Łukasz Merda (born 4 May 1980) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Międzyrzecz Międzyrzecz (; , , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Obra (river), Obra and Paklica river, with 17,667 inhabitants (2020). The capital of Gmina Międzyrzecz and Międzyrzecz County. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, it ha ...

, Merda spent the vast majority of his career in his country's lower leagues, starting out at Miejski Klub Sportowy Pogoń Świebodzin. In the summer of 2009, he joined

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 ...

club

KS Cracovia Cracovia () is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Kraków. The club is five-time Polish champion, besides being the inaugural Polish champion, winner of the Polish Cup and the Polish Super Cup in 2020. Founded in ...

on a four-year contract. During his two-year spell in

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

, Merda only managed to appear in 13 competitive matches. His debut in the top flight arrived on 19 September 2009, in a 0–2 away defeat against

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

Honours

Formacja Port 2000 * III liga Lower Silesia–Lubusz: 2014–15

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merda, Lukasz 1980 births Living people People from Międzyrzecz Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players IV liga players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players KS Cracovia players 21st-century Polish sportsmen