Branislav Sluka (born 23 January 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Slovak club Komárno.[1]

Club career

Sluka made his professional Slovak Super Liga debut for Žilina against Nitra on 28 July 2018. Sluka had replaced Jaroslav Mihalík three minutes before the stoppage time. Žilina had won 2-1.[2]

In September 2023, Sluka returned to Slovakia with ViOn Zlaté Moravce on a one-year deal.[3]

International career

Sluka was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 28 May 2019, when coach Pavel Hapal named him as an alternate defender for a double fixture in June - a home friendly against Jordan, to which 29 players were unusually called-up and a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixture against Azerbaijan, played away on 11 June 2019.[4] He also featured as an alternate under Hapal's successor Štefan Tarkovič, for example ahead of two international friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland in March 2022.[5] In December 2022, Sluka was first shortlisted in the nomination by Francesco Calzona, who joined the team in late summer, for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[6]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Slovenský obránce Sluka posílil České Budějovice". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ MŠK Žilina - FC Nitra 2:1 28.07.2018, futbalnet.sk
  3. ^ "ViOn sa dohodol Slukom na ročnej zmluve" [ViOn agreed with Sluka on a one-year contract]. fcvion.sk (in Slovak). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ "SR A – V Hapalovej nominácii 29 hráčov, po Jordánsku sa zúži na 23 | Slovenský futbalový zväz". futbalsfz.sk. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ SFZ (16 March 2022). "MUŽI A - V nominácii premiérovo Herc a Regáli, po čase Sekulič a Zreľák". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Zsolt Kalmar najlepsim hracom..." Fortuna liga. 23 May 2021.


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