Miroslav Stoch was born on 19 October 1989 and is a Slovak professional footballer, who currently plays as a winger for Motorlet Prague and competed for the Slovakia national team.
22 Facts About Miroslav Stoch
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Miroslav Stoch has earned 60 caps for Slovakia since his debut in 2009, and was included in their squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.
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Miroslav Stoch made his first-team debut at the age of 16 and by this time he was already being watched by European scouts.
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Miroslav Stoch duly impressed and was signed by Chelsea's youth academy in 2006.
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Miroslav Stoch ended the season as top scorer for the under-18s even though he had always played on the wing.
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Miroslav Stoch finally made his first appearance as a substitute on 30 November 2008 against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
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Miroslav Stoch ended the season with 10 league goals, having started almost every competitive match for Twente.
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Miroslav Stoch scored his first goal with the club in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Play-off qualifying round against FC Schalke 04.
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On 22 August 2015, Miroslav Stoch joined Bursaspor after Fenerbahce and Bursaspor came to an agreement for a one-year loan.
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On 11 August 2017, Miroslav Stoch joined Czech club Slavia Prague.
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Miroslav Stoch refused offers from Spain, France, Russia and wealthy clubs in the Near East.
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Miroslav Stoch played in both play-off matches but could not help his new club to qualify to group stage.
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On 21 November 2018, Miroslav Stoch signed a new three-year contract with Slavia, keeping him at the club until June 2022.
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On 28 June 2019, Miroslav Stoch was given permission by Slavia to fly to Greece to discuss a potential move to PAOK.
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On 3 August 2020, Miroslav Stoch announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, a day after PAOK had announced that a member of the first-team had been infected.
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Two weeks later, the club announced that Miroslav Stoch's contract was terminated by mutual consent.
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Miroslav Stoch was released at the end of his contract in June 2021.
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Miroslav Stoch made his senior debut for Slovakia on 10 February 2009 against Ukraine, where he came on in the 70th minute.
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Miroslav Stoch scored his first international goal for Slovakia against San Marino in a 2010 World Cup qualifier on 6 June 2009.
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Miroslav Stoch was selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.
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Miroslav Stoch became a part of a preliminary EURO 2016 squad and capped in a match against Germany, only days after death of his mother, due to which he had to be excused from a training camp in Austria in the previous week.
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Miroslav Stoch made his national team return in November 2018, when he was called up by its new coach Pavel Hapal for Nations League matches against Ukraine and Czech Republic.