32 Facts About Marek Hamsik

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Marek Hamsik is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Super Lig club Trabzonspor.

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Marek Hamsik scored 121 goals for the club and collected 521 appearances in all competitions during his 12 seasons with the team, and served as the club's captain between 2014 and 2019; he became the club's all-time top goalscorer in 2017, and the club's all-time appearance holder in 2018.

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At international level, Marek Hamsik helped Slovakia qualify for the country' first ever FIFA World Cup, captaining the side at the 2010 tournament as they reached the round of 16 following a victory over defending champions Italy.

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Marek Hamsik would go on to lead his nation to European Championship qualification for the first time in 2016, as they reached the second round of a major tournament; a second consecutive European Championship appearance would follow for Hamsik in 2020.

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Marek Hamsik's performances, Hamsik has won several individual awards: he is an eight-time winner of the Slovak Footballer of the Year Award, and he was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2008.

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In 2013, Marek Hamsik was ranked as the eighth best footballer in Europe by Bloomberg.

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Marek Hamsik played six times for the Slovan Bratislava first team and scored one goal.

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In 2004, at age 17, Marek Hamsik joined Italian Serie A club Brescia for a €500,000 transfer fee.

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On 28 June 2007, newly promoted Serie A club Napoli announced Marek Hamsik had signed a five-year contract with the club after Napoli paid Brescia a €5.

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Marek Hamsik scored his first goal in Serie A on 16 September 2007 in the match against Sampdoria.

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Marek Hamsik ended his first season with Napoli as the club's top scorer, with nine goals from 37 matches.

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On 23 September, Marek Hamsik signed a three-year contract extension set to last until June 2015.

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Marek Hamsik provided assists for strikes by Goran Pandev and Walter Gargano in the match.

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In Napoli's European campaign, Marek Hamsik appeared in all six group stage matches and contributed two goals and one assist.

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15.

On 9 March, Marek Hamsik signed a one-year contract extension with Napoli, keeping him at the club until June 2016.

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On 10 August 2013, Marek Hamsik signed a contract extension with Napoli, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018.

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Marek Hamsik marked the occasion by scoring a goal, his 80th in Serie A, all of which were scored with Napoli.

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18.

On 6 August 2016, Napoli announced Marek Hamsik had signed a new four-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2020.

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Marek Hamsik then turned to Allsvenskan, where the transfer window still was open, and signed for Goteborg until 30 August 2021.

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Marek Hamsik represented Slovakia at junior level, playing in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers and the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

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Marek Hamsik is a regular member of the Slovakia national team.

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Marek Hamsik became the key member of the attack for the national team, usually playing as a left or central attacking midfielder.

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Marek Hamsik played a key role in helping his nation qualify for Euro 2016 for the first time in the nation's history, finishing as Slovakia's top scorer as Slovakia placed second in its qualifying group behind defending champions Spain.

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Marek Hamsik came close to opening the scoring in the third minute of play after dribbling past several Welsh defenders, but his strike was denied by Ben Davies' goal-line clearance.

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Marek Hamsik marked the occasion with a goal, his 22nd for his country, putting him equal with Szilard Nemeth as his nation's second-highest goalscorer of all time, only behind Robert Vittek with 23 goals.

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In March 2019, after a surprise retirement of Martin Skrtel at the end of February, Marek Hamsik regained the position of the captain of the national team, despite captaining the team some 20 times since 2010, most notably during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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In May 2022, Marek Hamsik announced his international retirement, capping a total of 135 matches and scoring 26 goals in them.

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28.

Marek Hamsik stated that his retirement is caused by increasing number of injuries he went through in preceding months and to spend more time with his family.

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29.

Marek Hamsik is the footballer who most resembles me in terms of his characteristics and playing style.

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30.

Marek Hamsik has been described as "quick, energetic, hard-working, and tactically versatile midfielder, who is capable of playing in several offensive positions on either side of the pitch, or even through the centre".

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Marek Hamsik is capable of playing as a deep-lying playmaker or in a box-to-box role, due to his passing and tactical intelligence, and is an effective free kick and penalty taker, although his record from the penalty spot has been inconsistent at times throughout his career.

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In May 2022, while announcing his international retirement, Marek Hamsik announced the fusion of Jupie FSMH and FK Rakytovce to form Rakytovce Sporting Club Marek Hamsik Academy Banska Bystrica, with Rakytovce providing a 3.

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