![]() Klukowski with York City in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yan Klukowski[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1987||
Place of birth | Chippenham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Chippenham Town | |||
–2003 | Bath City | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Central Connecticut[4] | 71[5][6][7][8] | (24) |
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) |
2016–2017 | York City | 25 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Torquay United | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Chippenham Town | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Hungerford Town | 10 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Hereford | 28 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2023 | Hereford (interim) | ||
2023 | Gloucester City (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13.24, 23 May 2023 (UTC) |
Yan Klukowski (born 1 January 1987) is an English former professional footballer who was most recently assistant manager at Gloucester City.
Club career
Youth and College
Born and raised in Chippenham, Wiltshire,[9] Klukowski was educated at Sheldon School.[10] His football education began at local club Chippenham Town before moving to Bath City.[11] At 18 years of age, he broke into the first team at Bath.[citation needed] 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.[12][13] He had a brief stint with Chippenham Town at the start of the 2005–06 season before starting his scholarship.[14]
At CCSU, Klukowski was the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, playing for the All Conference first team.[citation needed] He was named to the All-NEC first team and received second team NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region honors as a sophomore in 2006.[citation needed] From December 2006 to January 2007, Klukowski played with Chippenham Town, while on holiday from the United States.[15] 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.[citation needed]
During his college years, Klukowski also played with Ottawa Fury[16] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.[17]
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.[18] He was the joint seventh highest assist provider in the 2009 USL Second Division, with five.[19]
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.[citation needed] His first trial was provided by Carlisle United who were originally impressed and extended his trial period before deciding against offering him a contract.[20][21] Klukowski then went on trial with Swindon Town,[22] but was not offered a contract.[citation needed] In August 2009, Klukowski rejoined Chippenham Town.[citation needed] He later joined Larkhall Athletic until the end of 2009–10,[23] scoring six goals from eight league appearances.[14] In June 2010, he returned to Bath City on trial in an attempt to earn a contract following their promotion into the Conference Premier.[24]
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In July 2010, he went on trial with Forest Green Rovers, before joining the Conference Premier club on 13 August.[25] He scored his first goal for the club in August 2010 in only his second appearance against Wrexham.[26] 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.[27] 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.[citation needed] 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.[28][29] On 31 March 2012, in a home match against Barrow, Klukowski scored his first hat-trick for Forest Green.[30] Klukowski ended 2011–12 as Forest Green's top scorer with 18 goals from 45 appearances.[28]
On 12 June 2012, Klukowski signed a contract extension at Forest Green, keeping him at the club until 2014.[31] 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.[32][33] 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.[34]
On 20 May 2014, Klukowski joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract.[35] 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.[36] 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.[36][37] He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[38]
On 28 June 2016, Klukowski joined newly relegated National League club York City on a two-year contract.[39] On 21 May 2017, he started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.[40]
On 29 June 2017, Klukowski signed for National League club Torquay United on a contract of undisclosed length,[41] having been allowed to leave York despite having a year left on his contract.[42] He joined National League North club Kidderminster Harriers on 17 November 2017 on a one-month loan.[43]
He was released by Torquay at the end of the 2017–18 season.[44]
On 22 May 2018, Klukowski signed for National League South side Chippenham Town,[45]
Klukowski left the Bluebirds on 17 September 2019.[46] On 27 September, he then joined Hungerford Town.[47]
On 15 July 2020, Klukowski signed for Hereford.[48] On 5 February 2023, following the departure of manager Josh Gowling, Klukowski was appointed interim manager having already been serving as assistant manager.[49]
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.[50] He represented Great Britain at World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006.[citation needed] He was also selected to represent the Great Britain university football team at the 2007 Summer Universiade.[citation needed]
Coaching career
In May 2023, he joined Gloucester City in the role of assistant manager.[51] He left by mutual agreement on 17 September 2023, along with manager Tim Flowers.[52]
Personal life
Klukowski is of Polish descent, through his grandfather.[9]
Career statistics
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Yan_Klukowski_28-04-2012_1.jpg/170px-Yan_Klukowski_28-04-2012_1.jpg)
- As of match played 29 April 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bath City | 2003–04[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
2004–05[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||||||
Chippenham Town | 2005–06[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2006–07[53] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
Ottawa Fury | 2007[14] | USL Premier Development League | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Cape Cod Crusaders | 2008[14] | USL Premier Development League | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
Western Mass Pioneers | 2009[18][54] | USL Second Division | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Chippenham Town | 2009–10[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Larkhall Athletic | 2009–10[14] | Western League Premier Division | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
Forest Green Rovers | 2010–11[55] | Conference Premier | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 40 | 8 | |
2011–12[28] | Conference Premier | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
2012–13[18] | Conference Premier | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 45 | 13 | ||
2013–14[18] | Conference Premier | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 40 | 13 | ||
Total | 159 | 48 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 174 | 52 | |||
Newport County | 2014–15[36] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 41 | 6 |
2015–16[56] | League Two | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 66 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 8 | ||
York City | 2016–17[18] | National League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
Torquay United | 2017–18[18] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2017–18[18][57] | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Chippenham Town | 2018–19[18] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2019–20[18] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
Hungerford Town | 2019–20[18] | National League South | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Hereford | 2020–21[18] | National League North | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2021–22[18] | National League North | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2022–23[18] | National League North | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
Career total | 390 | 70 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 431 | 77 |
Managerial statistics
- As of 29 April 2023
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
Hereford (interim manager) | ![]() |
5 February 2023 | 1 May 2023 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29.41 | [58] |
Total | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29.41 | — |
Honours
York City
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External links
- Yan Klukowski profile at the Torquay United F.C. website
- Yan Klukowski profile at the Kidderminster Harriers F.C. website
- Yan Klukowski at Soccerbase