Samuel Štefánik

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Samuel Štefánik

| image = Samuel stefanik.jpg

| image_size = 150

| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bánovce nad Bebravou, Czechoslovakia

| currentclub = Železiarne Podbrezová

| clubnumber = 26

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = AS Trenčín

| years1 = 2010–2013 | clubs1 = AS Trenčín | caps1 = 107 | goals1 = 21

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = NEC Nijmegen | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Slovan Bratislava | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = → Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = Bruk-Bet Termalica| caps5 = 77 | goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = Železiarne Podbrezová | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2022 | clubs7 = Bruk-Bet Termalica| caps7 = 64 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2022–2024 | clubs8 = Spartak Trnava | caps8 = 41 | goals8 = 7

| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Železiarne Podbrezová | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Slovakia U19 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam2 = Slovakia U21 | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam3 = Slovakia | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 January 2025

}}

Samuel Štefánik (born 16 November 1991) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Železiarne Podbrezová.

Club career

On 2 September 2013, Štefánik signed a four-year contract with N.E.C Nijmegen{{Cite web|title=Štefánik z Trenčína na štyri roky hráčom Nijmegenu|url=http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/prestupy-a-spekulacie/clanok163843-Stefanik_z_Trencina_na_styri_roky_hracom_Nijmegenu.htm|url-status=dead|website=Profutbal|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229050335/http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/prestupy-a-spekulacie/clanok163843-Stefanik_z_Trencina_na_styri_roky_hracom_Nijmegenu.htm|archive-date=29 December 2013}} until the club was relegated at the end of 2013–14 Eredivisie. On 11 August 2014, he returned to Slovakia by signing for Slovan Bratislava permanently.

On 14 August 2013, he made his debut for Slovakia national team against Romania, entering in as a substitute in place of Marek Hamšík.{{Cite web|title=Romania 1–1 Slovakia|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/14/world/friendlies/romania/slovakia/1459146/|website=Soccerway|date=14 August 2013|access-date=16 February 2025}}

Career statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Other ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Slovakia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovak Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Other ! colspan=2 \| Total
2009–10	rowspan="2"\|AS Trenčín	rowspan="2"\|2. liga	11	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	11	1
2010–11	24	6	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	26	6
2011–12	rowspan="3"\|AS Trenčín	rowspan="3"\|Corgoň Liga	32	5	2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	34	5
2012–13	33	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	34	5
2013–14	7	4	1	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	12	4
colspan=3 \| total !107\|\|21\|\|6\|\|0\|\|4\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|–\|\|117\|\|21
colspan=3 \| Netherlands ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| KNVB Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Other ! colspan=2 \| Total
2013–14	rowspan="1"\|NEC	rowspan="1"\|Eredivisie	17	2	4	1	colspan="2"\|–	1	0	22	3
colspan=3 \| Career total !124\|\|23\|\|10\|\|1\|\|4\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|139\|\|24

Honours

Spartak Trnava: 2022–23 Slovak Cup

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223073756/http://www.astrencin.sk/timy/?hrac=hrac.562 AS Trenčín profile] {{In lang|sk}}
{{Soccerway|samuel--tefanik/196046}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320160820/http://www.hmpsport.sk/sk/klienti/50-stefanik-samuel/ Profile at hmpsport.sk] {{In lang|sk}}
[http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/samuel-stefanik.htm Voetbal International profile] {{In lang|nl}}
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Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Bánovce nad Bebravou

Category:Footballers from the Trenčín Region

Category:Men's association football midfielders

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:AS Trenčín players

Category:NEC Nijmegen players

Category:ŠK Slovan Bratislava players