Łukasz Piątek (born 21 September 1985) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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Playing career

He began his career in the youth system of Polonia Warsaw. During the 2005–06 season, Piątek was promoted to the 1st team. Piątek played in two

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games and two

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fixtures during that campaign. He was substituted in during the 21st minute against

Odra Wodzisław Śląski Odra Wodzisław Śląski Spółka z o.o. (), is a Polish football club based in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. History The club was established in 1922 as Odra Wodzisław, then changed its name several times. After the Second World War and until ...

earning his debut. The following season, he played in 16 matches scoring a goal. On 21 June 2017, he signed a contract with

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Klub Sportowy Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, is a professional Polish football club based in Nieciecza, Poland. The team was established in 1922. The club was founded after Wo ...

. On 26 September 2018, Piątek joined

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, athletics and in the past ice ...

. On 14 July 2020, after seven years, he returned to

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...

, then competing in

III liga III liga (Trzecia liga) is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga referred to a league at the third tier (now called II liga) but this was c ...

. With Piątek as the team's captain, Polonia won two promotions in a row, from III liga to

II liga II liga (Druga Liga, ), currently named eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons by eWinner, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season ''II Liga'' refer ...

in 2021–22, and then to the second tier in May 2023. On 27 November 2023, it was announced his contract would not be extended and he was to leave the club at the end of the year. He made his 311th and final appearance for Polonia in the final minutes of a 2–2 draw against Stal Rzeszów on 1 December.

Honours

Zagłębie Lubin *

I liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga v ...

: 2014–15 Polonia Warsaw *

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, group I: 2021–22

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* 1985 births Footballers from Warsaw Living people Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Polonia Warsaw players Zagłębie Lubin players Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players ŁKS Łódź players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub