![]() Šatka training with
York City in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ľubomír Šatka [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 December 1995||
Place of birth | Ilava, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) |
2019–2023 | Lech Poznań | 86 | (3) |
2023– | Samsunspor | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Slovakia U17 | 3 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Slovakia U19 | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Slovakia U21 | 2 | (1) |
2018– | Slovakia | 33 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ľubomír Šatka (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːr ˈʂatka]; born 2 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Samsunspor and the Slovakia national team.
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 senior 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 debuted on 6 February as a 58th-minute substitute for Matty Dixon in a 2–0 away loss to Northampton Town. [9]
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]
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]
After the end of his contract with Lech Poznań, Šatka joined the newcomer of the Turkish Süper Lig Samsunspor in July 2023, signed a three-year contract. [14]
Šatka has been capped by Slovakia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [15]
Šatka was listed as an alternate in the senior team for the two qualifying matches against Slovenia and England on 1 September 2017. [16] In March 2018, he was called up to the senior team for the first time for two fixtures at the 2018 King's Cup. [17] Despite being an unused substitute for the 2–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates, [18] he debuted and played the entire final match on 25 March 2018 against Thailand in a 3–2 victory. [19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 2013–14 [20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 [21] | 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 [22] | 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 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Dunajská Streda | 2017–18 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2018–19 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
2019–20 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | — | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 69 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 82 | 3 | |||
Lech Poznań | 2019–20 [23] [24] | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [25] | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 [b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2021–22 [26] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2022–23 [27] | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 [c] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Total | 86 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 18 | 0 | 113 | 5 | |||
Lech Poznań II | 2019–20 [23] [24] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2020–21 [23] [25] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 [23] [27] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 164 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 205 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Slovakia | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 33 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 November 2023 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
Lech Poznań
![]() Šatka training with
York City in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ľubomír Šatka [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 December 1995||
Place of birth | Ilava, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) |
2019–2023 | Lech Poznań | 86 | (3) |
2023– | Samsunspor | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Slovakia U17 | 3 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Slovakia U19 | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Slovakia U21 | 2 | (1) |
2018– | Slovakia | 33 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ľubomír Šatka (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːr ˈʂatka]; born 2 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Samsunspor and the Slovakia national team.
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 senior 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 debuted on 6 February as a 58th-minute substitute for Matty Dixon in a 2–0 away loss to Northampton Town. [9]
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]
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]
After the end of his contract with Lech Poznań, Šatka joined the newcomer of the Turkish Süper Lig Samsunspor in July 2023, signed a three-year contract. [14]
Šatka has been capped by Slovakia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [15]
Šatka was listed as an alternate in the senior team for the two qualifying matches against Slovenia and England on 1 September 2017. [16] In March 2018, he was called up to the senior team for the first time for two fixtures at the 2018 King's Cup. [17] Despite being an unused substitute for the 2–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates, [18] he debuted and played the entire final match on 25 March 2018 against Thailand in a 3–2 victory. [19]
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 [20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 [21] | 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 [22] | 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 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Dunajská Streda | 2017–18 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2018–19 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
2019–20 [23] | Slovak Super Liga | — | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 69 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 82 | 3 | |||
Lech Poznań | 2019–20 [23] [24] | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [25] | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 [b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2021–22 [26] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2022–23 [27] | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 [c] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Total | 86 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 18 | 0 | 113 | 5 | |||
Lech Poznań II | 2019–20 [23] [24] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2020–21 [23] [25] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 [23] [27] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 164 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 205 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Slovakia | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 33 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 November 2023 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
Lech Poznań