Łukasz Trałka

Łukasz Trałka (born 11 May 1984 in Rzeszów) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former player who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He made 431 Ekstraklasa appearances for Pogoń Szczecin, ŁKS Łódź, Lechia Gdańsk, Polonia Warsaw, Lech Poznań and Warta Poznań, the 5th most of all players in the league's history.^[1] He also represented Poland at international level.

Łukasz Trałka

Trałka with Lech Poznań in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-05-11) 11 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Rzeszów, Poland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
	UKS Ropczyce
	Błękitni Ropczyce
1999–2002	Igloopol Dębica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski	10	(0)
2003–2006	Pogoń Szczecin	53	(3)
2006	→ Widzew Łódź (loan)	8	(0)
2007	KSZO Ostrowiec	13	(0)
2007–2008	ŁKS Łódź	8	(0)
2008	Lechia Gdańsk	30	(3)
2009–2012	Polonia Warsaw	92	(7)
2012–2019	Lech Poznań	217	(12)
2019–2022	Warta Poznań	90	(5)
Total		521	(30)
International career
	Poland U21	6	(1)
2008–2012	Poland	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Trałka made his Ekstraklasa debut as a Pogoń Szczecin player on 1 August 2004 in a 1–2 home loss against Legia Warsaw.^[2]

From 2012 until 2019, Trałka represented Lech Poznań, where he celebrated his biggest successes, including winning a title in the 2014–15 season. He also served as the team's captain from 2014 until 2017 and briefly in 2018.^[3]

On 15 August 2019, Trałka joined I liga side Warta Poznań.^[4] In his first season with the team, he helped them return to Ekstraklasa after 25 years of absence.^[5]

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.^[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Poland national team in a friendly match against Serbia on 14 December 2008.

Career statistics

Club

Trałka as Polonia Warsaw player

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski	2002–03[7]	I liga	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Pogoń Szczecin	2003–04[8]	I liga	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2004–05[9]	Ekstraklasa	13	2	9	0	—		—		22	2
	2005–06[10]	Ekstraklasa	13	1	2	0	4	0	—		19	1
	2006–07[11]	Ekstraklasa	12	0	2	0	—		31	0	17	0
	Total		53	3	13	0	4	0	3	0	73	3
Widzew Łódź	2005–06[10]	I liga	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	2006–07[11]	I liga	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
ŁKS Łódź	2007–08[12]	Ekstraklasa	8	0	2	0	—		21	1	12	1
Lechia Gdańsk	2007–08[12]	I liga	14	1	2	0	—		—		16	1
	2008–09[13]	Ekstraklasa	16	2	1	0	—		—		17	2
	Total		30	3	3	0	—		—		33	3
Polonia Warsaw	2008–09[13]	Ekstraklasa	13	2	4	0	—		—		17	2
	2009–10[14]	Ekstraklasa	28	1	1	0	3	0	—		32	1
	2010–11[15]	Ekstraklasa	26	3	3	0	—		—		29	3
	2011–12[16]	Ekstraklasa	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		92	7	10	0	3	0	—		105	7
Lech Poznań	2012–13[17]	Ekstraklasa	28	1	1	1	4	0	—		33	2
	2013–14[18]	Ekstraklasa	32	1	2	0	4	0	—		38	1
	2014–15[19]	Ekstraklasa	32	0	5	0	4	0	—		41	0
	2015–16[20]	Ekstraklasa	30	1	6	0	12	1	12	0	49	2
	2016–17[21]	Ekstraklasa	34	2	6	1	—		12	0	51	3
	2017–18[22]	Ekstraklasa	34	6	0	0	5	1	—		39	7
	2018–19[23]	Ekstraklasa	27	1	2	0	4	1	—		33	2
	Total		217	12	22	2	33	3	2	0	275	17
Warta Poznań	2019–20[24]	I liga	30	1	0	0	—		—		30	1
	2020–21[25]	Ekstraklasa	29	3	2	1	—		—		31	4
	2021–22[26]	Ekstraklasa	31	1	1	0	—		—		32	1
	Total		90	5	3	1	—		—		93	6
Career total			521	30	53	3	40	3	7	1	621	37

¹ Including Ekstraklasa Cup.
² Including Polish Super Cup.

Honours

Pogoń Szczecin

• I liga: 2003–04

Widzew Łódź

• I liga: 2005–06

Lechia Gdańsk

• I liga: 2007–08

Lech Poznań

• Ekstraklasa: 2014–15
• Polish Super Cup: 2015, 2016

References

1. Jarmusz, Mateusz (17 May 2021). "Łukasz Trałka wkroczył do elitarnego Klubu 400. Jest dopiero dziewiątym piłkarzem, który tego dokonał". Gazeta Wyborcza (Poznań).
2. "Pogoń Szczecin 1-2 Legia Warszawa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
3. "Dziesięciu piłkarzy odchodzi z Lecha". Lech Poznań. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
4. "Łukasz Trałka piłkarzem Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
5. Andrzej Bianga: Sukces możemy dopiero osiągnąć laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
6. "TO JUŻ JEST KONIEC! Łukasz Trałka zakończył karierę! Panie Łukaszu, to była wielka przyjemność!". twitter.com (in Polish). @CANALPLUS_SPORT. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
7. "Sezon 2002/03" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
8. "Sezon 2003/04" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
9. "Sezon 2004/05" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
10. "Sezon 2005/06" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
11. "Sezon 2006/07" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
12. "Sezon 2007/08" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
13. "Sezon 2008/09" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
14. "Sezon 2009/10" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
15. "Sezon 2010/11" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
16. "Sezon 2011/12" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
17. "Sezon 2012/13" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
18. "Sezon 2013/14" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
19. "Sezon 2014/15" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
20. "Sezon 2015/16" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
21. "Sezon 2016/17" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
22. "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
23. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
24. "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
25. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
26. "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

External links

• Łukasz Trałka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• National team stats (in Polish)
• Łukasz Trałka at National-Football-Teams.com