Ľubomír Šatka

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Ľubomír Šatka
Ľubo Šatka 30-04-2016 1.jpg
Šatka training with York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ľubomír Šatka[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Ilava, Slovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2012 Dubnica
2012–2014 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2016 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Dunajská Streda (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2019 Dunajská Streda 59 (3)
2019– Lech Poznań 56 (1)
2019–2021 → Lech Poznań II 2 (0)
National team‡
2011 Slovakia U17 3 (1)
2012–2013 Slovakia U19 8 (0)
2016–2017 Slovakia U21 2 (1)
2018– Slovakia 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:10, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Ľubomír Šatka (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːr ˈʂatka]; born 2 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Slovakia national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Šatka was born in Ilava, Trenčín Region.[2] A product of Dubnica, he joined Newcastle United in 2012.[5] In 2014, he was included in the senior squad for a friendly tournament to be held in New Zealand.[6] On 3 January 2015, Šatka made his first-team debut in an FA Cup match against Leicester City, which his team lost.[7]

Šatka joined League Two club York City on 29 January 2016 on a one-month youth loan,[8] and made his debut on 6 February as a 58th-minute substitute for Matty Dixon in a 2–0 away defeat to Northampton Town.[9]

Dunajská Streda[]

Šatka returned to Slovakia to join Dunajská Streda on 10 January 2017 on a six-month loan deal.[10] Satka left Newcastle when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season.[11]

Šatka signed a three-year contract with Dunajská Streda on 18 June 2017.[12]

Lech Poznań[]

Šatka agreed to sign for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on 29 June 2019 on a four-year contract, only joining the club in mid July after Dunajská Streda's tie in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[13]

International career[]

Šatka has been capped by Slovakia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[14]

Šatka was listed as an alternate in the senior team for the two qualifying matches against Slovenia and England on 1 September 2017.[15] In March 2018, he was called up to the senior team for the first time for two fixtures at the 2018 King's Cup.[16] Although an unused substitute for the 2–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates,[17] he debuted and played the entire final match on 25 March 2018 against Thailand in a 3–2 win.[18]

Ján Kozák's resignation incident[]

Šatka was nominated for a double fixture against Czech Republic and Sweden on 13 and 16 October 2018, respectively.[19] He was fielded against Sweden in the 83rd, but was notably involved in the controversy, that had led to resignation of Ján Kozák, then Slovakia's longest serving and most successful coach, who introduced him to the national team.[citation needed]

Šatka violated the code of conduct of national team player, along with Martin Dúbravka, Michal Šulla, Norbert Gyömbér, Milan Škriniar, Vladimír Weiss and Stanislav Lobotka. On the night of 13 October 2018, after loss in Slovakia's second UEFA Nations League fixture and a derby match against Czech Republic (1–2), they left the hotel and went out, missed the bedtime and violated the wellness policy, regarding regeneration and rehabilitation. They were allegedly busted by Ján Kozák at about midnight, admitting to the incident and apologising during the next day. Ján Kozák resigned from the national team in afternoon hours of 14 October, revealing the details of his decision in a press conference on 18 October, to avoid distractions during the preparation for the fixture against Sweden, that was managed by his former assistant Štefan Tarkovič on a caretaker basis. Kozák cited his inability to work with the squad under such conditions as the primary reason, as about a third of the squad was involved. The coach additionally revealed, that when seeking an explanation from Šatka, on the day after the incident, he apparently claimed he "just went out with friends", to which Kozák sarcastically reacted:"If your friends jump out of the window, will you follow them?". President of SFZ, Ján Kováčik, said that the players will be punished by not receiving any financial rewards for any future nominations and performances in the national team during the upcoming qualification cycle.[20]

On 19 October, SFZ published Šatka's statement, in which he apologised to the entire footballing public of Slovakia, including the fans, SFZ, the team and his fans of DAC Dunajská Streda. He stressed that conduct was not aimed against the coach and he was saddened to learn about Kozák's resignation, being thankful to him for a chance in the senior national team. He stated that it was and it will be his honour to represent the country and that he takes lesson from what happened, now concentrating on his career and professionality off the field, accepting any sanctions from the club or SFZ.[21]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2013–14[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[23] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
York City (loan) 2015–16[9] League Two 6 0 — — — 6 0
Dunajská Streda (loan) 2016–17[25] Slovak Super Liga 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Dunajská Streda 2017–18[25] Slovak Super Liga 30 1 3 0 — — 33 1
2018–19[25] Slovak Super Liga 29 2 3 0 — 4[b] 0 36 2
2019–20[25] Slovak Super Liga — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 69 3 7 0 — 6 0 82 3
Lech Poznań 2019–20[25][26] Ekstraklasa 31 1 4 0 — — 35 1
2020–21[27] 17 0 1 2 — 9[b] 0 27 2
2021–22[28] 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 56 1 5 2 — 9 0 70 3
Lech Poznań II 2019–20[25][26] II liga 1 0 — — — 1 0
2020–21[25][27] 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 133 4 13 2 0 0 15 0 161 6
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played on 7 September 2021.[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2018 6 0
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 9 0
Total 20 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ľubo Šatka". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ľubomír Šatka". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ Lustig, Nick (27 June 2017). "Lubomir Satka leaves Newcastle to join FC DAC 1904". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Mladý Šatka chce zostať v kádri A-tímu Newcastle" [Young Šatka wants to stay in the Newcastle A-team]. SME (in Slovak). Bratislava. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Newcastle boss Pardew has big hopes for Lubomir Satka". Tribal Football. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Ľubomír Šatka zažil súťažný debut za Newcastle United" [Ľubomír Šatka experienced a debut for Newcastle United]. aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 3 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ^ Nagy, Krisztián (10 January 2017). "Ľubomír Šatka: Cieľom európsky šampionát" [Ľubomír Šatka: The aim is the European Championship] (in Slovak). FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ King, Dan (9 June 2017). "Magpies submit retained list". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  12. ^ Nagy, Krisztián (18 June 2017). "Ľubomír Šatka podpísal zmluvu na tri plus jeden rok" [Ľubomír Šatka signed a three-year contract] (in Slovak). FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Lubomir Šatka piłkarzem Lecha Poznań" [Lubomir Šatka is a footballer of Lech Poznań] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ^ King, Dan (25 May 2014). "Satka makes Slovakia U21 bow". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Šatka medzi náhradníkmi trénera Kozáka" [Šatka between the coach's substitutes] (in Slovak). FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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  18. ^ "Pačindov životný gól pri reprezentačnom debute" [Pačinda's lifetime goal during national team debut] (in Slovak). FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Tréner Kozák nominoval na Česko a Švédsko aj Škrtela či Pekaríka, pozvánku dostali a mladíci zo Serie A". SportDnes.sk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  20. ^ a.s., Petit Press. "Kozák vymenoval hráčov, ktorí po zápase s Českom porušili večierku (minúta po minúte)". sport.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  22. ^ "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  24. ^ "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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  27. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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