| Ľubomír Šatka | |
| Fullname: | Ľubomír Šatka[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1995[2] |
| Birth Place: | Ilava, Slovakia |
| Height: | 1.88 m[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back[4] |
| Currentclub: | Samsunspor |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dubnica |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Newcastle United |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → York City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Dunajská Streda (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps4: | 59 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Lech Poznań |
| Caps5: | 86 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Samsunspor |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovakia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ľubomír Šatka (in Slovak pronounced as /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.
Šatka returned to Slovakia to join Dunajská Streda on 10 January 2017 on a six-month loan deal.[9] Satka left Newcastle when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10]
Šatka signed a three-year contract with Dunajská Streda on 18 June 2017.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
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] Despite being 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 victory.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| York City (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Dunajská Streda (loan) | 2016–17 | Slovak Super Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Dunajská Streda | 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||||
| Lech Poznań | 2019–20[19] [20] | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21[21] | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22[22] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23[23] | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 18 | 0 | 113 | 5 | ||||
| Lech Poznań II | 2019–20 | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 164 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 205 | 8 | |||
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| 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 | ||
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šatka goal.
Lech Poznań