Slovakia’s chosen 26 to compete in Euro 2020

Martin Dubravka

• Shirt number: 1
• DoB:15 January 1989 (age 32
• PoB: Žilina, Czechoslovakia
• Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Current club: Newcastle United

Martin Dbravka (born 15 January 1989) is a Slovak goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League and for the Slovakia national team. In March 2021, he made his return to the national squad in a 0–0 draw with Cyprus. He made numerous remarkable saves in the second half to avert an upset loss, and he was praised for them, but the squad was chastised for the upset result and the "boring" performance. He was named to Slovakia's final Euro 2020 roster, and he appeared in all three group matches. Slovakia had a limited chance of qualifying for the knockout stage as a third-placed team going into the match against Spain on June 23. Dbravka got off to a good start, stopping a penalty kick from lvaro Morata in the 12th minute. When Pablo Sarabia's shot struck the crossbar, he attempted to knock the ball away but instead punched it into his own net. He became the only goalkeeper in the history of the European Championships to save a penalty and score an own goal in the same game. Spain went on to win the match 5–0, with Dbravka conceding four goals.

 

Marek Rodak

• Shirt number:23
• DoB: 13 December 1996 (age 24)
• PoB: Košice, Slovakia
• Height: 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Current club: Fulham

Marek Rodák (born December 13, 1996) is a Slovak goalkeeper who now plays for Fulham in the Championship and for the Slovakia national team. In June 2018, Rodak was called up to the Slovakia senior team, however he did not play. Rodak scored a 94th-minute victory for Slovakia U21s versus Iceland U21s in a vital 2019 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match in September 2018. [11] This wasn't his first goal at under-21 level; he had scored in the U21 Premier League for Fulham against Aston Villa in 2014. Rodák made his senior team debut against Israel in a UEFA Nations League encounter on September 7, 2020, which finished in a 1-1 tie. In 2020, he started four more games, including two Euro 2020 qualification play-off matches. On October 8, 2020, he made a penalty shootout save against Ireland, and on November 12, 2020, he assisted the squad in a 2-1 win after extra time against Northern Ireland, qualifying Slovakia for Euro 2020.

Dusan Kuciak

• Shirt number:12
• DoB:21 May 1985 (age 36)
• PoB:Žilina, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
• Position:Goalkeeper
• Current club:Lechia Gdańsk

Duan Kuciak (born May 21, 1985) is a Slovak goalkeeper who now plays for Polish club Lechia Gdask as well as the Slovakia national team. Martin Kuciak, who plays goalkeeper for Povaská Bystrica, is his younger brother. On December 10, 2006, he made his international debut for Slovakia in a 2–1 away win over UAE. He was summoned back to the national squad in 2009 after a two-year layoff due to his outstanding performance at Vaslui. He was included to the provisional 30-man World Cup team. He played in Slovakia's second warm-up game, but was forced to leave in the 85th minute due to injury. He was, however, kept in the final 23-man team for the 2010 World Cup, and wore the number 23 shirt. In the final Slovakia team for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, he was named.

 

Milan Skriniar

• Shirt number:14
• DoB:11 February 1995 (age 26)
• PoB: Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
• Height:1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Position:Centre-back
• Current club: Inter Milan

Milan Kriniar (born 11 February 1995) is a Slovak footballer who now plays as a centre-back for Inter Milan in Serie A and for the Slovakia national team. Kriniar played for different Slovak youth teams before making his senior team debut in a friendly 3–1 win against Georgia on May 27, 2016. [17] By the end of the year, he had played in a variety of games and had established himself as a key member of the 2018 World Cup qualification group, mostly as a defensive midfielder. After Ján urica retired from international football in November 2017, Kriniar stepped in as Martin krtel's centre-back partner, even directing Slovak defense in krtel's absences (for example, in a double-header against the Netherlands and Morocco, despite his youth compared to experienced side-backs Peter Pekark and Tomá Huboan).

