Ivan Mesík
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Mesík | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | |||
| 2016–2019 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019−2020 | Spartak Trnava | 17 | (1) |
| 2020− | Nordsjælland | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Slovakia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovakia U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2019 | |||
Ivan Mesík (born 1 June 2001) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a centre back for Nordsjælland.
Club career
Mesík made his professional league debut for Spartak against Nitra on 18 May 2019. He had played the entire match of the 0:1 away win, that was sealed by a goal by David Depetris. [1] This was Mesík's only appearance in the season.
In the 2019–20 season, Mesík became a regular in the red-black jersey playing in 16 of 18 league rounds. He scored his first league goal against Nitra, in the third round, on 4 Augustu 2019, during a 2:0 home win, after a corner by Marko Tešija.[2] He also scored a goal against a third league side Jednota Bánová in the cup, in a narrow 3:2 win.[3] He also made appearances in the pre-season Czechoslovak Supercup, against Slavia Prague, as a late replacement for Jozef Menich,[4] as well as unsuccessful Europa League qualifying campaign, against both Radnik Bijeljina and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5] Overall, by January, Mesík had collected 23 competitive starts and 2 goals for Spartak.
Nordsjælland
On 28 January 2020, it was announced that Mesík was leaving Spartak Trnava, aged only 19 years old. He had signed a five-year deal with Nordsjælland, playing in the Superliga. The club was battling for promotion for the season's championship group at the time of his arrival. He became a second Slovak to feature for the club with Stanislav Lobotka playing there few years before.[6]
References
- ^ NITRA VS. SPARTAK TRNAVA 0 - 1 18.05.2019, soccerway.com
- ^ "VIDEO Trnava v treťom kole zdolala Nitru, Sereď prekvapila Dunajskú Stredu". Športky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ http://www.bart.sk, webdesign and software: bart sk s r o. "TJ Jednota Bánová - FC Spartak Trnava | 2 - 3". sfz.futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ^ "Slavia po výhře 3:0 v Trnavě získala Československý Superpohár | ČeskéNoviny.cz". www.ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Slovakia - I. Mesík - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Trnavu opúšta mladý stopér, Mesík zamieril na sever Európy | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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