Ľubomír Belko
Slovak footballer (born 2002)
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Ľubomír Belko (born 4 February 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking.
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Belko with Žilina in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ľubomír Belko | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Žilina, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | FK Strečno | ||
| 2013–2020 | Žilina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Žilina B | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Žilina | 125 | (0) |
| 2026– | Viking | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Slovakia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovakia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Slovakia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Slovakia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Slovakia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Slovakia U21 | 20 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026 | |||
Club career
Žilina
Belko made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina on 8 August 2021 during a home match against FK Pohronie, in which Šošoni recorded a 3–1 win. Belko conceded the single goal from Ladji Mallé.[1]
Viking
On 2 February 2026, Belko signed a four-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking.[2] On 18 April 2026, he made his Eliteserien debut for Viking in a 3–2 win against Brann.[3]
International career
Belko was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 23 May 2022 Štefan Tarkovič as an alternate ahead of four UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.[4] For the same June fixtures, he was also a member of U21 team ahead of a qualifier against Malta and a friendly against Romania.[5] In December 2022, Belko was nominated by Francesco Calzona, who joined the side in late summer, for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 April 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žilina B | 2019–20 | Slovak Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovak Second League | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovak Second League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Žilina | 2020–21 | Slovak First League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Slovak First League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Slovak First League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Slovak First League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Slovak First League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Slovak First League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Viking | 2026 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 149 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 165 | 0 | ||
- Includes Slovak Cup, Norwegian Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23[8]
