Peter Pekarík
Peter Pekarík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈpekariːk]; born 30 October 1986) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Slovakia national team.
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Pekarík with Hertha BSC in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Pekarík[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Žilina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Žilina | 111 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | → Dubnica (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | VfL Wolfsburg | 55 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2012– | Hertha BSC | 212 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Slovakia | 129 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:57, 21 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
MŠK Žilina
Born in Žilina, Pekarík playing football at the youth section of his local club.[3] His Corgoň Liga debut came for ZŤS Dubnica.[3] In his first season, he played 27 matches and came back to MŠK Žilina in summer 2005.[3] Pekarík won the Corgoň Liga in the 2006–07 season, playing 35 matches.[4]
VfL Wolfsburg and loan to Kayserispor
Following great performances in the 2008–09 Slovak Superliga, Pekarík and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in January 2009.[5] On 31 January 2009, he made his Bundesliga debut during a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Köln, only to be replaced by Cristian Zaccardo at half-time.[6] Except for one game, Pekarík played in all matches of the second half as Wolfsburg won its first Bundesliga title.[7]
In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor for the 2011–12 season on loan.[8]
Hertha BSC
After a loan in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for Hertha BSC.[9] On 31 March 2017, in his eighth season in Germany, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 loss against 1899 Hoffenheim which was his 151st Bundesliga match.[10]
International career
Pekarík made his Slovakia national team debut against United Arab Emirates on 10 December 2006.[11] He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over San Marino.[12]
Pekarík was included the Slovakia squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[13] UEFA Euro 2016,[14] and UEFA Euro 2020.[15]
On 1 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Slovakia in a friendly 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MFK Dubnica (loan) | 2004–05 | Slovak Superliga | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Žilina | 2005–06 | Slovak Superliga | 27 | 2 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 31 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 3 | – | 10 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 5 | – | 18 | 0 | – | 129 | 5 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 65 | 1 | |||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 207 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 454 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 503 | 12 | ||
International
- As of match played 21 June 2024[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 129 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekarík goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2009[12] | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | San Marino | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 27 March 2015[12] | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Honours
MŠK Žilina
VfL Wolfsburg
Hertha BSC
Slovakia
References
- "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Peter Pekarík". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- "Slovakia's Pekarík raring to go". UEFA. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "Pekarík vo Wolfsburgu s číslom 19". Profutbal (in Slovak). 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- "Pekarík si odkrútil debut v bundeslige, Wolfsburgu pomohol k remíze". Pravda (in Slovak). 31 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Bösch, Patrick (25 May 2009). "Wolfsburg ist zum ersten Mal Meister". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "Peter Pekarík Kayserispor'da". SportBul (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "Hertha verpflichtet Pekarik". DFL (in German). 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- Hudák, Juraj (31 March 2017). "Video: Pekarík prelomil nekonečné čakanie, strelil premiérový gól v Bundeslige". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
- Chudý, Filip (3 April 2015). "10 najlepších debutov v histórii slovenskej reprezentácie". sport24.dnes.sk (in Slovak). p. 10.
- Hribík, Rastislav (27 March 2015). "Pekarík happy to end wait for Slovakia goal". UEFA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "MS 2010: Peter Pekarík: "Musíme sa pripraviť aj na vuvuzely". sport7.dnes24.sk (in Slovak). 12 June 2010.
- Jesenka, Ján (21 June 2016). "Video | Zakrvavený Peter Pekarík krútil hlavou: Áno, je zlomený". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
- "Pekarík má za sebou jednu z najlepších sezón, chce pomôcť aj reprezentácii". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- Spál, Pavol (1 June 2021). "Na kraji je slovenský unikát. Geneticky je predurčený na dvojnásobnú záťaž". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
- "P. Pekarík". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "Thailand vs. Slovakia Match Line-ups". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup". Bangkok Post. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
External links
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website
- Peter Pekarík – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Peter Pekarík at National-Football-Teams.com
- Peter Pekarík at fussballdaten.de (in German)