Mateusz Zachara

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mateusz Zachara

| image =

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| fullname = Mateusz Zachara

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|03|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Częstochowa, Poland

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Szombierki Bytom

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Raków Częstochowa

| years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Raków Częstochowa | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 22

| years2 = 2011–2015 | clubs2 = Górnik Zabrze | caps2 = 63 | goals2 = 20

| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = → Katowice (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Henan Jianye | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Wisła Kraków | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Tondela | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = Raków Częstochowa | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = Pohronie | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2020–2021 | clubs9 = Železiarne Podbrezová | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = Široki Brijeg | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2022 | clubs11 = ŁKS Łagów | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2022–2024| clubs12 = MKS Myszków | caps12 = 56 | goals12 = 26

| years13 = 2024– | clubs13 = Szombierki Bytom | caps13 = 25 | goals13 = 13

| nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = Poland | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 14:48, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

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Mateusz Zachara ({{IPA|pl|maˈtɛ.uʐ zaˈxara}};{{efn|In isolation, Mateusz is pronounced {{IPA|pl|maˈtɛ.uʂ|}}.}} born 27 March 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for IV liga Silesia club Szombierki Bytom. He also played for the Poland national team.

Club career

In January 2011, Zachara joined Górnik Zabrze on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/mateusz-zachara-pilkarzem-gornika-zabrze,1,4097969,wiadomosc.html Mateusz Zachara piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617113234/http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/mateusz-zachara-pilkarzem-gornika-zabrze,1,4097969,wiadomosc.html |date=2011-06-17 }} 5.01.2011, onet.pl In July 2011, he was loaned to Katowice on a one-year deal.[http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/jarka-i-zachara-wzmocnili-gks-katowice,1,4799836,wiadomosc.html Jarka i Zachara wzmocnili GKS Katowice] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120716175829/http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/jarka-i-zachara-wzmocnili-gks-katowice,1,4799836,wiadomosc.html |date=2012-07-16 }} 21.07.2011, onet.pl

On 21 January 2015, he joined Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye with a 3-year working contract.{{cite news|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-01-21/14417491503.shtml|script-title=zh:建业官方宣布7新援加盟波兰国脚+菲律宾亚外|work=sina|language=Chinese|date=21 January 2015 |accessdate=21 January 2015 }} On 20 June 2017, Zachara signed a contract with Portuguese side Tondela.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/278/news2784818-Mateusz-Zachara-w-CD-Tondela.html |title=Mateusz Zachara w CD Tondela |publisher=90minut |date=20 June 2017 |accessdate=21 June 2017 |language=Polish}} On 27 November, he returned to for Raków Częstochowa.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/282/news2829266-Mateusz-Zachara-pilkarzem-Rakowa.html |title=Mateusz Zachara piłkarzem Rakowa |publisher=90minut |date=27 November 2017 |accessdate=30 November 2017 |language=Polish}} After Raków Częstochowa, he played at Slovak clubs Pohronie and Železiarne Podbrezová.

On 18 January 2021, Zachara signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2020–21 season with Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/siroki-brijeg-doveo-mateusza-zacharu-nekadasnjeg-reprezentativca-poljske/210118052|title=Široki Brijeg doveo Mateusza Zacharu, nekadašnjeg reprezentativca Poljske|date=18 January 2021|access-date=18 January 2021|language=bs|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}} He debuted in a league game against Olimpik on 21 March 2021.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/siroki-olimpik-30/394445|title=Široki protiv Olimpika nastavio sa pobjedama|date=21 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|language=bs|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Zachara scored his first goal for Široki Brijeg on 11 April 2021, in a league game against Krupa.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/krupa-u-sudijskoj-nadoknadi-sokirala-siroki-brijeg-i-osvojila-bod-na-pecari/210411063|title=Krupa u sudijskoj nadoknadi šokirala Široki Brijeg i osvojila bod na Pecari|date=11 April 2021|access-date=11 April 2021|language=bs|author=H.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}} He left Široki Brijeg after his contract with the club expired in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/siroki-brijeg-odlasci/400506|title=Trojica napustila NK Široki Brijeg|date=1 June 2021|access-date=1 June 2021|language=bs|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

International career

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

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

I liga: 2018–19{{cite web |title=Jak punktowali mistrzowie 1 ligi? |url=https://1liga.org/aktualnosci/jak-punktowali-mistrzowie-1-ligi-8005#:~:text=Raków%20Częstochowa%20w%20minionym%20sezonie,całe%20rozgrywki%20aż%2070%20punktów. |website=1liga.org |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=pl |date=13 June 2019}}

Szombierki Bytom

V liga Silesia I: 2024–25{{cite web |title=V liga 2024/2025, grupa: śląska I |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga13576.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=21 June 2025 |language=pl}}{{cite web |title=Zawodnik: Mateusz Zachara |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/rozgrywki/zawodnik/557442d4-44c9-4b48-9d87-0b336c641eff?season=4be7b40c-84ff-4e5a-96e5-875d7f13483a&leagueId=a0583713-115c-4aa5-90f2-140f6eaece15&tab=tab-matches |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=21 June 2025 |language=pl}}
Polish Cup (Bytom regionals): 2024–25{{cite web |title=Puchar Polski 2024/2025, grupa: Śląski ZPN - Bytom |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga13950.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=21 June 2025 |language=pl}}{{cite web |title=Zawodnik: Mateusz Zachara |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/rozgrywki/zawodnik/557442d4-44c9-4b48-9d87-0b336c641eff?season=4be7b40c-84ff-4e5a-96e5-875d7f13483a&leagueId=59d6af33-6ef4-4da6-9af6-6a4b792cb344&tab=tab-matches |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=21 June 2025 |language=pl}}