 

Martin Valjent

• Shirt number:4
• DoB: 11 December 1995 (age 25)
• PoB: Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
• Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Position:Centre back
• Current club:Mallorca

Martin Valjent (born 11 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays as a center-back for RCD Mallorca in the Segunda División. Valjent made his competitive debut in a Euro 2020 qualifying match against Croatia on September 6, 2019 at Trnava, where he played as a right-back. Slovakia was defeated 0-4. Valjent had a difficult time guarding Dejan Lovren on the sidelines because his preferred position is that of a centre-back. Valjent made his return to the national squad in a friendly against Paraguay in October, playing at his favoured position. This time, his performance was lauded by RTVS commentator Marián Zeman during the farewell game for Martin krtel, with whom he started the game, as well as Tomá Huboan and Adam Nemec. This game also marked the team's return to Tehelné pole after a 10-year absence, and it ended in a 1-1 stalemate. The Mallorca defender was called up by the Slovakia national team on August 26, 2020, to play in the UEFA Nations League's first two matches against the Czech Republic and Israel.

 

Denis Vavro

• Shirt number:3
• DoB:10 April 1996 (age 25)
• PoB:Partizánske, Slovakia
• Height:1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
• Position:Centre-back
• Current club:Huesca

Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for Huesca on loan from Lazio and for the Slovakia national team. Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendlies against Uganda and Sweden in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017. He completed his debut by playing the entire game against Uganda. Vavro scored his first goal in the 57th minute, striking from outside the penalty box after a deflected corner. Slovakia went on to lose the match by a score of 1–3. On January 12, he also played the entire match against Sweden (0–6).

 

David Hancko

• Shirt number:16
• DoB: 13 December 1997 (age 23)
• PoB: Prievidza, Slovakia
• Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Position: Centre back / Left back
• Current club: Sparta Prague

Dávid Hancko (born December 13, 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League. He is also a defender for Slovakia. Hancko was first called up to Slovakia's senior national team by coach Ján Kozák on October 2, 2018, shortly after making his Serie A debut, for matches against Czech Republic (as part of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League) and a friendly against Sweden later that month. In the 80th minute of the encounter versus Czech Republic, Hancko came in to replace left-back Tomá Huboan.  Since Kozák resigned on 14 October 2018, he also played a game for Stefan Tarkovi, who coached the team on a caretaker basis, against Sweden on 16 October 2018. Hancko was named as the preferred left-back after Tomá Huboan retired from international football in February 2019, and he played the full qualifying match against Hungary on March 21, 2019. Hancko continued to play an offensive game, at times playing in the line alongside attacking midfielders, as he had done in previous encounters.

 

Lubomir Satka

• Shirt number:5
• DoB:2 December 1995 (age 25)
• PoB:Ilava, Slovakia
• Height:1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Position: Centre back
• Current club:Lech Poznań

Lubomr Atka (born 2 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays as a center back for Lech Pozna in the Ekstraklasa and for the Slovakia national team.  Slovakia has capped atka at the under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels.

On September 1, 2017, atka was named as an alternate in the senior team for the two qualifying matches against Slovenia and England. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in March 2018 for two games at the 2018 King's Cup. He made his debut and played the full final match against Thailand in a 3–2 triumph on March 25, 2018, despite being an unused substitute in the 2–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates.

 

Peter Pekarik

• Shirt number:2
• DoB: 30 October 1986 (age 34)
• PoB: Žilina, Czechoslovakia
• Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
• Position: Right back
• Current club: Hertha BSC

Peter Pekark (born October 30, 1986) is a Slovakian football defender who currently plays for Hertha BSC and the national team. On December 10, 2006, Pekark made his national team debut against the United Arab Emirates. In a 7–0 win over San Marino at home, he scored his first international goal. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020, he was a member of the Slovakian national football team. He made his 100th appearance for Slovakia on June 1, 2021, in a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria in a friendly match.

Martin Koscelnik

• Shirt number:24
• DoB: 2 March 1995 (age 26)
• PoB: Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia
• Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
• Position: Right-back
• Current club: Slovan Liberec

Martin Koscelnk (born March 2, 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Slovan Liberec and Slovakia. Coach Pavel Hapal initially summoned Koscelnk up to Slovakia's senior national squad on August 25, 2020, for Nations League matches against the Czech Republic and Israel.

