Tomasz Skublak
 Skublak in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Noah Skublak | ||
| Date of birth | December 8, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scrosoppi FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saltfleet SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Guelph Gryphons | 29 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | South Florida Bulls | 31 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | K-W United | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Vaughan Azzurri | 12 | (6) |
| 2019 | HFX Wanderers | 21 | (1) |
| 2020 | FC Lori | ||
| 2020 | Brandenburg 03 | 5 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Guelph United | 20 | (15) |
| 2022 | FC Berlin | 7 | (6) |
| 2023– | Scrosoppi FC | 33 | (35) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 4, 2024 | |||
Tomasz Noah Skublak (born 8 December 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario.
University career
[edit]In 2015 and 2016, Skublak attended the University of Guelph, playing for the men's soccer team.[1]
In 2017, he transferred to American school University of South Florida to play for the men's soccer team.[2] In his senior season in 2018, Skublak was an American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, USF Athletics Honor Roll, United Soccer Coaches NCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Third Team All-Region, United Soccer Coaches Second Team Scholar All-American, First Team All-American Athletic Conference, and a two-time American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.[3][4][5]
Club career
[edit]In 2017, Skublak joined K-W United in the Premier Development League.[6] He scored his first goal on June 28 against the West Virginia Chaos.[7]
In 2017 and 2018, Skublak spent summers playing with League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri. In 2017, he scored four goals in nine appearances and then scored another two goals in three appearances in 2018.[8][9]
Ahead of the 2019 season, he went on trial with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC, but ultimately did not sign with the club.[10] In April 2019, Skublak signed his first professional contract with another Canadian Premier League side, HFX Wanderers.[11] After the season, it was announced that Skublak would not be returning for the 2020 season.[12]
In March 2020, he signed with Armenian club Lori FC.[13]
In September 2020, Skublak signed with German Berlin-Liga side Brandenburg 03.[14] He made his league debut on 19 September 2020 against Füchse Berlin.[15]
In May 2021, Skublak returned to Canada, signing with League1 Ontario side Guelph United.[16]
In the 2022 Fall season, he joined United Premier Soccer League club FC Berlin.[17]
In January 2023, he signed with Scrosoppi FC of League1 Ontario.[18] That season, he finish as the league's top scorer and was named League MVP, Forward of the Year, and named a league First Team All-Star.[19][20] In 2023, he helped Scrosoppi earn the regular season title, before being defeated in the playoff final by Simcoe County Rovers, and in 2024, he helped them capture the league title winning the regular season (no playoffs in 2024), scoring a brace in the title-clinching match.[21]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of September 2, 2023[22]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| K-W United | 2017[6] | Premier Development League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2017[8] | League1 Ontario | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2018[9] | League1 Ontario | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
| HFX Wanderers | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Brandenburg 03 | 2020–21[15] | Berlin-Liga | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| Guelph United | 2021[23] | League1 Ontario | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2022[24] | League1 Ontario | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Total | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | ||
| FC Berlin | 2022[25] | United Premier Soccer League | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |||
| Scrosoppi FC | 2023[26] | League1 Ontario | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 24 | ||
| 2024 | League1 Ontario Premier | 18 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | |||
| Total | 33 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 36 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 72 | ||
- ^ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tomasz Skublak Guelph Gryphons profile". Guelph Gryphons.
- ^ Somerville, Amber (October 9, 2019). "1-On-1 With Canadian Premier League Player Tomasz Skublak Of The Halifax Wanderers FC". Player Side of Sport.
- ^ "Tomasz Skublak South Florida profile". South Florida Bulls.
- ^ "Skublak, Zis, Flanagan Named All-Conference, Gallina to All-Rookie Team". South Florida Bulls. November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Memphis's Zalzman, USF's Skublak Named Scholar All-Americans". American Athletic Conference. December 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Tomasz Skublak 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "United whips Chaos". Waterloo Region Record. June 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Tomasz Skublak 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tomasz Skublak 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Nef, Thomas (October 13, 2019). "Tomasz Skublak On Returning To Canada, Polish Roots And Admiration For Lewandowski & Piatek". World Football Index.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers sign Canadian striker Tomasz Skublak". Canadian Premier League. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Jacques, John (November 1, 2019). "Forward Tomasz Skublak Set To Leave Wanderers". Northern Tribune.
- ^ @Canucks_Abroad (September 25, 2020). "Former HFX Wanderers ST Tomasz Skublak has joined FC Brandenburg 03" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Räppold, Sebastian (September 21, 2020). "Brandenburg 03: Zwei Neuzugänge komplettieren (vorerst) den Kader" [Brandenburg 03: Two newcomers complete the squad (for the time being)]. FuPa (in German).
- ^ a b "Tomasz Noah Skublak profile". FuPa. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Jacques, John (May 26, 2021). "Guelph United Signs Former CPL Striker Tomasz Skublak". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Almada, Gabriel (September 19, 2022). "FC Berlin 8-1 United West FC: Report". FC Berlin.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 15, 2023). "Scrosoppi Signs Skublak". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. November 20, 2023.
- ^ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario. November 28, 2023.
- ^ Mahmoudi, Nelson (August 31, 2024). "Scrosoppi Squeeze into CanChamp with Skublak Brace". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tomasz Skublak at Soccerway
- ^ "Tomasz Skublak 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Tomasz Skublak 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "FC Berlin Stats 2022". United Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Tomasz Skublak 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
External links
[edit]- Tomasz Skublak at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Hamilton, Ontario
- Canadian people of Polish descent
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- South Florida Bulls men's soccer players
- HFX Wanderers FC players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Vaughan Azzurri players
- Guelph United F.C. players
- K–W United FC players
- USL League Two players
- United Premier Soccer League players
- FC Berlin (Canada/United States) players
- Guelph Gryphons men's soccer players
- Scrosoppi FC players
- FC Brandenburg 03 Berlin players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen