Ľubomír Šatka
Slovak footballer (born 1995)
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Ľubomír Šatka (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːr ˈʂatka]; born 2 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Omonia and the Slovakia national team.
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Šatka in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ľubomír Šatka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ilava, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Samsunspor | 84 | (1) |
| 2026– | Omonia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Slovakia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Slovakia U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovakia U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018– | Slovakia | 41 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:25, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2026 | |||
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 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
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]
Samsunspor
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
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
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026
| 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 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[23] | Süper Lig | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 91 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 248 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 296 | 10 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played on 1 June 2026.[28]
| 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 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šatka goal.
| 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
Lech Poznań
