Yan Klukowski
Klukowski playing for York City in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yan Klukowski[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 January 1987||
Place of birth | Chippenham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | York City | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Chippenham Town | |||
–2003 | Bath City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | Bath City | 14 | (0) |
2005 | Chippenham Town | 7 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Chippenham Town | 5 | (0) |
2007 | Ottawa Fury | 16 | (1) |
2008 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 14 | (5) |
2009 | Western Mass Pioneers | 12 | (1) |
2009 | Chippenham Town | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Larkhall Athletic | 8 | (6) |
2010–2014 | Forest Green Rovers | 159 | (48) |
2014–2016 | Newport County | 66 | (5) |
2016– | York City | 17 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 3 December 2016 (UTC). |
Yan Klukowski (born 1 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club York City.
Club career
Youth and College
Born and raised in Chippenham, Wiltshire,[3] Klukowski was educated at Sheldon School.[4] His football education began at local club Chippenham Town before moving to Bath City.[5] At 18 years of age, he broke into the first team at Bath. Klukowski turned down a new contract with Bath in July 2005 to sign a four-year scholarship with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.[6][7] He had a brief stint with Chippenham Town at the start of the 2005–06 season before starting his scholarship.[8]
At CCSU, Klukowski was the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, playing for the All Conference first team. He was named to the All-NEC first team and received second team NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region honors as a sophomore in 2006. From December 2006 to January 2007, Klukowski played with Chippenham Town, while on holiday from the United States.[9] In 2007, he led the NEC in assists and was named to the All-NEC second team and the NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region first team.
During his college years, Klukowski also played with Ottawa Fury[10] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.[11]
Professional
Klukowski turned professional in 2009 and joined the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL Second Division, where he played 12 times, scoring once in a 2–1 win over Wilmington Hammerheads.[12] He was the joint seventh highest assist provider in the 2009 USL Second Division, with five.[13]
Following the conclusion of the season, Klukowski returned to England in an attempt to find a professional club to play for during 2009–10 and beyond. His first trial was provided by Carlisle United who were originally impressed and extended his trial period before deciding against offering him a contract.[14][15] Klukowski then went on trial with Swindon Town,[16] but was not offered a contract. In August 2009, Klukowski rejoined Chippenham Town. He later joined Larkhall Athletic until the end of 2009–10,[17] scoring six goals from eight league appearances.[8] In June 2010, he returned to Bath City on trial in an attempt to earn a contract following their promotion into the Conference Premier.[18]
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In July 2010, he went on trial with Forest Green Rovers, before joining the Conference Premier club on 13 August.[19] He scored his first goal for the club in August 2010 in only his second appearance against Wrexham.[20] On 21 January 2011, he was awarded a new contract until the end of 2011–12 by Forest Green, after a number of impressive appearances.[21] After suffering an injury in the latter months of 2010–11, Klukowski was required to have surgery and returned to first team action at the start of 2011–12. He scored his first goal of the season in a 6–1 away win over Alfreton Town on 20 August 2011, after converting James Rowe's cross.[22][23] On 31 March 2012, in a home game against Barrow, Klukowski scored his first hat-trick for Forest Green.[24] Klukowski ended 2011–12 as Forest Green's top scorer with 18 goals from 45 appearances.[22]
On 12 June 2012, Klukowski signed a contract extension at Forest Green, keeping him at the club until 2014.[25] On 15 April 2014, two goals in a 2–1 away win over Macclesfield Town saw him overtake Alex Meechan as Forest Green's all-time leading Conference Premier goal scorer, a record that has since been beaten, with a total of 48 league goals for the club.[26][27] On 28 April 2014, it was revealed that he had turned down the offer of a new contract with Forest Green in the hope he could earn a deal with a Football League club.[28]
On 20 May 2014, Klukowski joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract.[29] He made his debut for Newport on the opening day of 2014–15 against Wycombe Wanderers on 9 August 2014 as a second-half substitute.[30] His first goal for Newport came in a 2–1 home defeat against Swindon Town on 23 September 2014 in the first round of the Football League Trophy, with a tap-in from Aaron O'Connor's pass.[30][31] He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[32]
On 28 June 2016, Klukowski joined newly relegated National League team York City on a two-year contract.[33]
International career
Klukowski scored with a 35 yard shot on his debut for England schools, in a 3–0 away win over Scotland on 25 February 2005.[34] He represented Great Britain at World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006. He was also selected to represent the Great Britain university football team at the 2007 Summer Universiade.
