Marek Rodák
{{short description|Slovak footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marek Rodák
| image = SVK vs. SMR 2024 Slovakia Nr. 12 Rodak.jpg
| caption = Rodák with Slovakia in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|13|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10727/Marek-Rod%C3%A1k/overview |title=Marek Rodák: Overview |publisher=Premier League|access-date=9 May 2022}}
| birth_place = Košice, Slovakia
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Al-Ettifaq
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = MFK Košice
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs2 = Fulham
| years1 = 2014–2024
| clubs1 = Fulham
| caps1 = 70
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = → Farnborough (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Welling United (loan)
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = → Accrington Stanley (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = → Rotherham United (loan)
| caps5 = 80
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Al-Ettifaq
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Slovakia U17
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam2 = Slovakia U19
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2018
| nationalteam3 = Slovakia U21
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2020–
| nationalteam4 = Slovakia
| nationalcaps4 = 22
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 07:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 20:26, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
| upright = 0.8
}}
Marek Rodák (born 13 December 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the Slovakia national team.
Club career
Rodák began his career in his homeland with MFK Košice before being offered a trial with Fulham in 2013. He was signed permanently by the Fulham Academy in July 2013 at the age of 16. Despite his young age, he became part of the Under-18 side and played in the 2014 Final of the FA Youth Cup against Chelsea.{{cite news|url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/players/marek-rodak|title=Marek Rodak|website=Fulham F.C.|date=2022|access-date=6 September 2022}}
A short two-month loan to Farnborough in January 2015 was followed by a progression to Fulham's Under-21 side. On 15 January 2016, he joined Welling United on loan for the remainder of the season. Rodák joined Accrington Stanley on loan from Fulham until the end of the 2016–17 season in January 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38616923|title=Marek Rodak: Accrington Stanley sign Fulham goalkeeper on loan|website=BBC Sport|date=13 January 2017|accessdate=15 January 2017}} He made his English Football League debut on 14 January 2017 against Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road.{{cite news|title=Cheltenham Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley|website=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38539284|date=14 January 2017|access-date=15 January 2017}} Rodák had a significant role in Accrington Stanley's move from the relegation zone to a comfortably mid-table position, courtesy of a 13 match unbeaten run.
Rodák made his Fulham debut in a League Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40785921 |title=Wycombe 0–2 Fulham |website=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2017 |accessdate=14 August 2017}} Later that month Rodak joined Rotherham United on loan for the rest of the season{{Cite news|title=Marek Rodak: Rotherham sign Fulham goalkeeper on season-long loan deal|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41098866|website=BBC Sport|date=30 August 2017}} and made his debut in a 3–2 win at home to Bury.Rotherham United 3–2 Bury – http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41132951 He then re-joined the club for a further season-long loan on 25 July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2018/july/read--millers-confirm-rodak-return/|title=READ {{!}} Millers confirm Rodak return|publisher=Rotherham United Official Site|date=25 July 2018|access-date=25 July 2018}}
Rodák made his Premier League debut on 12 September 2020 in a 0–3 loss to Arsenal in the first round of 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/58898 |title=Fulham v Arsenal, 2020–21 Premier League|website=premierlague.com|date=12 September 2020|accessdate=1 June 2021}} He then spent the rest of the season as a backup for Alphonse Areola and made only one additional league appearance in 0–2 loss to Newcastle United on the last day of the season.{{cite web|title=Fulham v Newcastle, 2020–21 Premier League|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/59268|website=Premier League|date=23 May 2021|access-date=1 June 2021}}
Rodák made his 2022-23 Premier League debut on 6 August 2022, playing the entire 2–2 home draw against Liverpool.,{{Cite web|first=Neil|last=Johnston|title=Fulham 2–2 Liverpool |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62358041|website=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2022}} but was demoted to second-choice goalkeeper following the arrival of Bernd Leno from Arsenal.
