David Strelec
{{Short description|Slovak footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Strelec
| image = SVK vs. SMR 2024 Slovakia Nr. 18 Strelec.jpg
| upright =
| caption = Strelec playing for Slovakia in 2024
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|4|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nové Zámky, Slovakia
| height = 1.85 m{{Cite web|title=David Strelec|url=https://www.acspezia.com/en/teams/profile/david-strelec.4107.html|website=Spezia Calcio|access-date=2 September 2022}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Slovan Bratislava
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 2007–2018
| youthclubs1 = Slovan Bratislava
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Slovan Bratislava
| caps1 = 54
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Spezia
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Reggina (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Slovan Bratislava (loan)
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Slovan Bratislava
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 20
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Slovakia U16
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Slovakia U17
| nationalcaps2 = 23
| nationalgoals2 = 15
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Slovakia U18
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2018
| nationalteam4 = Slovakia U19
| nationalcaps4 = 9
| nationalgoals4 = 6
| nationalyears5 = 2019–
| nationalteam5 = Slovakia U21
| nationalcaps5 = 13
| nationalgoals5 = 7
| nationalyears6 = 2021–
| nationalteam6 = Slovakia
| nationalcaps6 = 30
| nationalgoals6 = 7
| club-update = 19:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:14, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
David Strelec (born 4 April 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team.
Club career
File:Strelec Spezia (cropped).jpg in 2022|279x279px]]
Strelec made his Fortuna Liga debut for ŠK Slovan Bratislava against Zemplín Michalovce on 5 August 2018.{{Cite web|title=MFK Zemplín Michalovce 1–2 ŠK Slovan Bratislava|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet/z/ulk/zapas/354237/|website=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|date=5 August 2018|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}} He transferred to Spezia Calcio in the summer of 2021,{{Cite news|title=Je to oficiálne. Strelec odchádza zo Slovana, bude hrať v Taliansku|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-david-strelec-slovan-bratislava-prestup-spezia-calcio/|website=Sme|date=31 August 2018|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}} signing a five-year contract with the Italian club on the last day of the transfer window.{{cite web|title=Spezia: Spezia si rinforza, prese due punte e un difensore|language=it|url=https://www.ansa.it/liguria/notizie/2021/08/31/spezia-spezia-si-rinforza-prese-due-punte-e-un-difensore_7a30e4e5-abff-4082-a2f4-cb97860591ee.html|website=Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|date=31 August 2021|access-date=18 April 2025}} On 31 January 2023, Strelec joined Serie B club Reggina on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|title=David Strelec è un Amaranto|url=https://www.reggina1914.it/notizie/d/|website=Reggina 1914|date=31 January 2023|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131173208/https://www.reggina1914.it/notizie/d/|archive-date=31 January 2023}} He returned to Spezia at the end of his loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiforeggina.it/2023/07/30/ex-reggina-strelec-destinato-a-lasciare-litalia/|title=Ex Reggina, Strelec destinato a lasciare l’Italia|language=it|work=tiforeggina.it|date=30 June 2023|access-date=18 April 2025}} Strelec headed back to Slovan Bratislava in the summer of 2023 on loan with an option to buy, which Slovan exercised in May 2024, signing Strelec to a four-year contract.{{Cite news|title=Slovan Bratislava využil opciu na prestup Davida Strelca z talianskej Spezie a podpísal s ním zmluvu do roku 2028|language=sk|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3998587/|website=Denník N|date=17 May 2024|access-date=18 April 2025}}
In the first half of the 2024–25 Slovak First Football League, Strelec scored 11 times in 19 matches.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/david-strelec-o-nevydarenom-prestupe-niektore-veci-vas-zamrzia-2025020918043263942|title=Po zmarenom prestupe prišiel sarkazmus, David Strelec: Cítim sa fantasticky, nikdy mi nebolo lepšie|language=sk|work=sport.aktuality.sk|date=10 February 2025|access-date=18 April 2025}} On 5 November 2024, Strelec scored the opening goal in a 1-4 defeat by GNK Dinamo in the UEFA Champions League.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=S. Bratislava vs GNK Dinamo: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2041978--s-bratislava-vs-gnk-dinamo/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=UEFA |language=en}} He scored another goal in that season's competition against Spanish outfit Atlético Madrid. In the January 2025 transfer window, Strelec was the subject of transfer bids from British sides Middlesbrough and Celtic, ultimately staying in Bratislava.
