# Ľubomír Šatka

Ľubomír Šatka (Slovak pronunciation:; 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.

## Club career
### Early career

Šatka was born in Ilava, Trenčín Region. A product of Dubnica, he joined Newcastle United in 2012. In 2014, he was included in the senior squad for a friendly tournament to be held in New Zealand. On 3 January 2015, Šatka made his senior debut in an FA Cup match against Leicester City, which his team lost.
Šatka joined League Two club York City on 29 January 2016 on a one-month youth loan, and debuted on 6 February as a 58th-minute substitute for Matty Dixon in a 2–0 away loss to Northampton Town.

### Dunajská Streda

Šatka returned to Slovakia to join Dunajská Streda on 10 January 2017 on a six-month loan deal. Satka left Newcastle when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Šatka signed a three-year contract with Dunajská Streda on 18 June 2017.

### 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.

### 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.

## International career

Šatka has been capped by Slovakia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Šatka was listed as an alternate in the senior team for the two qualifying matches against Slovenia and England on 1 September 2017. In March 2018, he was called up to the senior team for the first time for two fixtures at the 2018 King's Cup. Despite being an unused substitute for the 2–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates, he debuted and played the entire final match on 25 March 2018 against Thailand in a 3–2 victory.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Newcastle United | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | Total | 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 |
| Dunajská Streda | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Dunajská Streda | 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dunajská Streda | Total | Total | 69 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 82 | 3 |
| Lech Poznań | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Lech Poznań | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | Total | Total | 86 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 0 | 113 | 5 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2019–20 | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2020–21 | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2022–23 | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Samsunspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Samsunspor | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Samsunspor | Total | Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 203 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 244 | 9 |
* ↑ Includes FA Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played on 14 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šatka goal.
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

Lech Poznań
* Ekstraklasa: 2021–22