Maik Łukowicz (born 1 February 1995) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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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
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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
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The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
. In their 2–2 draw at
VfB Lübeck
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on 26 September 2014, he was accused of doing a
Hitler salute
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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
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
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
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for the remainder of
the season.
In August 2016, Łukowicz transferred to the
reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig, playing in the fourth tier
Regionalliga Nord
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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
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.
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
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 ...
, playing in the
Eerste Divisie
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, 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
Polish passport
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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 ]Germany
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in Jena
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.
References
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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