International career
In March 2021, Strelec received his first call-up to Slovak senior national team by Štefan Tarkovič for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Cyprus, Malta, and Russia.{{Cite web|title=Štefan Tarkovič oznámil nomináciu na úvodné kvalifikačné zápasy na MS 2022|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/488695/stefan-tarkovic-oznamil-nominaciu-na-uvodne-kvalifikacne-zapasy-na-ms-2022/|website=Aktuality.sk|publisher=Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia|date=16 March 2021|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}} He made his debut on 24 March in a goalless draw against Cyprus, replacing Ondrej Duda after 83 minutes.{{Cite news|title=Kvalifikácia MS 2022: Slovensko po bezduchom výkone v nudnom zápase iba remizovalo s Cyprom|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/490087/kvalifikacia-ms-2022-slovensko-cyprus-po-bezduchom-vykone-v-nudnom-zapase-iba-remizovalo-s-cyprom/|website=Aktuality.sk|publisher=Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia|date=24 March 2021|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}}{{Cite web|title=Duda zaujal a potom zhasol. Nahradiť Hamšíka? Nemožné (hodnotenie)|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/hodnotenie-hracov-cyprus-slovensko-futbal-kvalifikacia-ms-2022/|website=Aktuality.sk|publisher=Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia|date=24 March 2021|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}} He scored his first international goal against Malta, scoring with his head to reduce Malta's lead to 2–1, in a match which finished 2–2.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/david-strelec-na-premierovy-gol-nebude-spominat-rad-kazdy-si-musi-vstupit-do-svedomia-2023050122030156273|title=David Strelec na premiérový gól nebude spomínať rád: Každý si musí vstúpiť do svedomia|language=sk|work=sport.aktuality.sk|date=28 March 2021|access-date=18 April 2025}}
In November 2024, Strelec scored the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute of a UEFA Nations League match against Estonia in Trnava. This was his 4th goal for Slovakia in the league phase.{{Cite web |title=VIDEO: Slováci čakali na gól vyše 70 minút. Proti Estónsku dodržali tesnú tradíciu|language=sk|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-video-goly-slovensko-estonsko-6-kolo-liga-narodov-2024/|date=19 November 2024|access-date=18 April 2025|website=Sme}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|david-strelec/513502}}. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Slovak Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Slovan Bratislava
|rowspan="4"|Slovak First Football League |13 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20
|12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 5 | |
| 2020–21
|25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 11 | ||
| 2021–22
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 70 | 18 | |
| rowspan="3"|Spezia
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23
|7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Reggina (loan)
|15 | 3 | 0 | |0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Serie B play-offs}} | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Slovan Bratislava (loan)
|Slovak First Football League |28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 14 | |
| rowspan="2"|Slovan Bratislava
|Slovak First Football League |29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 16{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 25 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 39 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!143 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 64 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}{{NFT player|access-date=18 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Slovakia
|2021 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 30 | 7 |
Honours
Slovan Bratislava
- Slovak Cup: 2019–20,{{cite web|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet/z/sfz/zapas/493490/|title=ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA FUTBAL 1-0 MFK RUŽOMBEROK|website=SportNet|language=sk|date=8 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2024}} 2020–21{{cite web|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet/z/sfz/zapas/555888/|title=MŠK ŽILINA 1-2PP ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA FUTBAL|website=SportNet|language=sk|date=19 May 2021|accessdate=1 August 2024}}
Individual
- Peter Dubovský Award: 2020{{Cite news|title=Video: Jeho nadvláda pokračuje: Milan Škriniar štvrtýkrát po sebe ovládol anketu Futbalista roka!|url=https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/326783/jeho-nadvlada-pokracuje-milan-skriniar-stvrtykrat-po-sebe-ovladol-anketu-futbalista-roka|website=Športky|date=20 March 2023|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}}
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2020–21{{Cite web|title=Zsolt Kalmar najlepsim hracom...|url=https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/264789/zsolt-kalmar-najlepsim-hracom-jedenastku-sezony-ovladol-bratislavsky-slovan|website=Športky|date=23 May 2021|language=sk|access-date=18 April 2025}}
- Slovak Super Liga U-21 Team of the Season: 2020–21
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.skslovan.com/hraci/A-David_Strelec ŠK Slovan Bratislava official club profile] {{in lang|sk}}
- [http://futbalnet.sk/member/1304279/#player Futbalnet profile] {{in lang|sk}}
- [https://www.ligy.sk/hrac/190578-david-strelec/statistiky Ligy.sk profile] {{in lang|sk}}
- {{Fortunaliga.sk}}
{{ŠK Slovan Bratislava squad}}
{{Peter Dubovský Award}}
{{Slovakia squad UEFA Euro 2024}}
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Category:Footballers from Nové Zámky
Category:Slovak men's footballers
Category:Slovakia men's youth international footballers
Category:Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Slovakia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Slovak First Football League players
Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players
Category:ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:AS Reggina 1914 players
Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy