Youth and College

Born and raised in Chippenham, Wiltshire,^[9] Klukowski was educated at Sheldon School.^[10] His football education began at local club Chippenham Town before moving to Bath City.^[11] At 18 years of age, he broke into the first team at Bath.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[12][13] He had a brief stint with Chippenham Town at the start of the 2005–06 season before starting his scholarship.^[14]

At CCSU, Klukowski was the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, playing for the All Conference first team.^{[citation needed]} He was named to the All-NEC first team and received second team NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region honors as a sophomore in 2006.^{[citation needed]} From December 2006 to January 2007, Klukowski played with Chippenham Town, while on holiday from the United States.^[15] 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.^{[citation needed]}

During his college years, Klukowski also played with Ottawa Fury^[16] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.^[17]

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.^[18] He was the joint seventh highest assist provider in the 2009 USL Second Division, with five.^[19]

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.^{[citation needed]} His first trial was provided by Carlisle United who were originally impressed and extended his trial period before deciding against offering him a contract.^[20][21] Klukowski then went on trial with Swindon Town,^[22] but was not offered a contract.^{[citation needed]} In August 2009, Klukowski rejoined Chippenham Town.^{[citation needed]} He later joined Larkhall Athletic until the end of 2009–10,^[23] scoring six goals from eight league appearances.^[14] In June 2010, he returned to Bath City on trial in an attempt to earn a contract following their promotion into the Conference Premier.^[24]

In July 2010, he went on trial with Forest Green Rovers, before joining the Conference Premier club on 13 August.^[25] He scored his first goal for the club in August 2010 in only his second appearance against Wrexham.^[26] 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.^[27] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[28][29] On 31 March 2012, in a home match against Barrow, Klukowski scored his first hat-trick for Forest Green.^[30] Klukowski ended 2011–12 as Forest Green's top scorer with 18 goals from 45 appearances.^[28]

On 12 June 2012, Klukowski signed a contract extension at Forest Green, keeping him at the club until 2014.^[31] 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.^[32][33] 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.^[34]

On 20 May 2014, Klukowski joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract.^[35] 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.^[36] 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.^[36][37] He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.^[38]

On 28 June 2016, Klukowski joined newly relegated National League club York City on a two-year contract.^[39] On 21 May 2017, he started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.^[40]

On 29 June 2017, Klukowski signed for National League club Torquay United on a contract of undisclosed length,^[41] having been allowed to leave York despite having a year left on his contract.^[42] He joined National League North club Kidderminster Harriers on 17 November 2017 on a one-month loan.^[43]

He was released by Torquay at the end of the 2017–18 season.^[44]

On 22 May 2018, Klukowski signed for National League South side Chippenham Town,^[45]

Klukowski left the Bluebirds on 17 September 2019.^[46] On 27 September, he then joined Hungerford Town.^[47]

On 15 July 2020, Klukowski signed for Hereford.^[48] On 5 February 2023, following the departure of manager Josh Gowling, Klukowski was appointed interim manager having already been serving as assistant manager.^[49]