Tomas Hubocan

• Shirt number:15
• DoB:17 September 1985 (age 35)
• PoB:Žilina, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Position:Defender
• Current club:Omonia

Tomá Huboan (born September 17, 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Omonia as a defender. In 2006, he made his senior international debut. He has since made more than 70 appearances for Slovakia, including in the UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020 competitions. He came out of retirement in November 2020 to play in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs clinching match against Northern Ireland. He was included to the final 26-man team for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament in June 2021.

Stanislav Lobotka

• Shirt number:22
• DoB:25 November 1994 (age 26)
• PoB:Trenčín, Slovakia
• Height:1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club:Napoli

Stanislav Lobotka (born November 25, 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Italian club Napoli and the Slovak national team as a midfielder. In a qualifier against England on September 4, 2017, Lobotka scored his first international goal for the senior team[20] and became the first Slovak to score at Wembley. In the third minute of the game, he defeated Joe Hart after tackling and taking the ball from Marcus Rashford and exchanging a pass with Adam Nemec. Slovakia, on the other hand, went on to lose the game 1-2, with to goals from Eric Dier and Marcus Rashford. The campaign's eighth game was a direct fight for first place in qualifying Group F. Lobotka received similar accolades for his play as he did after the previous game. By the end of the year, he had scored in the 93rd minute of a friendly match against Norway, giving Slovakia a 1-0 victory in Ján urica's final international outing.

 

Jakub Hromada

• Shirt number:25
• DoB:25 May 1996 (age 25)
• PoB: Košice, Slovakia
• Height:1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club:Slavia Prague

Jakub Hromada (born May 25, 1996) is a Slovak midfielder who currently plays for Slavia Prague and the Slovak national team. Stefan Tarkovi initially called up Hromada to the Slovak senior national team in March 2021 for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cyprus, Malta, and Russia. After being benched for the two heartbreaking ties against Cyprus (away, 0:0) and Malta (home, 2:2), tefan Tarkovi gave Hromada his international debut on March 30, 2021, in a crucial qualifier against Russia, which could have effectively ended Slovakia's chances of qualifying after the first round of fixtures. Surprisingly, Hromada made his starting XI debut, and Slovakia took the lead in the first half thanks to a header by Milan Kriniar. In first-half injury time, he received a yellow card for a tackle on Rifat Zhemaletdinov. Hromada was substituted by Patrik Hroovsk after 60 minutes of play. Russia equalized through Fernandes while he was away, but Róbert Mak secured the Slovak 2:1 triumph soon after. Hromada was hailed after his debut for demonstrating "modern football," defensive anticipation, rebound gathering, ball exporting, and pace.

Patrik Hrosovsky

• Shirt number:13
• DoB:22 April 1992 (age 29)
• PoB:Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club: Genk

Patrik Hroovsk (born April 22, 1992) is a professional footballer from Slovakia who plays as a midfielder for Genk and the Slovakia national team. Previously, he was a regular starter and captain for Viktoria Plze. Hroovsk made his senior Slovakia debut on November 19, 2014, when he started a friendly against Finland.

 

Lászlo Bénes

• Shirt number:11
• DoB:9 September 1997 (age 23)
• PoB:Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
• Height:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club:FC Augsburg

László Bénes (born September 9, 1997) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach, as well as the Slovakia national team. Bénes returned to the national squad after gaining more playing time on loan in Kiel. On May 28, 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double-header in June, including a home friendly against Jordan, to which an unusually large number of players were called up, and a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Azerbaijan, which was played away on June 11, 2019. For the second match, the team had to be trimmed to 23 players. During the successful 2017 UEFA U-21 Euro campaign in Slovakia, Hapal was the coach that brought Bénes to the attention of the public. The nucleus of the U21 squad, including Bénes, became known as Hapal's offspring as a result.

