Marek Hamšík
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| Marek Hamšík | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marek Hamšík | |
| Date of birth | July 27, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Napoli | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001 2002-2004 |
Jupie Podlavice Slovan Bratislava[1] |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004 2004-2007 2007- |
Slovan Bratislava Brescia Napoli |
1 (1) 65 (10) 37 (9) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007-present | Slovakia | 13 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Marek Hamšík [2] (born July 27, 1987 in Banská Bystrica) is a Slovak football midfielder, who currently plays for Napoli in Serie A. He represents Slovakia at international level.
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[edit] Club career
Although Hamšík grew up in Banská Bystrica, he never played for the major team Dukla Banská Bystrica. He started playing for a small youth team called Jupie Podlavice in Banská Bystrica.[1] In 2002 he signed with a major Slovak team Slovan Bratislava. He played for the Slovan A-team in one match, in which he scored a goal.
He moved to Brescia in 2004 as a 17 year old young talent from Slovan. The transfer cost Brescia €500,000.[3] His first match in Brescia was against Chievo Verona in March 2005.[3] Later that season Brescia finished 19th and was relegated to the Serie B. In 2005-06 he played 24 league matches for Brescia in Serie B, Brescia finished 10th. He had an impressive 2006-07 season, he scored 10 goals in 40 matches.This season he has scored 6 goals and has played 20 games.
[edit] Transfer to Napoli
On June 28, 2007 newly-promoted Serie A club Napoli announced Hamšík signed a five-year contract with them.[4] The transfer cost Napoli €5.5million, the president of the club De Laurentiis said Hamsik is a player to look for in the future. [5]
He played his first major match for Napoli against Cesena in the first round of the Italian Cup. Napoli won 4-0, Hamsik passed to the opening goal and scored the second goal himself.[6] Scored his first goal in the Serie A on September 16, 2007, in the match against U.C. Sampdoria.[7]
His favorite player is Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd.[8] In 2007 he was voted second best Slovak footballer of the year (behind Martin Škrtel) and also voted best young slovak footballer (The Peter Dubovský Trophy).[9]
[edit] International career
Hamšík has represented Slovakia in the junior caregories. He played for Slovakia at qualification fot the UEFA Under-17 European Championships[10] and for the UEFA Under-19 European Championships.[11] He is a member of the Slovak U-21 national team.
He appeared 4 times for the Slovak national team. He made his debut on February 7, 2007[12] in the friendly match against Poland which ended 2-2.[13] Played his second match against Germany in the Euro 2008 qualification, Slovakia lost 2-1, Hamsik played the whole match.[14] According to him, Slovakia lost this important match just by its own errors.[15]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Harsányi , Ladislav. (2007-06-28). Prinesie Hamšík do Podlavíc milióny? (Slovak). pravda.sk.
- ^ sometimes incorrectly spelled: Marek Hamsyk
- ^ a b Rastislav Hribik (2007-04-27). Hamšík home at Brescia. uefa.com.
- ^ Football Italia (2007-06-28). Napoli capture Hamsyk.
- ^ Nadia Carminati & Vasek Kadlec (2007-07-01). Napoli bag Hamsik. Sky Sports.
- ^ Coppa: Genoa and Napoli celebrate. Channel 4 (2007-08-15).
- ^ Alessandro Ruta (2007-09-16). E' un Napoli da applausi (italian). Gazetta dello Sport.
- ^ SME.sk. Hamšík je európsky prestupový hit (Slovak).
- ^ Martin Škrtel najlepším futbalistom SR za rok 2007 (slovak). profutbal.sk (2008-02-03).
- ^ UEFA U-17 European Championships; Lettland 1-4 Slowakei (German). uefa.com (2003-10-09).
- ^ UEFA U-19 European Championships; Lituaen 1-3 Slowakei (German). uefa.com (2004-10-24).
- ^ Slovak football national team players
- ^ WirtualnaPolska (2007-02-07). Polska zremisowała ze Słowacją (Polish).
- ^ iDnes.cz (2007-06-06). Nemecko - Slovensko 2:1 (Czech).
- ^ Cho, Tomáš. (2007-06-06). Hamšík: Zdolali sme sa sami (Slovak). futbal.zoznam.sk.
[edit] External links
- Marek Hamsik Official website
- national-football-teams.com
- (Italian)Hamsik at RAI Sport website
- (Italian)Marek Hamsik's profile at Brescia Calcio.it
- Marek Hamsik Profile, J1897.com
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