Yan Klukowski

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Yan Klukowski (born 1 January 1987) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently Head of Academy at Forest Green Rovers.

Club career

Youth and College

Born and raised in Chippenham, Wiltshire,[1] Klukowski was educated at Sheldon School.[2] His football education began at local club Chippenham Town before moving to Bath City.[3] At 18 years of age, he broke into the first team at Bath.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Klukowski turned down a new contract with Bath in July 2005 to sign a four-year scholarship with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.[4][5] He had a brief stint with Chippenham Town at the start of the 2005–06 season before starting his scholarship.[6]

At CCSU, Klukowski was the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, playing for the All Conference first team.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was named to the All-NEC first team and received second team NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region honors as a sophomore in 2006.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". From December 2006 to January 2007, Klukowski played with Chippenham Town, while on holiday from the United States.[7] In 2007, he led the NEC in assists and was named to the All-NEC second team and the NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region first team.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

During his college years, Klukowski also played with Ottawa Fury[8] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.[9]

Professional

Klukowski turned professional in 2009 and joined the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL Second Division, where he played 12 times, scoring once in a 2–1 win over Wilmington Hammerheads.[10] He was the joint seventh highest assist provider in the 2009 USL Second Division, with five.[11]

Following the conclusion of the season, Klukowski returned to England in an attempt to find a professional club to play for during 2009–10 and beyond.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". His first trial was provided by Carlisle United who were originally impressed and extended his trial period before deciding against offering him a contract.[12][13] Klukowski then went on trial with Swindon Town,[14] but was not offered a contract.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In August 2009, Klukowski rejoined Chippenham Town.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He later joined Larkhall Athletic until the end of 2009–10,[15] scoring six goals from eight league appearances.[6] In June 2010, he returned to Bath City on trial in an attempt to earn a contract following their promotion into the Conference Premier.[16]

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Klukowski celebrates scoring for Forest Green Rovers in 2012

In July 2010, he went on trial with Forest Green Rovers, before joining the Conference Premier club on 13 August.[17] He scored his first goal for the club in August 2010 in only his second appearance against Wrexham.[18] On 21 January 2011, he was awarded a new contract until the end of 2011–12 by Forest Green, after a number of impressive appearances.[19] After suffering an injury in the latter months of 2010–11, Klukowski was required to have surgery and returned to first-team action at the start of 2011–12.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He scored his first goal of the season in a 6–1 away win over Alfreton Town on 20 August 2011, after converting James Rowe's cross.[20][21] On 31 March 2012, in a home match against Barrow, Klukowski scored his first hat-trick for Forest Green.[22] Klukowski ended 2011–12 as Forest Green's top scorer with 18 goals from 45 appearances.[20]

On 12 June 2012, Klukowski signed a contract extension at Forest Green, keeping him at the club until 2014.[23] On 15 April 2014, two goals in a 2–1 away win over Macclesfield Town saw him overtake Alex Meechan as Forest Green's all-time leading Conference Premier goal scorer, a record that has since been beaten, with a total of 48 league goals for the club.[24][25] On 28 April 2014, it was revealed that he had turned down the offer of a new contract with Forest Green in the hope he could earn a deal with a Football League club.[26]

On 20 May 2014, Klukowski joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract.[27] He made his debut for Newport on the opening day of 2014–15 against Wycombe Wanderers on 9 August 2014 as a second-half substitute.[28] His first goal for Newport came in a 2–1 home defeat against Swindon Town on 23 September 2014 in the first round of the Football League Trophy, with a tap-in from Aaron O'Connor's pass.[28][29] He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[30]

On 28 June 2016, Klukowski joined newly relegated National League club York City on a two-year contract.[31] On 21 May 2017, he started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.[32]

On 29 June 2017, Klukowski signed for National League club Torquay United on a contract of undisclosed length,[33] having been allowed to leave York despite having a year left on his contract.[34] He joined National League North club Kidderminster Harriers on 17 November 2017 on a one-month loan.[35]

