David Strelec

David Strelec (born 4 April 2001) is a professional Slovak footballer who currently plays for Spezia and the Slovak national team as a forward.

David Strelec
Personal information
Full name David Strelec
Date of birth (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001
Place of birth Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2018 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Slovan Bratislava 54 (15)
2021– Spezia 9 (1)
National team‡
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 10 (5)
2021– Slovakia 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:09, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Personal life

The son of former Slovak international footballer Milan Strelec, David Strelec was born in Nové Zámky. He is an only child.

Club career

ŠK Slovan Bratislava

Strelec made his Fortuna Liga debut for ŠK Slovan Bratislava against Zemplín Michalovce on 5 August 2018.[1]

International career

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

International goals
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each goal.
List of international goals scored by David Strelec
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2021Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia2 Malta1–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11 November 2021Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia9 Slovenia2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Slovan Bratislava

References
  1. MFK Zemplín Michalovce - ŠK Slovan Bratislava 05.08.2018, futbalnet.sk
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Duda zaujal a potom zhasol. Nahradiť Hamšíka? Nemožné (hodnotenie)". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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