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Lukas Jutkiewicz (born March 28th 1989 in Southampton) is an English football player currently playing for Swindon Town. He will join Everton FC on July 1st. Despite being born in Southampton he is eligible to play for Poland due to his grandparent's heritage.
As a youth team player, Jutkiewicz first came to prominence in 2004, when he ended the Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland as top scorer - emulating the feat of Wayne Rooney who participated in the tournament four years earlier. Jutkiewicz broke into the Town's first team during the first year of his scholarship, coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Swansea's Liberty Stadium in April 2006, and he was thrust into the starting eleven just a week later, when he gave a hard-working performance in a 2-1 win at Scunthorpe.
Eager to hold on to the young star, manager Iffy Onuora promised Jutkiewicz a professional deal, despite him still having a year of his scholarship remaining - but doubt was cast over the deal when Onuora was sacked and replaced with new boss Dennis Wise during May. When Jutkiewicz had no contact with Wise over the summer, he admitted he was "slightly concerned" about his deal - but any fears were dispelled when he signed a three year contract in July 2006.
Jutkiewicz was patient for his introduction to the first team in 2006/2007, but finally made his first league start of the season in Swindon's 2-0 defeat to Mansfield. The next game, against top of the table Walsall, Jutkiewicz scored his first senior goal to guide Swindon Town to an impressive victory. Since this, Jutkiewicz has added four more goals. Two at home to local rivals Bristol Rovers and one at home to Wycombe, as well as two crucial late winners against Torquay United and Bury, which helped put Swindon 6 points clear of MK Dons and well on their way to promotion.
Jutkiewicz signed a pre-contract agreement with Everton in March 2007. He will officially join the club in the summer for a rumoured fee of £500,000 rising to £1,000,000 on appearances.[1]
Notes
- ^ "Everton Net £1M Swindon Teenager". Western Daily Press. 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
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External links
- Lukas Jutkiewicz at Soccerbase