Stanislav Lobotka

Stanislav Lobotka
Personal information
Full name Stanislav Lobotka
Date of birth (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994
Place of birth Trenčín, Slovakia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celta
Number 14
Youth career
AAC Sparta Trenčín
Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Trenčín 74 (3)
2013–2014 → Jong Ajax (loan) 30 (3)
2015–2017 Nordsjælland 61 (0)
2017– Celta 41 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Slovakia U18 3 (1)
2012–2013 Slovakia U19 6 (1)
2013–2017 Slovakia U21 27 (2)
2016– Slovakia 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2018

Stanislav Lobotka (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈstaɲislaʊ̯ ˈlɔbɔtka]; born 25 November 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Celta de Vigo and the Slovak national team.[1]

Club career

AS Trenčín

He made his Corgoň Liga debut for AS Trenčín[2] against FK Dukla Banská Bystrica on 4 March 2012.

AFC Ajax (loan)

Lobotka has joined Ajax for the 2013 season on 30 June 2013 on a one-year loan with option to buy.[3][4] He played his first match for Ajax on 13 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly encounter against RKC Waalwijk. Coming on as a 60' minute substitute for Christian Eriksen in the 1–5 win in Waalwijk at the Mandemakers Stadion.[5]

FC Nordsjælland

Stanislav Lobotka came to FC Nordsjælland in August shortly before the transfer window closed, and made his debut against Brøndby on 30 August 2015. Lobotka entered as a regular on the midfield, and in his first season has played all the matches except for one because of illness.

The 21-year-old Slovak was voted player of the year in his first season at the FCN Awards.[6] In 2017, he was again voted club's player of the year after another great season.[7]

Celta Vigo

On 15 July 2017, Lobotka joined Celta on a five-year deal.[8]

International career

Lobotka represented various youth Slovak teams, and in November 2016 he was called up to the senior Slovakia squad for matches against Lithuania and Austria.[9] He made his debut in the latter friendly match, on 15 November 2016, along with other debuting players, Matúš Bero and Albert Rusnák. He played in the second half of the goalless draw.

He was then called up to multiple fixtures but had to wait for his competitive debut until 1 September 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. He played the entire match being a valuable midfielder, fulfilling the expectations following the successful performances of Lobotka and Slovakia U21 at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as well as his move to Celta Vigo. His performance contributed to Slovakia's 1-0 home win and he was dubbed the 'Man of The Match' by media and the fans.

Only three days later, on 4 September 2017, Lobotka scored his first international goal for the senior team became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, in a qualifier against England. He scored after he tackled and took the ball from Marcus Rashford and exchanged a pass with Adam Nemec, before beating Joe Hart in the 3rd minute of the match. Slovakia however went on to lose the game 1-2, after goals by Eric Dier and Marcus Rashford. The 8th game of the campaign was a direct battle for the 1st place in qualifying Group F. Similarly, like after the previous game, Lobotka received praise for his performance. By the end of the year, he scored again in a friendly match against Norway in the 93rd minute, providing Slovakia a 1-0 victory.

International goals

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2017Wembley Stadium, London, England3 England1–01–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 14 November 2017Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia7 Norway1–01–0Friendly match

Career statistics

As of 13 June 2018[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Trenčín2010–112. liga200000–20
2011–12Corgoň Liga500000–50
2012–133120000–312
2014–153214040–401
2015–16600020–80
Total763406000863
Jong Ajax (loan)2013–14Eerste Divisie3030000–303
Total303000000303
FC Nordsjælland2015–16Danish Superliga2600000–260
2016–17260100090360
Total520100090620
Celta de Vigo2017–18La Liga3803000–410
Career total19668060902196

International

As of match played 4 June 2018[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 201610
201762
201840
Total112

Honours

Club

AS Trenčín[13]

References

  1. ↑ "AS po jeseni s trinásťbodovým náskokom, motivácia im však nechýba". trencin.SME.SK (in Slovak). 2011-03-04. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  2. ↑ Peltier zariadil remízu Trenčína s Banskou Bystricou 04.03.2012, sport.aktuality.sk
  3. ↑ Lobotka do Ajaxu Amsterdam Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Stanislav Lobotka prestupuje do Ajaxu Amsterdam Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Ajax wint gemakkelijk in Waalwijk" (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  6. ↑ http://fcn.dk/2016/05/lobotka-aarets-spiller-fcn/
  7. ↑ http://fcn.dk/2017/05/award//
  8. ↑ "El RC Celta inunda de calidad y dinamismo su centro del campo con el internacional eslovaco Lobotka". www.rccelta.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-08-01.
  9. ↑ "Slovakia v Lithuania". BBC. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "S. Lobotka". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Stanislav Lobotka » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Stanislav Lobotka". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  13. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/players/stanislav-lobotka/232822/
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