Łukasz Bejger

Łukasz Bejger
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002
Place of birth Golub-Dobrzyń, Poland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Celje
Number 44
Youth career
–2014 Piłkarz Golub-Dobrzyń
2014–2015 Drwęca Golub-Dobrzyń
2015–2018 Lech Poznań
2018–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Śląsk Wrocław 94 (3)
2021–2022 Śląsk Wrocław II 5 (0)
2025– Celje 37 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Poland U16 13 (0)
2018–2019 Poland U17 11 (0)
2019–2020 Poland U19 7 (0)
2022 Poland U20 1 (0)
2021–2025 Poland U21 19 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:07, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Łukasz Bejger (born 11 January 2002) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.[3]

Club career

Manchester United

Bejger joined Lech Poznań from hometown team KS Piłkarz - a club set up in part by his father - in 2015.[4][5] On 31 July 2018, the centre-back completed a transfer to Premier League side Manchester United.[4] He made six total appearances for the U18s across the 2018–19 season, as well as featuring once in the UEFA Youth League for the U19s; in a 2–1 away win against Valencia on 12 December.[2][3] Bejger spent the next season with the U18s, appearing twelve times, before moving up with the U23s in 2020–21.[3] Five appearances followed, while he also featured in the EFL Trophy for the U21s; in a 4–0 away loss to Morecambe on 18 November 2020.[3] He had signed a professional contract when he turned seventeen.[6]

Śląsk Wrocław

On 23 January 2021, Bejger departed Manchester United in order to return to his homeland with Śląsk Wrocław; stating the intention "to obtain experience of senior football", as he penned a four-and-a-half-year contract.[7][8] He made his senior debut in a Ekstraklasa home match with Pogoń Szczecin on 28 February, featuring for the full duration of a 2–1 victory.[3]

Celje

On 31 January 2025, Bejger was transferred to Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[9]

International career

Bejger represented Poland at U16, U17 and U19 level.[3][5] Having played thirteen times for the U16s across 2017–18, Bejger moved up to the U17s during 2018–19 under manager Przemysław Małecki; soon appearing in six qualifiers for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3][5] In November 2019, Bejger made three appearances for the U19s in qualifying for the eventually cancelled 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3] March 2021 saw a call-up to the U21s for friendlies with Saudi Arabia U20 and Austria U21 in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain.[10]

Style of play

Bejger is primarily a centre-back, though is capable of playing at right-back; having played there whilst with Manchester United's academy as well as with the Poland U19s.[6][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2020–21 ————1[b]010
Śląsk Wrocław 2020–21[12] Ekstraklasa 11000———110
2021–22[13] Ekstraklasa 23000—1[c]0—240
2022–23[14] Ekstraklasa 21220———232
2023–24[15] Ekstraklasa 32100———321
2024–25[16] Ekstraklasa 7020—00—90
Total 94340—|10—993
Śląsk Wrocław II 2021–22[13] II liga 1000———10
2022–23[14] II liga 4000———40
Total 5000———50
Celje 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 11010—4[c]0—160
2025–26 Slovenian PrvaLiga 26010—13[d]0—400
Total 37020—170—560
Career total 136360—|180101613
  1. ↑ Includes Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eleven appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Celje

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Łukasz Bejger". World Football. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Player profile: Lukasz Bejger". Manchester United. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Poland - L. Bejger". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Łukasz Bejger odchodzi z Lecha Poznań". Lech Poznań. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Polski talent w Manchesterze United. Łukasz Bejger pisze swoją historię". Weszło. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Łukasz Bejger zdecydował, że chce już stać się seniorem". Łączy nas piłka. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Łukasz Bejger w Śląsku Wrocław". Śląsk Wrocław. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lukasz Bejger leaves United for return to Poland with Slask Wroclaw". Manchester United. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Fudali, Jakub (31 January 2025). "Śląsk Wrocław sprzedał ważnego gracza. Zagra za granicą". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bejger i Praszelik w kadrze U-21!". Wrocławskisport. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Teenage defender explains reason for leaving Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Celje clinch third national football title". sloveniatimes.com. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Štajerci svet zase za nemočne Primorce: Celje vklopilo turbo pogon, razbilo Koper in na veličasten način s 4:0 osvojilo pokalno lovoriko". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "MŁODZIEŻOWIEC LISTOPADA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2023: ŁUKASZ BEJGER (ŚLĄSK WROCŁAW)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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