Ján Maslo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ján Maslo

| image = Ján Maslo.jpg

| fullname = Ján Maslo

| height = {{height|meters=1.96}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1986|2|5}}

| birth_place = Dolný Kubín, Czechoslovakia

| currentclub = Ružomberok

| clubnumber = 3

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 1993–2000

| youthclubs1 = Dlhá nad Oravou

| youthyears2 = 2001–2004

| youthclubs2 = Ružomberok

| years1 = 2005–2011

| clubs1 = Ružomberok

| caps1 = 120

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2011–2014

| clubs2 = Volyn Lutsk

| caps2 = 60

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Shakhter Karagandy

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2015–2025

| clubs4 = Ružomberok

| caps4 = 241

| goals4 = 22

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Slovakia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam2 = Slovakia U21

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 January 2025

| ntupdate = 29 December 2019

| totalcaps = 431

| totalgoals = 33

}}

Ján Maslo (born 5 February 1986) was a Slovak professional footballer who lasted played for Ružomberok in the Niké Liga.

Club career

He began his professional football career at MFK Ružomberok, where he also played in the youth teams. In Ružomberok, he became a stable pillar of defense under the leadership of coach Ladislav Jurkemik. He won the league title with the club in the 2005/06 season.{{Cite web |title=MFK Ružomberok {{!}} Klub {{!}} Úspechy |url=https://www.mfkruzomberok.sk/zobraz.asp?t=uspechy |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.mfkruzomberok.sk}} In July 2011, he transferred to the Ukrainian club FC Volyn Lutsk for 0.5 million euros, where he signed a three-year contract.{{Cite web |last=s.r.o. |first=OneClick |title=Chce šíriť dobré meno slovenskému futbalu v rodisku Bondru - Profutbal.sk |url=http://www.profutbal.sk/clanok122772-Chce_sirit_dobre_meno_slovenskemu_futbalu_v_rodisku_Bondru.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20111105134630/http://www.profutbal.sk/clanok122772-Chce_sirit_dobre_meno_slovenskemu_futbalu_v_rodisku_Bondru.htm |archive-date=2011-11-05 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.profutbal.sk |language=sk}}

In July 2014, he transferred to the Kazakh club FC Shakhter Karagandy.{{Cite web |title=Ян Масло переезжает в Караганду |url=https://football.ua/ukraine/240699-jan-maslo-pereezzhaet-v-karagandu.html |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=football.ua}} He appeared with Karaganda in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League.{{Cite web |title=Predkolo EL: Košice prehrali, Trenčín vyhral 4:0, Trnava remizovala |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/predkolo-el-kosice-prehrali-trencin-vyhral-40-trnava-remizovala/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=sportnet.sme.sk |language=sk}}

At the end of January 2015, he returned to Slovakia to the club MFK Ružomberok, where he signed a six-month contract.{{Cite web |title=Ružomberok podpísal zmluvu s navrátilcom Jánom Maslom |url=http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/prestupy-a-spekulacie/clanok187000-Ruzomberok_podpisal_zmluvu_s_navratilcom_Janom_Maslom.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160407002632/http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/prestupy-a-spekulacie/clanok187000-Ruzomberok_podpisal_zmluvu_s_navratilcom_Janom_Maslom.htm |archive-date=2016-04-07 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.profutbal.sk |language=sk}}{{Cite web |title=Má 36 rokov. Ružomberok predĺžil zmluvu s veteránom v obrane |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-jan-maslo-stefan-gerec-zmluvy-mfk-ruzomberok-fortuna-liga-2021-2022/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=sportnet.sme.sk |language=sk}} He played with Ružomberok in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-06 |title=Ružomberok pred plnými tribúnami zdolal srbského favorita a postúpil! |url=https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/europske-pohare/clanok/434688-ruzomberok-pred-plnymi-tribunami-zdolal-srbskeho-favorita-a-postupil/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Športweb.sk |language=sk-SK}}

On 20 May 2025, he announced his retirement from professional football.{{Cite web |title=Ján Maslo oznámil koniec svojej hráčskej kariéry |url=http://www.nikeliga.sk/clanok/4271-jan-maslo-oznamil-koniec-svojej-hracskej-kariery |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Niké liga}}{{Cite web |title=Futbalu obetoval dvadsať rokov. Legendárny stopér Ružomberka ukončil kariéru |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-jan-maslo-ukoncil-karieru-mfk-ruzomberok-nike-liga-2024-2025/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=sportnet.sme.sk |language=sk}}{{Cite web |last=Kubáň |first=Filip |date=2025-05-20 |title=Legenda ružomberského futbalu zavesila kopačky na klinec |url=https://rkmagazin.sk/legenda-ruzomberskeho-futbalu-zavesila-kopacky-na-klinec/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=rkmagazin.sk |language=sk-SK}}

Honours

Ruzomberok

2023–24 Slovak Cup winners. {{Cite web |last=Kalmanová |first=Michaela |date=2024-05-01 |title=MFK Ružomberok vyhral finále Slovnaft Cupu. Spartak Trnavu zdolal najtesnejším rozdielom |url=https://spravy.stvr.sk/2024/05/mfk-ruzomberok-vyhral-finale-slovenskeho-pohara-slovnaft-cupu-proti-spartaku-trnava-najtesnejsim-rozdielom/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Správy STVR |language=sk-SK}}

Individual

Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: October 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortunaliga.sk:443/clanok/2703-jan-maslo-zvitazil-v-ankete-voyo-hrac-mesiaca-oktober|title=Ján Maslo zvíťazil v ankete VOYO Hráč mesiaca október|website=Fortuna liga}}

External links

{{Soccerway|jan-maslo/35488}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824020727/http://www.mfkruzomberok.sk/timy/?hrac=hrac.6 at mfkruzomberok.sk {{in lang|sk}}]
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