Adam Zreľák

Adam Zreľák
Zrelak with Warta Poznań in 2023
Personal information
Full name Adam Zreľák
Date of birth (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 GKS Katowice
Number 99
Youth career
Odeva Lipany
2009–2013 Ružomberok
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ružomberok 61 (15)
2015–2016 Slovan Bratislava 41 (10)
2016–2017 Jablonec 5 (2)
2017–2021 Nürnberg 45 (4)
2021–2024 Warta Poznań 82 (21)
2024– GKS Katowice 12 (3)
International career‡
2012–2013 Slovakia U19 3 (1)
2013–2017 Slovakia U21 25 (14)
2013– Slovakia 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Adam Zreľák (born 5 May 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club GKS Katowice and the Slovakia national team.

Career

MFK Ružomberok

Zreľák made his senior Corgoň liga debut for Ružomberok on 3 March 2013 against Senica.[citation needed] In January 2014, he was on a trial with Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow.[1]

1. FC Nürnberg

Zreľák playing for Nürnberg in 2019

In July 2017, it was announced that Zreľák had signed a contract with 2. Bundesliga club Nürnberg.[citation needed] In late February 2019, he tore his cruciate ligament during training and missed the rest of the 2018–19 Bundesliga.[citation needed] In February 2021, Zreľák requested his release from Nürnberg due to low playing time and upcoming contract expiration.[2]

Warta Poznań

On 11 February 2021, Zreľák signed a half-season contract with an option for a two-year extension with Polish Ekstraklasa club Warta Poznań.[3]

GKS Katowice

Zreľák terminated his contract with Warta on 25 June 2024 and joined Ekstraklasa returnees GKS Katowice on a two-year contract later that day.[4]

International career

On 19 November 2013, Zreľák made his senior international debut for Slovakia against Gibraltar.[5] He scored his first international goal for Slovakia in a 3–1 friendly victory over Georgia on 27 May 2016.[6] During his third international appearance for Slovakia,[when?] Zreľák scored his second goal in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B match against Ukraine.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ružomberok 2012–13 Slovak Super Liga 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
2013–14 Slovak Super Liga 32 8 5 0 — — 37 8
2014–15 Slovak Super Liga 18 6 0 0 — — 18 6
Total 61 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 66 15
Slovan Bratislava 2014–15 Slovak Super Liga 13 4 2 0 — — 15 4
2015–16 Slovak Super Liga 26 6 5 3 5[b] 2 — 36 11
2016–17 Slovak Super Liga 2 0 0 0 3[b] 0 — 5 0
Total 41 10 7 3 8 2 0 0 56 15
Jablonec 2016–17 Czech First League 5 2 0 0 — — 5 2
Nürnberg 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
2018–19 Bundesliga 14 2 3 1 — — 17 3
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — 2[c] 0 15 1
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 45 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 50 5
Warta Poznań 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 29 9 1 0 — — 30 9
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 31 8 1 0 — — 32 8
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 14 4 0 0 — — 14 4
Total 82 21 2 0 — — 84 21
GKS Katowice 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 12 3 1 0 — — 13 3
Career total 246 55 18 4 8 2 2 0 274 61
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 May 2016 ASKÖ Stadion, Wels, Austria  Georgia 3–0 3–1 Friendly
2. 16 November 2018 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia  Ukraine 2–1 4–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
3. 25 September 2022 TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia  Belarus 1–1 1–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

References

  1. ^ "Adam Zreľák odchádza na skúšku do CSKA Moskva". MFK Ružomberok (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Adam Zrelak wechselt nach Polen". FC Nürnberg (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Adam Zrelak piłkarzem Warty Poznań". Warta Poznań (in Polish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Adam Zrel'ák w GKS-ie Katowice" (in Polish). GKS Katowice. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Gibraltar draws 0-0 with Slovakia in UEFA debut". The New Zealand Herald. 19 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Zreľák: Spoluhráči ma za prvý gól v najcennejšom drese skasírujú" [Zreľák: My teammates are going to cash me for the first goal in the most valuable jersey]. Pravda (in Slovak). 28 May 2016.
  7. ^ Spál, Pavol. "Zreľák krvácal, točila sa mu hlava a dal svoj najkrajší gól". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. ^ Adam Zreľák at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Adam Zreľák". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 July 2020.


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