Marek Hamšík
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Napoli | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Jupie Podlavice | ||
| 2002–2004 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Brescia | 65 | (10) |
| 2007– | Napoli | 86 | (26) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Slovakia U-19 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Slovakia U-21 | ||
| 2007– | Slovakia | 29 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marek Hamšík (born 27 July 1987) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Slovakia national team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Although Hamšík grew up in Banská Bystrica, he never played for their major team Dukla Banská Bystrica. He instead began playing for small youth team Jupie Podlavice.[1] In 2002 he signed with a major Slovak team Slovan Bratislava. He played once for the Slovan A-team and scored a goal.
He moved from Slovan to Brescia in 2004 as a 17 year old young talent at a transfer fee of €500,000.[2] His first match in Serie A with Brescia was against Chievo Verona in 20 March 2005 at the age of 17 years and 237 days.[2] Later that season, Brescia finished 19th in the Serie A league and was relegated to the Serie B. In 2005–06, he played 24 league matches for Brescia in Serie B, with Brescia finishing 10th. He had an impressive 2006–07 season, scoring 10 goals in 40 matches.
[edit] Napoli
On 28 June 2007 newly-promoted Serie A club Napoli announced Hamšík had signed a five-year contract with them.[3] The transfer cost Napoli €5.5 million. The president of the club De Laurentiis described him as a player to look out for in the future.[4]
He played his first major match for Napoli against Cesena in the first round of the Italian Cup. Napoli won 4-0, Hamšík made the opening goal and scored the second himself.[5] He scored his first goal in the Serie A on 16 September 2007 in the match against Sampdoria.[6]
His football icon is Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd.[7] In 2007 he was voted second best Slovak footballer of the year (behind Martin Škrtel) and was also voted best young Slovak footballer (The Peter Dubovský Trophy).[8] Hamšík ended his first season with Napoli as the club's top scorer, with 9 goals from 37 games. At the start of the 2008/09 season, Hamšík scored in both of Napoli's first two games and went on to score a further 9 goals in his second season with the club, finishing as Napoli's top scorer for the second year running.[9] In 2009 he was again runner-up as best slovak footballer of the year[10] and repeated his success as best young Slovak footballer.[11]
[edit] International career
Hamšík represented Slovakia at junior level, playing in the UEFA Under-17 European Championships qualifiers [12] and the UEFA Under-19 European Championships.[13] He played also for the Slovak U-21 national team.
He is a regular member of the Slovak national team. He made his debut on 7 February 2007[14] in the friendly match against Poland which ended 2-2.[15] He played his second match against Germany in the Euro 2008 qualification, which Slovakia lost 2-1.[16] He has become the key member of the attack in the national team, usually playing as a left or middle attacking midfielder.
[edit] International goals
- As of 5 September 2009.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2007 | Štadión Zimný, Dubnica, Slovakia |  San Marino |
1 – 0 | 7 – 0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2. | 21 November 2007 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino |
3 – 0 | 5 – 0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3. | 6 September 2008 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Northern Ireland |
2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 19 November 2008 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |  Liechtenstein |
1 – 0 | 4 – 0 | Friendly match |
| 5. | 19 November 2008 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | Liechtenstein |
2 – 0 | 4 – 0 | Friendly match |
| 6. | 10 February 2009 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus |  Ukraine |
2 – 0 | 2 – 3 | Friendly match |
| 7. | 5 September 2009 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Czech Republic |
2 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 14 November 2009 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  United States |
1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | Friendly match |
[edit] References
- ^ Harsányi, Ladislav (28 June 2007). "Prinesie Hamšík do Podlavíc milióny ?" (in Slovak). pravda.sk. http://futbal.pravda.sk/prinesie-hamsik-do-podlavic-miliony-db7-/sk_fligaz.asp?c=A070627_222712_sk_fligaz_p28.
- ^ a b Rastislav Hribik (27 April 2007). "Hamšík home at Brescia". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=530764.html.
- ^ "Napoli capture Hamsyk". Football Italia. 28 June 2007. http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jun28p.html.
- ^ Nadia Carminati, Vasek Kadlec (1 July 2007). "Napoli bag Hamsik". Sky Sports. http://home.skysports.com/transferarticle.aspx?hlid=474670.
- ^ "Coppa: Genoa and Napoli celebrate". Channel 4. 15 August 2007. http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug15o.html.
- ^ Alessandro Ruta (16 September 2007). "E' un Napoli da applausi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Napoli/Primo_Piano/2007/09_Settembre/16/napolisamp_1609.shtml.
- ^ SME.sk. "Hamšík je európsky prestupový hit" (in Slovak). http://www.sme.sk/c/3346789/Hamsik-je-europsky-prestupovy-hit.html.
- ^ "Martin Škrtel najlepším futbalistom SR za rok 2007" (in Slovak). profutbal.sk. 3 February 2008. http://www.profutbal.sk/clanok56380.htm.
- ^ "Marek Hamsik tops Ronaldinho". ESPN. 27 August 2008. http://www.espnstar.com/football/serie-a/news/detail/item108437/Marek-Hamsik-tops-Ronaldinho/.
- ^ "Liverpool defender Skrtel gets Slovak vote". Agence France-Presse. 28 March 2009. http://sports.sg.msn.com/football/bpl/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2957416.
- ^ "Futbalista roka: Martin Škrtel" (in slovak). Slovenský rozhlas. http://www.rozhlas.sk/inetportal/2007/index.php?lang=1&stationID=0&page=showNews&id=65684.
- ^ "UEFA U-17 European Championships; Lettland 1-4 Slowakei" (in German). uefa.com. 9 October 2003. http://de.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2004/round=1656/match=70994/report=ev.html.
- ^ "UEFA U-19 European Championships; Litauen 1-3 Slowakei" (in German). uefa.com. 24 October 2004. http://de.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2005/round=1924/match=74138/report=ev.html.
- ^ "Slovak football national team players". http://www.slovak-football.sk/index.php?menu=repre. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Polska zremisowała ze Słowacją" (in Polish). WirtualnaPolska. 7 February 2007. http://euro2008.wp.pl/kat,1728,wid,8722201,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=13f83.
- ^ "Nemecko - Slovensko 2:1" (in Czech). iDnes.cz. 6 June 2007. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/db_fotbal.asp?online=7044044.
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