He was released by Torquay at the end of the 2017–18 season.[36]

On 22 May 2018, Klukowski signed for National League South side Chippenham Town,[37]

Klukowski left the Bluebirds on 17 September 2019.[38] On 27 September, he then joined Hungerford Town.[39]

International career

Klukowski scored with a 35-yard shot on his debut for England schools, in a 3–0 away win over Scotland on 25 February 2005.[40] He represented Great Britain at World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was also selected to represent the Great Britain university football team at the 2007 Summer Universiade.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Coaching career

On 15 July 2020, Klukowski signed for Hereford as a player-coach under manager Josh Gowling, with whom he played together with at Torquay United.[41][42] On September 30, 2022, he was promoted to player-assistant coach following the departure of Steve Burr.[43]

On 5 February 2023, following the departure of manager Josh Gowling, Klukowski was appointed interim manager.[44] In May 2023, it was confirmed that Paul Caddis would take over the coaching position from May 1, 2023.[45] At the same time, Klukowski left the club.

In May 2023, he joined Gloucester City in the role of assistant manager.[46] He left by mutual agreement on 17 September 2023, along with manager Tim Flowers.[47]

In May 2024, Klukowski was hired as Head of Academy at his former club, Forest Green Rovers.[48]

Personal life

Klukowski is of Polish descent, through his grandfather.[1]

Career statistics

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Klukowski playing for Forest Green Rovers in 2012
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bath City 2003–04[6] Southern League Premier Division 5 0 — 5 0
2004–05[6] Southern League Premier Division 9 0 — 9 0
Total 14 0 — 14 0
Chippenham Town 2005–06[6] Southern League Premier Division 7 0 — — — 7 0
2006–07[49] Southern League Premier Division 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 12 0 — — — 12 0
Ottawa Fury 2007[6] USL Premier Development League 16 1 — — — 16 1
Cape Cod Crusaders 2008[6] USL Premier Development League 14 5 — — — 14 5
Western Mass Pioneers 2009[10][50] USL Second Division 12 1 2 0 — — 14 1
Chippenham Town 2009–10[6] Southern League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Larkhall Athletic 2009–10[6] Western League Premier Division 8 6 — — — 8 6
Forest Green Rovers 2010–11[51] Conference Premier 37 7 2 0 — 1Template:Efn 1 40 8
2011–12[20] Conference Premier 46 18 1 0 — 2Template:Efn 0 49 18
2012–13[10] Conference Premier 40 11 3 2 — 2Template:Efn 0 45 13
2013–14[10] Conference Premier 36 12 1 0 — 3Template:Efn 1 40 13
Total 159 48 7 2 — 8 2 174 52
Newport County 2014–15[28] League Two 38 4 1 1 1 0 1Template:Efn 1 41 6
2015–16[52] League Two 28 1 2 1 1 0 1Template:Efn 0 32 2
Total 66 5 3 2 2 0 2 1 73 8
York City 2016–17[10] National League 25 3 2 0 — 5Template:Efn 0 32 3
Torquay United 2017–18[10] National League 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2017–18[10][53] National League North 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Chippenham Town 2018–19[10] National League South 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
2019–20[10] National League South 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 10 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 0
Hungerford Town 2019–20[10] National League South 12 1 0 0 — 0 0 12 1
Hereford 2020–21[10] National League North 10 0 1 0 — 6Template:Efn 0 17 0
2021–22[10] National League North 15 0 0 0 — 0 0 15 0
2022–23[10] National League North 3 0 2 1 — 0 0 5 1
Total 28 0 3 1 — 6 0 37 1
Career total 390 70 18 5 2 0 21 3 431 77

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Managerial statistics

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Hereford (interim manager) Template:Flagicon 5 February 2023 1 May 2023

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Total

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Honours

York City

References

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