Mateusz Zachara (; born 27 March 1990) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Szombierki Bytom Szombierki Bytom () is a Polish football club from Szombierki district of Bytom. Szombierki currently competes in IV liga Silesia. Their greatest achievement was winning the Polish championship during the 1979–80 season. Fans Due to the num ...

. He also played for the Poland national team.

Club career

In January 2011, Zachara joined

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on a three-and-a-half-year contract. In July 2011, he was loaned to

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

on a one-year deal. On 21 January 2015, he joined

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side

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with a 3-year working contract. On 20 June 2017, Zachara signed a contract with Portuguese side

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. On 27 November, he returned to for

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...

. After Raków Częstochowa, he played at Slovak clubs Pohronie and

Železiarne Podbrezová Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. (ŽP) ( eng, Podbrezová Iron Works) is a Slovak company headquartered in Podbrezová Podbrezová (; hu, Zólyombrézó) is a large village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of cent ...

. On 18 January 2021, Zachara signed a contract lasting until the end of the

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season with

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club

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. He debuted in a league game against Olimpik on 21 March 2021. Zachara scored his first goal for Široki Brijeg on 11 April 2021, in a league game against Krupa. He left Široki Brijeg after his contract with the club expired in June 2021.

International career

Zachara made two appearances for the Poland national team in 2014, appearing in January friendlies against

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and

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Honours

Raków Częstochowa *

I liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...

: 2018–19

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zachara, Mateusz 1990 births Living people Footballers from Częstochowa Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Górnik Zabrze players Raków Częstochowa players GKS Katowice players Henan F.C. players Wisła Kraków players C.D. Tondela FK Pohronie players FK Železiarne Podbrezová players NK Široki Brijeg players Szombierki Bytom players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players IV liga players Chinese Super League players Primeira Liga players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Polish expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Polish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Polish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Polish expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina