Ľubomír Tupta
Slovak footballer (born 1998)
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Ľubomír Tupta (born 27 March 1998) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi and the Slovakia national team.
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Tupta in 2024 with Slovakia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Prešov, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftçi | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Slovan Sabinov | ||
| 2011–2014 | Tatran Prešov | ||
| 2014–2015 | Catania | ||
| 2015–2018 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Hellas Verona | 23 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ascoli (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Sion (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Pescara | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2023–2025 | Slovan Liberec | 53 | (9) |
| 2025 | → Widzew Łódź (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | AEL | 35 | (8) |
| 2026– | Neftçi | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Slovakia U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovakia U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovakia U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Slovakia U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 2023– | Slovakia | 21 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:26, 17 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:46, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Tupta made his professional debut for Hellas Verona in a 4–0 Serie A loss to Udinese on 23 December 2017.
In January 2020, he agreed a contract extension until 2023 and joined Wisła Kraków on loan.[2]
On 5 October 2020, he joined Serie B club Ascoli on loan.[3]
In February 2021, Tupta's loan in Ascoli ended abruptly after a series of transfers that would have left him sidelined. He was immediately loaned out to Swiss Super League club FC Sion on a half-season loan per wishes of the Sion manager Fabio Grosso.
On 1 September 2022, Tupta signed with Pescara.[4] On 2 February 2023, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan with an option to buy.[5]
On 22 February 2025, Tupta joined Polish club Widzew Łódź on a half-year loan deal with an option to make the transfer permanent.[6]
On 17 July 2025, Tupta signed a three-year contract with Greek club AEL.[7]
On 26 June 2026, Tupta moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi on a two-year deal with an option for a third.[8]
International career
Tupta was first recognised in a senior national team nomination when coach Pavel Hapal named him as an alternate forward for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying double fixture in March 2019 against Hungary and Wales.[9]
On 7 June 2024, he appeared in the list of 26 Slovak players selected by Francesco Calzona to participate in UEFA Euro 2024.