Ľubomír Šatka

Šatka's current-season form is down 42% on last season (Season 40→23), while his Rating eased 38→28. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Samsunspor · 7th	27	0	1	6.7	28	23
2024/25	Samsunspor · 3rd	30	0	1	6.9	38	40
2023/24	Samsunspor · 13th	26	1	1	6.75	37	16
2022/23	Lech Poznan · 3rd	10	1	0	7.05	31	18
2021/22	Lech Poznan · 1st	12	1	0	6.94	34	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Slovakia · international

Side	Apps	G
Slovakia	38	1
Slovakia U21	7	1
Slovakia U20	1	0
Slovakia U19	14	0
Slovakia U17	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Ľ. Šatka is a 30-year-old central defender at Samsunspor, rated 28.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Šatka.

On the season, Šatka graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.642 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 30 Šatka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

28.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

23.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.64

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.64

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 28.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.042

Goal contribution / 900.042

Defensive actions / 902.642

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.042

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 30, Šatka sits on 4.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Šatka's projected Rating — 28.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions21

Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

OOmonia NicosiaJun 2026 – nowFree

Samsunsporuntil Jun 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jun 2026Free

SamsunsporJul 2023 – Jun 2026Free

Lech PoznanJul 2019 – Jul 2023

Dunajska Stredauntil Jul 2019

YYork(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2019

Newcastleuntil Jan 2016

About Ľ. Šatka

Ľubomír Šatka is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Samsunspor, born on December 2, 1995 in Ilava, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Slovakia. Samsunspor currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, Ľ. Šatka has made 27 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,146 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Ľ. Šatka's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Samsunspor face Fenerbahçe at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ľ. Šatka at 28.3 with a Season form score of 23.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Ekstraklasa and the King's Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Ľ. Šatka has totalled 234 club appearances with 7 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 31 appearances for Lech Poznan.

Ľ. Šatka's career has also included time at OOmonia Nicosia, Lech Poznan, Dunajska Streda, YYork and Newcastle.

On the international stage, Ľ. Šatka has represented Slovakia, Slovakia U21, Slovakia U20, Slovakia U19, Slovakia U17 — 63 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points