Maik Łukowicz (born 1 February 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Dutch club

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

. Born in Germany, he represented Poland at under-17 and under-20 levels.

Club career

Born in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...

, Germany, he began his career in the youth teams of his hometown club

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

, making his debut in their reserves on 25 April 2014 in a 2–1 home defeat to the reserves of

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

in the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord () is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga N ...

. The following season, he scored 13 goals in 32 games as they achieved promotion to the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

. In their 2–2 draw at

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, in the country's north. It is most known for reaching the semifinals of the German Cup in the 2003/2004 season. They played in the 2. Bundesliga from 199 ...

on 26 September 2014, he was accused of doing a

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, which is a criminal offence in Germany; he was cleared of this accusation by a court the following January. On 23 November 2014, he scored a

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in a 4–3 win over the reserves of

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

. After the winter break, he did not net any goals until a 7–0 win against FT Braunschweig on 17 May 2015. On 28 August 2015, soon after beginning the 3. Liga campaign for Bremen II, Łukowicz was loaned to

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

for the remainder of the season. In August 2016, Łukowicz transferred to the reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig, playing in the fourth tier

In August 2018, following Braunschweig II's relegation from the Regionalliga Nord, he remained in the division joining

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they played in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a gro ...

. On 9 August 2022, he joined Teutonia Ottensen, also of the Regionalliga Nord. He scored 15 goals in 29 appearances in the 2022–23 season. In summer 2023, Łukowicz returned to former club Werder Bremen, where he was assigned to the club's reserves, playing in the fifth-tier

Bremen-Liga The Bremen-Liga, sometimes also referred to as ''Oberliga Bremen'', is a fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the States of Germany, German state Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is one of four ...

. During the 2023–24 season he and teammate Joel Imasuen fought for the spot as top scorer across all Oberligas, having scored 30 (Łukowicz) and 25 goals (Imasuen) after 20 matches. In the 2024–25 season he scored 16 goals and made 6 assists in the Regionalliga Nord, also being selected for the first-team squad in the Bundesliga once. In May 2025 it was announced that Łukowicz would move to Dutch club

, playing in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

, for the 2025–26 season. He signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year.

International career

Born in Germany, Łukowicz also holds a

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. He represented the Poland under-20 team as they won the 2014–15 Four Nations tournament, concluding with a 2–1 win over

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:LUKOWICZ, MAIK 1996 births Living people Footballers from Bremen (city) German people of Polish descent Polish people of German descent German men's footballers Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards SV Werder Bremen II players FC Hansa Rostock players Eintracht Braunschweig II players VfB Oldenburg players FC Teutonia Ottensen players Helmond Sport players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen