Michal Janec
Slovak footballer
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Michal Janec (born 28 April 1992) is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for amateur club Závažná Poruba.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michal Janec | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dolný Kubín | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Žilina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Žilina | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Rimavská Sobota (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Liptovský Mikuláš (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Slovan Liberec | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Ružomberok (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Třinec (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Kolín (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Lokomotíva Zvolen (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Iskra Borčice | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 118 | (2) |
| 2022– | Dolný Kubín | ? | (?) |
| 2023– | Závažná Poruba | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Slovakia U19 | ||
| 2013 | Slovakia U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2013 | |||
Club career
Early career
He began his football career in Žilina, where he worked his way up through the youth ranks to the first team in 2010. In 2011, he was on loan at Rimavská Sobota and then on loan at Liptovský Mikuláš.[1] In the winter transfer window of the 2012/13 season, he transferred to the Czech team FC Slovan Liberec, which became his first foreign engagement.[2][3][4] Janec did not play a single match for the first team. He played on loan at other clubs. During the autumn part of the 2013/14 season, he went to MFK Ružomberok.[1] He made his debut for Ružomberok in a 2–1 win against FK Dukla Banská Bystrica, playing the whole match.[5]
Loans
In the spring of 2014 Janec played for the Czech team Třinec, in the autumn of 2014 he headed to the Czech Kolín,[6] and in the spring part of the 2014/15 season he played for Lokomotiv Zvolen. In the summer of 2015, he finally left Liberec and signed a contract with TJ Iskra Borčice, a newcomer to the second Slovak league at the time.
Liptovský Mikuláš
In 2016, Janec joined 2. Liga club MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš.[7] In 2021, his team got promoted to the Slovak First Football League, replacing FC Nitra due to financial reasons.[8] Janec made his First Division debut for Liptovsky Mikuláš in a 3–1 defeat to FK DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda.[9] His first contribution would come in a 5–1 win against FK Pohronie, assisting a goal scored by Robin Hranáč.[10]