Branislav Sluka

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Branislav Sluka

| image =

| fullname =

| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Žilina, Slovakia

| currentclub = Komárno

| clubnumber = 71

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = FC Ajax Slimáčik Žilina

| youthyears3 = 2009–2018 | youthclubs3 = Žilina

| years1 = 2016–2021 | clubs1 = → Žilina B | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2018–2023 | clubs2 = Žilina | caps2 = 83 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → MTK Budapest (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = → České Budějovice (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = ViOn Zlaté Moravce | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024 | clubs6 = Turan | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Komárno | caps7= 6 | goals7 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam1 = Slovakia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1

|nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = Slovakia U18 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2018 | nationalteam3 = Slovakia U19 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0

|nationalyears4 = 2018–2020 | nationalteam4 = Slovakia U21 | nationalcaps4 = 13 | nationalgoals4 = 2

| club-update = 13 July 2024

| nationalteam-update = 17 November 2020

}}

Branislav Sluka (born 23 January 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Slovak club Komárno.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-slovensky-obrance-sluka-posilil-ceske-budejovice-3582765|title=Slovenský obránce Sluka posílil České Budějovice|website=sport.cz|date=29 August 2022 |access-date=2022-08-29|language=cs|agency=Czech News Agency}}

Club career

Sluka made his professional Slovak Super Liga debut for Žilina against Nitra on 28 July 2018. Sluka had replaced Jaroslav Mihalík three minutes before the stoppage time. Žilina had won 2-1.[http://ulk.futbalnet.sk/zapas/354244/ MŠK Žilina - FC Nitra 2:1] 28.07.2018, futbalnet.sk

In September 2023, Sluka returned to Slovakia with ViOn Zlaté Moravce on a one-year deal. {{cite web|url=https://fcvion.sk/clanek.asp?id=-8203-ViOn-sa-dohodol-so-Slukom-na-rocnej-zmluve-375|trans-title=ViOn agreed with Sluka on a one-year contract|title=ViOn sa dohodol Slukom na ročnej zmluve|language=Slovak|website=fcvion.sk|date=21 September 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023}}

International career

Sluka was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 28 May 2019, when coach Pavel Hapal named him as an alternate defender for a double fixture in June - a home friendly against Jordan, to which 29 players were unusually called-up and a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixture against Azerbaijan, played away on 11 June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.futbalsfz.sk/sr-a-v-hapalovej-nominacii-29-hracov-po-jordansku-sa-zuzi-na-23|title=SR A – V Hapalovej nominácii 29 hráčov, po Jordánsku sa zúži na 23 {{!}} Slovenský futbalový zväz|website=futbalsfz.sk|date=28 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-29}} He also featured as an alternate under Hapal's successor Štefan Tarkovič, for example ahead of two international friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland in March 2022.{{Cite web |last=SFZ |date=2022-03-16 |title=MUŽI A - V nominácii premiérovo Herc a Regáli, po čase Sekulič a Zreľák |url=https://futbalsfz.sk/muzi-a-nominacia-trenera-stefana-tarkovica-na-pripravne-zapasy-s-norskom-a-finskom/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=futbalsfz.sk |language=sk}} In December 2022, Sluka was first shortlisted in the nomination by Francesco Calzona, who joined the team in late summer, for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.{{Cite web |last=SFZ |date=2022-11-29 |title=MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie |url=https://futbalsfz.sk/muzi-a-patdnovy-treningovy-kemp-dolezity-pre-buducnost-reprezentacie/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=futbalsfz.sk |language=sk}}

Honours

Individual

Slovak Super Liga U-21 Team of the Season: 2020-21{{Cite web|url=https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/264789/zsolt-kalmar-najlepsim-hracom-jedenastku-sezony-ovladol-bratislavsky-slovan|title=Zsolt Kalmar najlepsim hracom...|website=Fortuna liga|date=23 May 2021}}

References

External links

[http://www.mskzilina.sk/team/detail/a/1146 MŠK Žilina official club profile] {{in lang|sk}}
{{Soccerway|branislav-sluka/417952}}
[http://futbalnet.sk/member/1308760 Futbalnet profile] {{in lang|sk}}
{{Fortunaliga.sk|1400-branislav-sluka}}
[https://www.ligy.sk/hrac/94489-branislav-sluka/statistiky Ligy.sk profile] {{in lang|sk}}

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Žilina

Category:Slovak men's footballers

Category:Slovakia men's youth international footballers

Category:Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:MŠK Žilina players

Category:MTK Budapest FC players

Category:SK Dynamo České Budějovice players

Category:FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players