 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 37 (7)
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, correct as of 13:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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.

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 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

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,[2] 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 match played 26 October 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 11 1 — — — 11 1
Total 37 7 — — — 37 7
Career total 526 71 35 7 12 1 7 1 580 80
  1. ^ Appearances in Polish League Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 25 March 2017.[3]
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

Miedź Legnica

References

  1. ^ Były reprezentant Polski Łukasz Garguła wrócił w rodzinne strony i chce pomóc Falubazowi, gazetalubuska.pl, 18 July 2019
  2. ^ Tournament – Players – 10 – Łukasz Garguła
  3. ^ a b "Łukasz Garguła". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ^ "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.