Jakub Szmatuła (born 22 March 1981) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently serves as a

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for

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

Honours

Piast Gliwice *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 2018–19 *

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

: 2011–12 Individual * Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Season: 2015–16

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Szmatula, Jakub 1981 births Living people Footballers from Poznań Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Czarni Żagań players Górnik Konin players Wigry Suwałki players Lech Poznań players Zagłębie Lubin players Górnik Polkowice players Warta Poznań players Piast Gliwice players Górnik Zabrze players Association football goalkeeping coaches 21st-century Polish sportsmen