Tomasz Skublak

Tomasz Skublak
Skublak in 2022
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Noah Skublak
Date of birth (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 (age 27)
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

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

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]

Skublak playing for the HFX Wanderers in 2019

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] In 2024, he was named league MVP and a First Team All-Star.[22]

Career statistics

As of September 2, 2023[23]
Club statistics
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[24] League1 Ontario 11 10 2 1 — — 13 11
2022[25] League1 Ontario 9 5 — 1 0 — 10 5
Total 20 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 16
FC Berlin 2022[26] United Premier Soccer League 7 6 — — — 7 6
Scrosoppi FC 2023[27] 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

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References

  1. ^ "Tomasz Skublak Guelph Gryphons profile". Guelph Gryphons.
  2. ^ Somerville, Amber (October 9, 2019). "1-On-1 With Canadian Premier League Player Tomasz Skublak Of The Halifax Wanderers FC". Player Side of Sport.
  3. ^ "Tomasz Skublak South Florida profile". South Florida Bulls.
  4. ^ "Skublak, Zis, Flanagan Named All-Conference, Gallina to All-Rookie Team". South Florida Bulls. November 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Memphis's Zalzman, USF's Skublak Named Scholar All-Americans". American Athletic Conference. December 12, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Tomasz Skublak 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  7. ^ "United whips Chaos". Waterloo Region Record. June 28, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Tomasz Skublak 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Tomasz Skublak 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Nef, Thomas (October 13, 2019). "Tomasz Skublak On Returning To Canada, Polish Roots And Admiration For Lewandowski & Piatek". World Football Index.
  11. ^ "HFX Wanderers sign Canadian striker Tomasz Skublak". Canadian Premier League. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Jacques, John (November 1, 2019). "Forward Tomasz Skublak Set To Leave Wanderers". Northern Tribune.
  13. ^ @Canucks_Abroad (September 25, 2020). "Former HFX Wanderers ST Tomasz Skublak has joined FC Brandenburg 03" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ 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).
  15. ^ a b "Tomasz Noah Skublak profile". FuPa. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (May 26, 2021). "Guelph United Signs Former CPL Striker Tomasz Skublak". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ Almada, Gabriel (September 19, 2022). "FC Berlin 8-1 United West FC: Report". FC Berlin.
  18. ^ Jacques, John (January 15, 2023). "Scrosoppi Signs Skublak". Northern Tribune.
  19. ^ "Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. November 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario. November 28, 2023.
  21. ^ Mahmoudi, Nelson (August 31, 2024). "Scrosoppi Squeeze into CanChamp with Skublak Brace". Northern Tribune.
  22. ^ "Premier Division stars celebrated in 2024 awards". League1 Ontario. November 1, 2024.
  23. ^ Tomasz Skublak at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Tomasz Skublak 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  25. ^ "Tomasz Skublak 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  26. ^ "FC Berlin Stats 2022". United Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022.
  27. ^ "Tomasz Skublak 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.