page_title: Yan Klukowski
section_title: Professional
hierarchical_section_title: Yan Klukowski / Club career / Professional
caption_attribution_description: English: Yan Klukowski playing for Forest Green Rovers during the 2012/13 season.
context_page_description: Yan Klukowski is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hereford.
context_section_description: 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. He was the joint seventh highest assist provider in the 2009 USL Second Division, with five.
  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. Klukowski then went on trial with Swindon Town, but was not offered a contract. In August 2009, Klukowski rejoined Chippenham Town. He later joined Larkhall Athletic until the end of 2009–10, scoring six goals from eight league appearances. In June 2010, he returned to Bath City on trial in an attempt to earn a contract following their promotion into the Conference Premier.
  In July 2010, he went on trial with Forest Green Rovers, before joining the Conference Premier club on 13 August. He scored his first goal for the club in August 2010 in only his second appearance against Wrexham. 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. 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. On 31 March 2012, in a home match against Barrow, Klukowski scored his first hat-trick for Forest Green. Klukowski ended 2011–12 as Forest Green's top scorer with 18 goals from 45 appearances.
  On 12 June 2012, Klukowski signed a contract extension at Forest Green, keeping him at the club until 2014. 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. 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.
  On 20 May 2014, Klukowski joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract. 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. 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. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.
  On 28 June 2016, Klukowski joined newly relegated National League club York City on a two-year contract. On 21 May 2017, he started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.
  On 29 June 2017, Klukowski signed for National League club Torquay United on a contract of undisclosed length, having been allowed to leave York despite having a year left on his contract. He joined National League North club Kidderminster Harriers on 17 November 2017 on a one-month loan.
  He was released by Torquay at the end of the 2017–18 season.
  On May 22, 2018, Klukowski signed for National League South side Chippenham Town,
  Klukowski left the Bluebirds on 17 September 2019. On 27 September, he then joined Hungerford Town.15 July 2020 Klukowski signed for Hereford FC.
caption: Klukowski celebrates scoring for Forest Green Rovers in 2012
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