Michal Sipľak

Michal Sipľak
	Sipľak playing for Cracovia
Personal information
Full name	Michal Sipľak
Date of birth	2 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bardejov, Slovakia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Górnik Zabrze
Number	25
Youth career
	Partizán Bardejov
	→ Slovan Bratislava (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Partizán Bardejov
2014–2015	→ Slovan Bratislava (loan)
2014–2015	→ Slovan Bratislava B (loan)
2016–2017	Zemplín Michalovce
2017–2023	Cracovia
2023	Cracovia II
2023–	Górnik Zabrze
International career‡
	Slovakia U16
	Slovakia U17
	Slovakia U18
2017–2018	Slovakia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2019

Michal Sipľak (born 2 February 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Górnik Zabrze.

Club career

ŠK Slovan Bratislava

Sipľak made his Corgoň Liga debut for Slovan Bratislava on 31 May 2014 entering in as a substitute in place of Róbert Matejka against Spartak Trnava.^[1]

Cracovia

On 7 July 2017 he signed a contract with Cracovia.^[2]

Górnik Zabrze

On 30 June 2023, Sipľak joined Górnik Zabrze on a two-year deal.^[3]

International career

Sipľak spent some of his under-21 international career under Pavel Hapal. The same coach surprisingly nominated him to senior national team on 12 March 2019, for a double UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying against Hungary and Wales. He was nominated to replace the long-term international left-back and recently retired Tomáš Hubočan.^[4]

Honours

Club

Cracovia

Polish Cup: 2019–20

References

^ FC Spartak Trnava 1 : 2 (1 : 2) ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal Archived 2014-06-01 at the Wayback Machine 31.05.2014, futbalnet.sk
^ "Michal Sipľak piłkarzem Cracovii" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "MICHAL SIPĽAK I LAWRENCE ENNALI PIŁKARZAMI GÓRNIKA" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Hapal oznámil nomináciu bez Škrtela a spol. Kapitánsku pásku prevzal Hamšík". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.

External links

ŠK Slovan Bratislava profile
Michal Sipľak at Soccerway
Futbalnet profile
Michal Sipľak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Michal Sipľak – UEFA competition record (archive)

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[1] FC Spartak Trnava 1 : 2 (1 : 2) ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal Archived 2014-06-01 at the Wayback Machine 31.05.2014, futbalnet.sk

[2] "Michal Sipľak piłkarzem Cracovii" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[3] "MICHAL SIPĽAK I LAWRENCE ENNALI PIŁKARZAMI GÓRNIKA" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[4] "Hapal oznámil nomináciu bez Škrtela a spol. Kapitánsku pásku prevzal Hamšík". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.

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