 

Jan Gregus

• Shirt number:6
• DoB:29 January 1991 (age 30)
• PoB:Nitra, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club: Minnesota United

Ján Gregu (born 29 January 1991) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Minnesota United of Major League Soccer and the Slovakia national team. After being benched in the semi-finals against UAE, he was fielded for the last 90 minutes of the 2018 King's Cup against Thailand (3–2), won his first trophy with Slovakia. Later that year, in a friendly match against Morocco as part of their preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he scored his second international goal. After calling the ball ahead of Albert Rusnák, he scored with a right-footed effort from the edge of the penalty box. Gregu only appeared in the second half of the game, replacing Marek Hamk, the captain. The game ended in a 1–2 defeat for Slovakia.

 

Marek Hamsik

• Shirt number:17
• DoB:27 July 1987 (age 33)
• PoB:Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club: IFK Göteborg

Marek Hamk (born July 27, 1987) is a Slovak offensive midfielder who currently plays for IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan and is the captain of the Slovakia national team.  In a 2–1 home defeat against Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League on October 13, 2018, Hamk earned his 108th international cap, passing Miroslav Karhan to become Slovakia's most capped player ever. He honored the milestone with a goal, his 22nd for his country, tying him with Szilárd Németh for the second-most goals scored by a Hungarian, trailing only Róbert Vittek (23 goals). Despite captaining the national team 20 times since 2010, most notably during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Hamk resumed the position of captain in March 2019, following Martin krtel's surprising retirement at the end of February. In previous years, Hamk had served as krtel's vice-captain.

 

Juraj Kucka

• Shirt number:19
• DoB:26 February 1987 (age 34)
• PoB:Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
• Position:Midfielder
• Current club:Parma

Juraj Kucka (born February 26, 1987) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Parma and the Slovak national team as a midfielder. On November 19, 2008, Kucka, a former Slovakia under-21 player, made his senior international debut against Liechtenstein in a friendly match. Despite the fact that Kucka had not featured in any qualification matches, Slovakia manager Vladimr Weiss picked him up for the 2010 World Cup. At the World Cup, he appeared in three games: against New Zealand, Italy, and the Netherlands. Kucka has been called up to the Czech Republic's Euro 2016 squad in France.

 

Ondrej Duda

• Shirt number:8
• DoB:5 December 1994 (age 26)
• PoB:Snina, Slovakia
• Height:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
• Position:Attacking midfielder
• Current club:FC Köln

Ondrej Duda (born December 5, 1994) is a Slovak offensive midfielder who currently plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovakia national team . Duda made his international debut for Slovakia on November 18, 2014, in a 2–1 friendly win over Finland at ilina, replacing Marek Hamk in the 59th minute. With an equalizing goal against Wales, Duda scored Slovakia's first goal in their UEFA Euro 2016 campaign, bringing the score to 1–1. Slovakia went on to lose by a score of 2–1. In the 10th game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Malta (3–0 win), he scored his first goal in any of the qualifying events, securing Slovakia's second position in the group.

 

Tomas Suslov

• Shirt number:10
• DoB:7 June 2002 (age 19)
• PoB:Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
• Position: Forward
• Current club:Groningen

Tomá Suslov (born June 7, 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie. On November 18, 2020, he made his national football team debut against Czech Republic in a Nations League match. In the 62nd minute, he replaced Albert Rusnák.

 

Lukas Haraslin

• Shirt number: 18
• DoB:26 May 1996 (age 25)
• PoB:Bratislava, Slovakia
• Height:1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Position:Winger
• Current club:Sassuolo

Luká Harasln (born May 26, 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Sassuolo in Serie A and for the Slovak national team. Harasln has been nominated as an alternative in national team nominations for over two years. This pattern began with Ján Kozák and continued through Pavel Hapal's first two nominations.He impressed Hapal enough that he was given an extra spot in the reduced nomination for the Baku match on June 11th, despite the fact that Hapal had pledged to remove one participant.

