Nikolas Špalek

Nikolas Špalek
Personal information
Date of birth	12 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Šaľa, Slovakia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	MTK Budapest
Number	17
Youth career
	Neded
	Slovan Duslo Šaľa
2011–2014	Nitra
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Nitra
2014	Spartak Trnava
2015–2018	Žilina
2018–2022	Brescia
2022	TSC
2023–	MTK Budapest
International career‡
2011–2012	Slovakia U15
2012	Slovakia U16
2012–2013	Slovakia U17
2014	Slovakia U18
2014–2016	Slovakia U19
2016–2018	Slovakia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Nikolas Špalek (born 12 February 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club MTK Budapest.

Club career

Špalek was signed by Spartak Trnava in July 2014.^[1] He made his league debut for the club against Zlaté Moravce on 13 July 2014.^[2]

In January 2015, he was transferred to Žilina. In January 2018 he moved to Italian Brescia Calcio for €1 to 1.5 million.^[3] On 12 August 2022, Špalek signed with TSC in Serbia.^[4] In 2023, Špalek joined MTK Budapest on a permanent transfer and also obtained Hungarian citizenship to be eligible to play for the club.^[5]^[6]

International career

Špalek enjoyed his first nomination to senior national team in November 2019, for a double qualifying fixture against Croatia and Azerbaijan. He failed to make an appearance in either of the games.

Honours

MŠK Žilina

Fortuna Liga: Winners: 2016-17

References

^ Sedemnásťročný Špalek prestúpil z Nitry do Trnavy 01.07.2014, sme.sk
^ Trnava si poradila s Moravcami rozdielom triedy, Mráz: Trnava vyhrala zaslúžene 13.07.2014, profutbal.sk
^ "Opora MŠK Žilina za vyše milióna eur po stopách Mareka Hamšíka". 22 January 2018.
^ "Nikolas Špalek (1997) je novo pojačanje TSC-a" (in Serbian). TSC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ nemzetisport.hu (13 March 2023). "NB II: MTK Budapest–Diósgyőri VTK - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ nemzetisport.hu (14 March 2023). "MTK: Balotelli nagyszerű ember – debütált a Serie A-ban is játszó t". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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[1] Sedemnásťročný Špalek prestúpil z Nitry do Trnavy 01.07.2014, sme.sk

[2] Trnava si poradila s Moravcami rozdielom triedy, Mráz: Trnava vyhrala zaslúžene 13.07.2014, profutbal.sk

[3] "Opora MŠK Žilina za vyše milióna eur po stopách Mareka Hamšíka". 22 January 2018.

[4] "Nikolas Špalek (1997) je novo pojačanje TSC-a" (in Serbian). TSC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[5] zetisport.hu (13 March 2023). "NB II: MTK Budapest–Diósgyőri VTK - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[6] zetisport.hu (14 March 2023). "MTK: Balotelli nagyszerű ember – debütált a Serie A-ban is játszó t". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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