Łukasz Trałka

Łukasz Trałka (born 11 May 1984 in Rzeszów) is a Polish former professional footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He made 431 Ekstraklasa appearances for Pogoń Szczecin, ŁKS Łódź, Lechia Gdańsk, Polonia Warsaw, Lech Poznań and Warta Poznań, the 5th most of all players in the league's history.[1] He also represented Poland at international level.

Łukasz Trałka
Trałka with Lech Poznań in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-11) 11 May 1984
Place of birth Rzeszów, Poland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
UKS Ropczyce
Błękitni Ropczyce
1999–2002 Igloopol Dębica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski 10 (0)
2003–2006 Pogoń Szczecin 53 (3)
2006 → Widzew Łódź (loan) 8 (0)
2007 KSZO Ostrowiec 13 (0)
2007–2008 ŁKS Łódź 8 (0)
2008 Lechia Gdańsk 30 (3)
2009–2012 Polonia Warsaw 92 (7)
2012–2019 Lech Poznań 217 (12)
2019–2022 Warta Poznań 90 (5)
Total 521 (30)
International career
Poland U21 6 (1)
2008–2012 Poland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022

Club career

Trałka made his Ekstraklasa debut as a Pogoń Szczecin player on 1 August 2004 in a 1–2 home loss against Legia Warsaw.[2]

From 2012 until 2019, Trałka represented Lech Poznań, where he celebrated his biggest successes, including winning a title in the 2014–15 season. He also served as the team's captain from 2014 until 2017 and briefly in 2018.[3]

On 15 August 2019, Trałka joined I liga side Warta Poznań. [4] In his first season with the team, he helped them return to Ekstraklasa after 25 years of absence.[5]

He made the final appearance of his career on 14 May 2022 in a 1–2 loss in the Poznań derby against his former club Lech, and was substituted in the 1st minute to a guard of honour from both teams.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Poland national team in a friendly match against Serbia on 14 December 2008.

Career statistics

Club
Trałka as Polonia Warsaw player
Trałka as Polonia Warsaw player
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski 2002–03[7] I liga 100———100
Pogoń Szczecin 2003–04[8] I liga 15000——150
2004–05[9] Ekstraklasa 13290——222
2005–06[10] Ekstraklasa 1312040—191
2006–07[11] Ekstraklasa 12020—310170
Total5331304030733
Widzew Łódź 2005–06[10] I liga 80———80
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 2006–07[11] I liga 130———130
ŁKS Łódź 2007–08[12] Ekstraklasa 8020—211121
Lechia Gdańsk 2007–08[12] I liga 14120——161
2008–09[13] Ekstraklasa 16210——172
Total30330——333
Polonia Warsaw 2008–09[13] Ekstraklasa 13240——172
2009–10[14] Ekstraklasa 2811030—321
2010–11[15] Ekstraklasa 26330——293
2011–12[16] Ekstraklasa 25120——271
Total92710030—1057
Lech Poznań 2012–13[17] Ekstraklasa 2811140—332
2013–14[18] Ekstraklasa 3212040—381
2014–15[19] Ekstraklasa 3205040—410
2015–16[20] Ekstraklasa 30160121120492
2016–17[21] Ekstraklasa 34261—120513
2017–18[22] Ekstraklasa 3460051—397
2018–19[23] Ekstraklasa 2712041—332
Total217122223332027517
Warta Poznań 2019–20[24] I liga 30100——301
2020–21[25] Ekstraklasa 29321——314
2021–22[26] Ekstraklasa 31110——321
Total 90531——936
Career total521305334037162137

1 Including Ekstraklasa Cup.
2 Including Polish Super Cup.

Honours

Pogoń Szczecin

Widzew Łódź

  • I liga: 2005–06

Lechia Gdańsk

Lech Poznań

References
  1. Jarmusz, Mateusz (17 May 2021). "Łukasz Trałka wkroczył do elitarnego Klubu 400. Jest dopiero dziewiątym piłkarzem, który tego dokonał". Gazeta Wyborcza (Poznań).
  2. "Pogoń Szczecin 1-2 Legia Warszawa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. "Dziesięciu piłkarzy odchodzi z Lecha". Lech Poznań. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. "Łukasz Trałka piłkarzem Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. Andrzej Bianga: Sukces możemy dopiero osiągnąć laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
  6. "TO JUŻ JEST KONIEC! Łukasz Trałka zakończył karierę! Panie Łukaszu, to była wielka przyjemność!". twitter.com (in Polish). @CANALPLUS_SPORT. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. "Sezon 2002/03" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. "Sezon 2003/04" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. "Sezon 2004/05" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. "Sezon 2005/06" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  11. "Sezon 2006/07" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. "Sezon 2007/08" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. "Sezon 2008/09" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  14. "Sezon 2009/10" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. "Sezon 2010/11" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  16. "Sezon 2011/12" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  17. "Sezon 2012/13" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. "Sezon 2013/14" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  19. "Sezon 2014/15" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  20. "Sezon 2015/16" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  21. "Sezon 2016/17" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  22. "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  23. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  24. "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  25. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  26. "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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