Personal life
Klukowski is of Polish descent, through his grandfather.[3]
Career statistics
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- As of match played 3 December 2016
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bath City | 2003–04[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
2004–05[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||||||
Chippenham Town | 2005–06[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2006–07[35] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
Ottawa Fury | 2007[8] | USL Premier Development League | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Cape Cod Crusaders | 2008[8] | USL Premier Development League | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
Western Mass Pioneers | 2009[12][36] | USL Second Division | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Chippenham Town | 2009–10[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Larkhall Athletic | 2009–10[8] | Western League Premier Division | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
Forest Green Rovers | 2010–11[37] | Conference Premier | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 40 | 8 | |
2011–12[22] | Conference Premier | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
2012–13[12] | Conference Premier | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 13 | ||
2013–14[12] | Conference Premier | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 40 | 13 | ||
Total | 159 | 48 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 174 | 52 | |||
Newport County | 2014–15[30] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 41 | 6 |
2015–16[38] | League Two | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 66 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 8 | ||
York City | 2016–17[12] | National League | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Career total | 320 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 346 | 75 |
References
- 1 2 "Yan Klukowski". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Newport County player profiles: Yan Klukowski". Newport County A.F.C. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
- 1 2 "New recruit Klukowski pays tribute to Forest Green leaders". Gloucestershire Echo. Cheltenham. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "England 2–0 Finland". English Schools' Football Association. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Klukowski steps up a division". Pitchero. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "July 2005". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "May 2005". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Yan Klukowski". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Klukowski signs for Christmas". Gazette & Herald. Swindon. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ Stronz, Jason (28 February 2008). "Blue Devils turn to captain Yan". Inside Connecticut Sports. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cape Cod Crusaders at Brooklyn Knights 0:0". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Y. Klukowski". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "USL: 2015 media guide" (PDF). United Soccer Leagues. p. 84. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Klukowski on trial with Carlisle". Sky Sports. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cumbrians end Klukowski interest". BBC Sport. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Robins looking at duo". Sky Sports. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Yan Klukowski". Larkhall Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ↑ "Yan could be the man for Bath City once again". Bath Chronicle. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Forest Green make eight new eve-of-season signings". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Forest Green 3–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Player news – ins and outs at the New Lawn". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- ↑ "Alfreton Town 1–6 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Forest Green 3–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Forest Green Rovers hand deals to Yan Klukowski and Kieron Forbes". BBC Sport. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Macclesfield Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Yan Klukowski: Forest Green Rovers want midfielder to stay". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Forest Green Rovers: Yan Klukowski exits with nine players". BBC Sport. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Newport County sign Darren Jones and Yan Klukowski". BBC Sport. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Yan Klukowski in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Newport County 1–2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ Penman, Andrew (10 May 2016). "Midfielder Newport County release 8 players". South Wales Argus. Newport. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (28 June 2016). "Midfielder Yan Klukowski signs for York City following release from Newport". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "March 2005". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Player Details: Season 2006–2007: Yan Klukowski". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) 3:2 (aet) Emigrantes Das Ilhas (USASA)". Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009.
"2009 second round: City Islanders advance after dramatic PK shootout with Western Mass Pioneers". TheCup.us. Retrieved 6 July 2016. - ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
- ↑ "Games played by Yan Klukowski in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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