Ján Vlasko
Slovak footballer (born 1990)
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Ján Vlasko (born 11 January 1990) is a former Slovak professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is most known for his time with Spartak Trnava, where he would help the club win its first league title in 45 years.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bojnice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Prievidza | ||
| 2003–2006 | Dubnica nad Váhom | ||
| 2007 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Slovan Liberec | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Dubnica nad Váhom (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Zenit Čáslav (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Senica (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Spartak Trnava | 76 | (17) |
| 2015–2017 | Zagłębie Lubin | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Puskás Akadémia | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Spartak Trnava | 40 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Skalica | 72 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Slovakia U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2011 | Slovakia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||
In his career, he played for several Slovak and foreign clubs, winning the league title with Spartak Trnava in 2018 and adding a triumph in the Slovak Cup four years later.
Vlasko retired from professional football in 2025.[1]
Club career
Early career
Born in Bojnice, Vlasko began playing youth football for Prievidza. He also played for the youth sides of Sparta Prague and Dubnica.[2]
Liberec
In 2007, Vlasko joined Czech Gambrinus liga side Slovan Liberec. He made his professional debut for Slovan Liberec, entering as a second-half substitute against Sparta Prague, in May 2007.[3]
Spartak Trnava
In February 2013, it was announced that Vlako would be transferring to Slovak first league club, Spartak Trnava. He made his league debut for Spartak in a 1–1 draw against MŠK Žilina.[4] In the 2014/2015 Fortuna league season, he scored 11 league goals in 30 appearances.[5][6] In July 2015, he started a match for Trnava in the first qualifying round of the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League against the Bosnian club FK Olimpik Sarajevo, where Spartak would advance.[7]
Zaglebie Lubin
After the Europa League qualifying round in July 2015, Vlasko was bought by Polish club Zaglebie Lubin for €180,000, where he signed a three-year contract.[2][7] However, he did not get many opportunities on the pitch in the Polish team[8] and on September 1, 2017, he agreed to terminate his contract.
Return to Spartak
After the end of his contract with Zaglebie, he returned to Spartak Trnava in September 2017.[9] In the 2017/2018 season, he played 20 matches for the club in the Fortuna League and scored 2 goals, contributing to the league title.[10] In the 2018/19 season, Vlasko scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce, converting a penalty in the 60th minute.[11] In the Champions League, he scored a goal in the 93rd minute in the 2nd qualifying round against Legia Warsaw, securing a 2–0 away win for Spartak.[12] In August 2018, Vlasko left Spartak Trnava to join Puskás Akadémia FC after a disagreement with the new head coach of Trnava.[13][14]