| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Dolný Kubín, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Den Bosch | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Námestovo | ||
| 2015–2018 | Železiarne Podbrezová | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 116 | (5) |
| 2024– | Den Bosch | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Slovakia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 | |||
Mikuláš Bakaľa (born 4 January 2001) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Den Bosch as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
FK Železiarne Podbrezová
Bakaľa made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against ŠK Slovan Bratislava on 16 July 2022.
International career
Bakaľa was first recognised in Slovak senior national team nomination in November 2022 by Francesco Calzona being listed as an alternate for two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement match against Chile. He remained in the position of an alternate for prospective national team players' training camp in early December.
References
- Mikuláš Bakaľa 16.07.2022, youngtalents.sk
- FK ŽELEZIARNE PODBREZOVÁ - ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA FUTBAL 16.07.2022, sportnet.sme.sk
- Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová official club profile (in Slovak)
- Mikuláš Bakaľa at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Mikuláš Bakaľa at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Dolný Kubín
- Footballers from the Žilina Region
- Slovak men's footballers
- Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová players
- FC Den Bosch players
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Slovak expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Slovak football midfielder stubs