 

Robert Mak

• Shirt number:20
• DoB:8 March 1991 (age 30)
• PoB:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
• Position:Winger, attacking midfielder
• Current club: Ferencváros

Róbert Mak is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Ferencváros and is a member of the Slovakia national team. He was born on March 8, 1991. He is a winger for the team. Mak was called up to the national squad for a friendly match against Denmark on August 15, 2012, although he was only utilized as a substitute. On February 6, 2013, he made his national team debut against Belgium as a 61st-minute substitute for winger Miroslav Stoch. Slovakia was defeated 2–1 by Belgium. Slovakia began their UEFA Euro 2016 qualification campaign with a 1–0 away win over Ukraine on September 8, 2014. Despite the fact that Ukraine had the better of the first half, Jan Kozak's team seized the lead in the 18th minute when Mak slid in from his flank and was let clean through on goal. Mak had enough time to regain his composure, take a touch, raise his head, and pass the ball to the near post, giving the visitors the lead and ultimately the victory. The event was later remembered as the start of Slovakia's successful qualification campaign, which resulted in the country's first appearance at the European Championship. In a pre-Euro 2016 friendly encounter against Iceland on November 17, 2015, he scored two goals for the first time in his international career. In 2018, he earned his first prize with Slovakia, as they won the King's Cup. Mak appeared in both games against the UAE (2–1) and Thailand (3–2), scoring the second goal in a 3–2 triumph over the hosts.

 

Vladimir Weiss

• Shirt number:7
• DoB:30 November 1989 (age 31)
• PoB:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
• Position:Winger
• Current club:Slovan Bratislava

Vladimr Weiss (born November 30, 1989) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for Slovan Bratislava as a winger.  Weiss made his Slovakia debut in a 1–1 friendly tie with Iceland on August 12, 2009. He was named to Slovakia's 23-man World Cup squad in South Africa in 2010.

Weiss appeared in three of his country's four games in South Africa, totaling 270 minutes. He made an impression in the first encounter, a 1–1 tie against New Zealand, where he wowed the fans. Weiss played the entire 90 minutes in the 2–1 loss to Netherlands in the last 16 after appearing in the second group game against Paraguay. Weiss became the first player to score at the Euros while playing for a non-European club when he scored the opening goal in a Euro 2016 triumph over Russia. Weiss was included to the final 26-man Slovakia team for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament on May 18, 2021.

Robert Bozenik

• Shirt number:9
• DoB:18 November 1999 (age 21)
• PoB:Terchová, Slovakia
• Height:1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Position:Forward
• Current club:Feyenoord

Róbert Boenk (born November 18, 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie and for the Slovakia national team. He was praised once more on October 13, 2019, after scoring the only goal for Slovakia in a friendly against Paraguay. Martin Krtel, Tomá Huboan, and attacker Adam Nemec all played their final game for the club. After nearly half an hour, Nemec was replaced by Boenk, who had started in the starting XI. Nemec, Slovakia's all-time leading goal scorer, has suggested that Boenk has a bright future and might be a successor, but that the youngster will need a lot more similar games to mature. Boenk used a ball from László Bénes to score the goal, but Slovakia was only able to level the game 1–1.

 

Ivan Schranz

• Shirt number:26
• DoB:13 September 1993 (age 27)
• PoB:Bratislava, Slovakia
• Height:1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
• Position:Forward / Winger
• Current club:Slavia Prague

Ivan Schranz (born September 13, 1993) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Slavia Prague.

 

Michal Duris

• Shirt number: 21
• DoB:1 June 1988 (age 33)
• PoB:Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Position:Forward
• Current club:Omonia

Michal uri (born June 1, 1988) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Omonia and the Slovakia national team as a forward. uri scored his fourth goal in a friendly encounter against Germany in Augsburg, giving Slovakia a 2–1 lead in the pre-EURO 2016 friendly match, which was his 25th cap. Slovakia eventually won 3–1 against Germany. Duris also scored the game-winning goal for Slovakia in extra time against Northern Ireland, ensuring Slovakia's spot in Group E at UEFA Euro 2020. On May 18, 2021, uri was named to the final 26-man Slovakia team for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 competition.

Stefan Tarkovic

• DoB:18 February 1973 (age 48)
• PoB:Prešov, Czechoslovakia
• Height:1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
• Position:Left back
• Current club:Slovakia