David Strelec
.jpg) Strelec playing for Spezia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Nové Zámky, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Slovan Bratislava (on loan from Spezia) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Slovan Bratislava | 54 | (15) |
| 2021– | Spezia | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Reggina (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2023– | → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Slovakia U16 | 15 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovakia U17 | 23 | (15) |
| 2018 | Slovakia U18 | 4 | (3) |
| 2018 | Slovakia U19 | 9 | (6) |
| 2019– | Slovakia U21 | 13 | (7) |
| 2021– | Slovakia | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2023 | |||
David Strelec (born 4 April 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovan Bratislava, on loan from Spezia, and the Slovakia national team.
Personal life[edit]
The son of former Slovak international footballer Milan Strelec, David Strelec was born in Nové Zámky. He is an only child.
Club career[edit]
ŠK Slovan Bratislava[edit]
Strelec made his Fortuna Liga debut for ŠK Slovan Bratislava against Zemplín Michalovce on 5 August 2018.[2]
Reggina[edit]
On 31 January 2023, Strelec joined Serie B club Reggina on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]
International career[edit]
In March 2021, Strelec was first called up to Slovak senior national team by Štefan Tarkovič for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Cyprus, Malta and Russia.[4] He made his international debut on 24 March 2021, in first of said fixtures against Cyprus in Nicosia. Strelec came on as a replacement for Ondrej Duda after 83 minutes of play with the score at 0:0. While Slovak performance drew criticisms after the match, being labeled as "boring" and "spiritless", Strelec received some praise for creative and constructive passing that the team lacked in the earlier minutes of the match.[5][6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 19 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 11 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 70 | 18 | |||
| Spezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 22 | ||
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2021 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | 2 |  Malta |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | 9 |  Slovenia |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[edit]
Slovan Bratislava
- Fortuna Liga (3): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Slovnaft Cup (2): 2019–20, 2020–21
Individual
- Peter Dubovský Award: 2020[7]
- Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: September 2019[8]
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2020-21[9]
- Slovak Super Liga U-21 Team of the Season: 2020-21[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "David Strelec". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ MFK Zemplín Michalovce - ŠK Slovan Bratislava 05.08.2018, futbalnet.sk
- ^ "DAVID STRELEC È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina 1914. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a. "Štefan Tarkovič oznámil nomináciu na úvodné kvalifikačné zápasy na MS 2022". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a. "Kvalifikácia MS 2022: Slovensko po bezduchom výkone v nudnom zápase iba remizovalo s Cyprom". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Duda zaujal a potom zhasol. Nahradiť Hamšíka? Nemožné (hodnotenie)". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/326783/jeho-nadvlada-pokracuje-milan-skriniar-stvrtykrat-po-sebe-ovladol-anketu-futbalista-roka
- ^ "David Strelec Hráčom mesiaca: "Štart ako z rozprávky, naďalej v tom pokračovať."". Official website of MŠK Žilina.
- ^ a b "Zsolt Kalmar najlepsim hracom..." Fortuna liga. 23 May 2021.
External links[edit]
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava official club profile (in Slovak)
- David Strelec at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Ligy.sk profile (in Slovak)
- David Strelec at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Nové Zámky
- Footballers from the Nitra Region
- Slovak men's footballers
- Slovak expatriate men's footballers
- Slovakia men's youth international footballers
- Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
- Slovakia men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- Spezia Calcio players
- LFA Reggio Calabria players
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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