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.

Ľubomír Šatka
Šatka training with York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ľubomír Šatka[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29)[2]
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
0000–2012 Dubnica
2012–2014 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2016York City (loan) 6 (0)
2017Dunajská Streda (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2019 Dunajská Streda 59 (3)
2019–2023 Lech Poznań 86 (3)
2023– Samsunspor 39 (1)
International career
2011 Slovakia U17 3 (1)
2012–2013 Slovakia U19 8 (0)
2016–2017 Slovakia U21 2 (1)
2018– Slovakia 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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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]

Dunajská Streda

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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

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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]

Samsunspor

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 November 2024
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[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
Samsunspor 2023–24[23] Süper Lig 26 1 0 0 26 1
2024–25[23] Süper Lig 13 0 0 0 13 0
Total 39 1 0 0 39 1
Career total 203 7 17 2 0 0 24 0 244 9
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played on 14 October 2024.[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2018 6 0
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 13 0
2022 7 0
2023 2 1
2024 1 0
Total 34 1
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šatka goal.[29]
List of international goals scored by Ľubomír Šatka
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2023 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 33   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

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Lech Poznań

References

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  1. ^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Marshall, Anthony (29 January 2016). "Satka agrees York loan switch". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. ^ 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]. FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (in Slovak). 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.
  14. ^ "Dohodol sa s nováčikom najvyššej súťaže". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  15. ^ King, Dan (25 May 2014). "Satka makes Slovakia U21 bow". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Šatka medzi náhradníkmi trénera Kozáka" [Šatka between the coach's substitutes]. FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (in Slovak). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  17. ^ King, Dan (15 March 2018). "Slovakia selection for Dúbravka". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Video: Slovensko porazilo Spojené arabské emiráty a zahrá si finále" [Video: Slovakia defeated the United Arab Emirates and will play the final]. Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Pačindov životný gól pri reprezentačnom debute" [Pačinda's lifetime goal during national team debut]. FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (in Slovak). 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Games played by Lubomir Satka in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "L. Šatka: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  25. ^ a b "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Sezon 2022/23" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Šatka, Ľubomír". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  29. ^ Ľubomír Šatka at Soccerway
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