Maik Łukowicz (born 1 February 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for German team

Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of SV Werder Bremen. It plays in Regionalliga, the fourth level of the German football league system, and has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal on nineteen occasions. It also has won the Germ ...

. Born in Germany, he represented Poland at under-17 and under-20 levels.

Club career

Born in Bremen, Germany, he began his career in the youth teams of his hometown club

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

, making his debut in their reserves on 25 April 2014 in a 2–1 home defeat to the reserves of Hannover 96 in the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...

. The following season, he scored 13 goals in 32 games as they achieved promotion to the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for th ...

. In their 2–2 draw at

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...

on 26 September 2014, he was accused of doing a

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, which is a criminal offence in Germany; he was cleared of this accusation by a court the following January. On 23 November 2014, he scored a

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in a 4–3 win over the reserves of Eintracht Braunschweig. After the winter break, he did not net any goals until a 7–0 win against FT Braunschweig on 17 May 2015. On 28 August 2015, soon after beginning the 3. Liga campaign for Bremen II, Łukowicz was loaned to

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

for the remainder of the season. In August 2016, Łukowicz transferred to the reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig, playing in the fourth tier

In August 2018, following Braunschweig II's relegation from the Regionalliga Nord, he remained in the division joining

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they play in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a group of high school boys as ''FC 1897 Ol ...

. On 9 August 2022, he joined Teutonia Ottensen, also of the Regionalliga Nord. He scored 15 goals in 29 appearances in the 2022–23 season. In summer 2023, Łukowicz returned to former club Werder Bremen, where he was assigned to the club's reserves, playing in the fifth-tier

Bremen-Liga The Bremen-Liga, sometimes also referred to as ''Oberliga Bremen'', is a fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football ...

. During the 2023–24 season he and teammate Joel Imasuen fought for the spot as top scorer across all Oberligas, having scored 30 (Łukowicz) and 25 goals (Imasuen) after 20 matches.

International career

Born in Germany, Łukowicz also holds a

Polish passport A Polish passport ( pl, paszport) is an international travel document issued to nationals of Poland, and may also serve as proof of Polish citizenship. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Polish ci ...

. He represented the Poland under-20 team as they won the 2014–15 Four Nations tournament, concluding with a 2–1 win over

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Jena Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a po ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:LUKOWICZ, MAIK 1996 births Living people Footballers from Bremen (city) German people of Polish descent Polish people of German descent German men's footballers Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards SV Werder Bremen II players FC Hansa Rostock players Eintracht Braunschweig II players VfB Oldenburg players FC Teutonia Ottensen players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players