A couple of weeks ago, i was in a small town in Slovakia called Trnava. On my way back to the airport, i couldn't help but notice a small stadium that looked disused yet filled with character. I later found out that the stadium in question is the Štadión Antona Malatinského, the home stadium of the local team FC Trnava.
That brief encounter wasnt however significant even in the immediate aftermath of a young blue slovak's match winning goal in the FA Youth Cup a week or so later. However reflections after the game got me thinking that Slovakia has done well so far in producing a decent amount of young talented footballers in recent years.
That brief encounter wasnt however significant even in the immediate aftermath of a young blue slovak's match winning goal in the FA Youth Cup a week or so later. However reflections after the game got me thinking that Slovakia has done well so far in producing a decent amount of young talented footballers in recent years.
Even though the likes of Marek Hamsik, Martin Srktel and Juraj Kucka are no longer describable as fledglings, a younger batch exists in the likes of Vladimir Weiss, former blue Miroslav Stoch and Jakub Sylvestr.
Milan Lalkovic belongs to an even younger batch and we look at a few of them below.
Tomáš Mikinič (d.o.b - 22 November 1992)
Milan Lalkovic belongs to an even younger batch and we look at a few of them below.
Tomáš Mikinič (d.o.b - 22 November 1992)
It is only right that i start with Tomas who plays at the aforementioned stadium for FC Spartak Trnava. A talented midfielder who can also play on the wings. At the 18, he is the youngest squad member in the FC Spartak Trnava team and he has appeared 6 times for the 1st team. He wears the NUMBER 10 shirt at his club, an accolade in itself for someone so young and he is a part of the Slovakia U19 squad. His only goal to date was in an U19 match against Malta.Michal Škvarka (born 19 August 1992)
An attacking midfielder that plays for MSK Zilina who were in our champions league group. He made his debut for the club while he was only 16 and was a regular u17 international for Slovakia. He has now made 7 appearances for his club and is also under 19 captain for Slovakia.Michal Vilkovsky - (born 13 August 1993)
Michal is a forward that currently plays for FK Senica after moving from MFK Ruzomberok. He was highlighted as a talented youngster after scoring freely for Ruzombeberok's youth team. 18 goals out of 25 games to be precise got the attention of FK Senica. Michal's part of the u19 team and has scored a goal in the latest European championship qualifiers.
Jakub Vojtus - (born 22 October 1993)
Jakub is a striker currently on the books of F.C Internazionale in the serie A after they signed him up as a 16 year old from MSK Zilina. Chelsea were also interested in Jakub who is regarded as one of the best players in his age group. He is now on a six months loan to Chievo who he as already debuted for.
Miloslav Breda - (born - 19/01/1994)
Breda is a highly rated 16 year old goalkeeper that currently plays for MFK Michalovce. He is attracting the interest of overseas club and is also the no 1 goalkeeper for the Slovakia under 17 national team.
