Martin Koscelník
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995
Place of birth Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 NAC Breda
Youth career
0000–2010 Futura Humenné
2010–2014 Zemplín Michalovce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Zemplín Michalovce 114 (20)
2018–2022 Slovan Liberec 97 (3)
2022–2023 Rapid Vienna 20 (0)
2023– NAC Breda 0 (0)
International career‡
2020– Slovakia 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:47, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Martin Koscelník (born 2 March 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda and Slovakia as a right-back.

Club career

MFK Zemplín Michalovce

Koscelník won the 2014–15 DOXXbet liga with the Zemplín Michalovce.

He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Zemplín against AS Trenčín on 18 July 2015. He was replaced in the second half by Martin Regáli.[1]

NAC Breda

On 29 August 2023, Koscelník signed a two-year contract with NAC Breda in the Netherlands.[2]

International career

Koscelník was first called up to Slovakia's senior national team on 25 August 2020 by the coach Pavel Hapal for the Nations League matches against Czech Republic and Israel.[3]

Koscelník scored his first international goal on 7 September 2021, in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus at Tehelné pole. The match concluded in a 2-0 victory, with Koscelník's goal from beyond the Penalty area sealing the win after Ivan Schranz scored first in the 55th minute.[4]

International goals

As of match played on 29 March 2022. Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2021Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia10 Cyprus2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Koscelník was born in Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia.

References

  1. ↑ MFK Zemplín Michalovce – AS Trenčín 18.07.2015, onlajny.eu
  2. ↑ "NAC NEEMT MARTIN KOSCELNIK OVER VAN RAPID WIEN" [NAC TAKES OVER MARTIN KOSCELNIK FROM RAPID WIEN] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "SR A – Na Ligu národov s dvoma nováčikmi a staronovým Kuciakom". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. ↑ "VIDEO Exkluzívny gól ako vrchol večera: Martin Koscelník na tento zásah nikdy nezabudne!". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-03-24.


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