Róbert Polievka
Slovak footballer
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Róbert Polievka (born 9 June 1996) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a forward for Dukla Banská Bystrica.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Krupina, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | OTJ Hontianske Nemce | ||
| 2004–2006 | MFK Strojár Krupina | ||
| 2006–2014 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 44 | (1) |
| 2017 | → ŽP Šport Podbrezová (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Žilina | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Žilina B | 13 | (6) |
| 2018–2024 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 149 | (79) |
| 2024–2026 | MTK Budapest | 46 | (7) |
| 2026- | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Slovakia U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Slovakia U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Slovakia | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:31, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Polievka made his professional debut for Banská Bystrica on 12 July 2014, coming on as a substitute in the 90” minute for Nicolas Šumský.[2][3]
On 20 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Dunajská Streda.[4] Polievka made his debut for the club in a 2:0 win over FK Senica, starting the match.[5]
On 17 June 2024, it was announced that he would be joining Hungarian club MTK Budapest.[6]
International career
In March 2023, Polievka received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad for two home UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] He debuted in a goalless draw against the former opponent on 23 March 2023, only to be replaced by Róbert Boženík after 72 minutes.[8] Erik Farkaš of Aktuality.sk rated him 3 out of 10 on Polievka's debut, criticising lack of activity from the footballer as well as inadequate utilisation of his strengths.[9]
Honours
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: August 2022,[10] February 2023[11]
- Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month: February 2023[12]
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23[13]
