Łukasz Trałka (born 11 May 1984 in Rzeszów) is a Polish former professional

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who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He made 431 Ekstraklasa appearances for Pogoń Szczecin, ŁKS Łódź,

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, Polonia Warsaw,

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

and

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, the 5th most of all players in the league's history. He also represented

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at international level.

Club career

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

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. From 2012 until 2019, Trałka represented

, where he celebrated his biggest successes, including winning a title in the 2014–15 season. He also served as the team's

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from 2014 until 2017 and briefly in 2018. On 15 August 2019, Trałka joined I liga side

. In his first season with the team, he helped them return to Ekstraklasa after 25 years of absence. 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.

International career

He made his debut for the Poland national team in a friendly match against

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on 14 December 2008.

Career statistics

Club

¹ Including

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.
² Including

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Honours

Club

;Lech Poznań * Ekstraklasa: 2014–15 *

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National team stats
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