On 5 June 2024, Fulham announced that Rodák would leave the club following the expiration of his contract, ending his ten-year spell at the club.{{cite web|title=Player Departures|url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2024/june/05/player-departures}}
On 25 July 2024, Rodák joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq on a three-year deal.{{cite web |title=3 مواسم.. روداك يحمي مرمى الاتفاق |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/845270}}
International career
Rodák was called up to the Slovakia senior team in June 2018, but did not appear.{{Cite web|title=Rodak's International Heroics|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2018/september/13/rodak-interview|website=Fulham FC|date=13 September 2018}}
In September 2018, Rodák scored a 94th minute winner for Slovakia U21s in a crucial 2019 European Under-21 Championship qualifying game against Iceland U21s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fulham-goalkeeper-marek-rodak-scores-lastminute-winner-on-international-duty-a3934096.html|title=Fulham goalkeeper scores last-minute winner on international duty|date=12 September 2018}} This wasn't his first goal scored at under-21 level, having previously scored for Fulham against Aston Villa in the U21s Premier League in 2014.{{Cite web|title=Aston Villa U21 video|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2014/february/13/aston-villa-u21s-video|website=Fulham F.C.|date=13 February 2014}}
On 7 September 2020, Rodák made his senior team debut in a UEFA Nations League match against Israel, which ended in 1–1 draw.{{Cite news|title=Futbal-LN: Hapalovci bojovali v Izraeli aj s počasím: "Dochádzali nám sily"|url=https://www.tasr.sk/tasr-clanok/TASR:20200908TBB00001|website=TASR|agency=News Agency of the Slovak Republic|date=8 September 2020|language=sk}} He went on to start in another four matches in 2020, including two Euro 2020 qualification play-off matches. He made a save in the penalty shootout against Ireland on 8 October 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0262-1090681cd9f4-a671a42080bd-1000--play-offs-semi-final-round-up|title = EURO 2020 play-offs: Semi-final round-up|date=8 October 2020}} and helped the team to secure 2–1 win after extra time against Northern Ireland on 12 November 2020, which qualified Slovakia for Euro 2020.{{Cite web|title=Hungary, Slovakia, Scotland and North Macedonia take play-off route to EURO 2020|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0263-10d6dfd436d5-600849638b65-1000--hungary-slovakia-scotland-and-north-macedonia-through/|date=12 November 2020}}
Rodák was called up to the Slovakia squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 January 2024}}
| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Fulham
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|76792|2017|access-date=25 September 2017}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|76792|2019|access-date=4 August 2020}}
|Championship |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|76792|2020|access-date=18 October 2020}}
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|76792|2021|access-date=22 September 2021}}
|Championship |33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|76792|2022|access-date=15 August 2022}}
|Premier League |2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|76792|2023|access-date=15 August 2023}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!70 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 0 | |
| Farnborough (loan)
|2014–15{{Soccerway|marek-rodak/319003|access-date=25 September 2017}} |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Welling United (loan)
|17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan)
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|76792|2016|access-date=25 September 2017}} |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Rotherham United (loan)
|35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearances in League One play-offs}} | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|76792|2018|access-date=27 April 2019}}
|Championship |45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!192 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 220 | 0 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 5 June 2024.}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31018|title=Marek Rodák|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=10 June 2022}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan=5|Slovakia
|2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total||22||0 |
|---|
Honours
Rotherham United
- EFL League One play-offs: 2018{{cite news|first=Ged|last=Scott|title=Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44186999|website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2018 |access-date=27 May 2018}}
Fulham
- EFL Championship: 2021–22{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1849 |title=Championship: 2021/22: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=9 May 2022}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1055&teamTabs=stats&season_id=154 |title=Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22 |website=Soccerbase|publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=9 May 2022}} - EFL Championship play-offs: 2020{{cite news|first=Rob|last=Stevens|title=Brentford 1–2 Fulham|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53603848|website=BBC Sport|date=4 August 2020|access-date=5 August 2020}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Ettifaq FC squad}}
{{Navboxes
| title = Slovakia squads
| bg = #034DA3
| fg = white
| bordercolor = #EE1620
| list1 =
{{Slovakia squad UEFA Euro 2020}}
{{Slovakia squad UEFA Euro 2024}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodak, Marek}}
Category:Footballers from Košice
Category:Slovak men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Farnborough F.C. players
Category:Welling United F.C. players
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Category:Rotherham United F.C. players
Category:Al-Ettifaq FC players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Slovakia men's youth international footballers
Category:Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Slovakia men's international footballers
Category:UEFA Euro 2020 players
Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia