Łukasz Garguła (; born 25 February 1981) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for regional league club Zorza Ochla.

Club career

Garguła started his footballing career in Piast Iłowa and played a three seasons for

Polar Wrocław Zakładowy Klub Sportowy Polar Wrocław, known simply as Polar Wrocław, is a Polish sports club based in the Zakrzów district of Wrocław, named after the local electronics company "Polar". The women's field hockey team existed since 1967. The ...

. GKS Bełchatów signed him in 2002 and in 2005 he managed to ascend with the team to the

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

(the premier division in Poland). In the 06–07 season the team finished second in the league. In 2009, he signed for

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

. 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

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International career

On 2 September 2006, Garguła made his international debut in a match against

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, a match which

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lost 1–3 and where he also scored his first and only goal for his country. He was called up to participate at

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, however he was the only Polish player, along with

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

defender

Michał Pazdan Michał Pazdan (, born 21 September 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains I liga club Wieczysta Kraków. Club career Pazdan began his football career at Hutnik Kraków. He gradually made his way ...

, who did not play in the whole tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Garguła goal.''

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

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Miedź Legnica *

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

: 2017–18 Lechia Zielona Góra *

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(Zielona Góra regionals): 2020–21

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gargula, Lukasz 1981 births Living people People from Żagań Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players IV liga players Polar Wrocław players GKS Bełchatów players Wisła Kraków players Miedź Legnica players Lechia Zielona Góra players 21st-century Polish sportsmen