Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Šaľa, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | MTK Budapest | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Neded | |||
Slovan Duslo Šaľa | |||
2011–2014 | Nitra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Nitra | 12 | (0) |
2014 | Spartak Trnava | 14 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Žilina | 85 | (18) |
2018–2022 | Brescia | 102 | (9) |
2022 | TSC Bačka Topola | 4 | (0) |
2023– | MTK Budapest | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Slovakia U15 | 5 | (2) |
2012 | Slovakia U16 | 3 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Slovakia U17 | 13 | (1) |
2014 | Slovakia U18 | 4 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Slovakia U19 | 16 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 |
Nikolas Špalek (born 12 February 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club MTK Budapest.
Club career
Špalek was signed by Spartak Trnava in July 2014.[1] He made his league debut for the club against Zlaté Moravce on 13 July 2014.[2]
In January 2015, he was transferred to Žilina. In January 2018 he moved to Italian Brescia Calcio for €1 to 1.5 million.[3] On 12 August 2022, Špalek signed with TSC in Serbia.[4] In 2023, Špalek joined MTK Budapest on a permanent transfer and also obtained Hungarian citizenship to be eligible to play for the club.[5][6]
International career
Špalek enjoyed his first nomination to senior national team in November 2019, for a double qualifying fixture against Croatia and Azerbaijan. He failed to make an appearance in either of the games.
Honours
MŠK Žilina
- Fortuna Liga: Winners: 2016-17
References
- ↑ Sedemnásťročný Špalek prestúpil z Nitry do Trnavy 01.07.2014, sme.sk
- ↑ Trnava si poradila s Moravcami rozdielom triedy, Mráz: Trnava vyhrala zaslúžene 13.07.2014, profutbal.sk
- ↑ "Opora MŠK Žilina za vyše milióna eur po stopách Mareka Hamšíka".
- ↑ "Nikolas Špalek (1997) je novo pojačanje TSC-a" (in Serbian). TSC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-03-13). "NB II: MTK Budapest–Diósgyőri VTK - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-03-14). "MTK: Balotelli nagyszerű ember – debütált a Serie A-ban is játszó t". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
External links
- Nikolas Špalek at Soccerway
- Corgoň Liga profile
- Talenty-info profile
- FS Agency profile
- Futbalsfz profile