14 Facts About Stanislav Lobotka

Stanislav Lobotka played his first match for Ajax on 13 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly encounter against RKC Waalwijk.

Stanislav Lobotka entered as a regular on the midfield, and in his first season has played all the matches except for one because of illness.

On 15 July 2017, Stanislav Lobotka joined Celta on a five-year deal.

On 3 June 2019, Stanislav Lobotka admitted that after Celta's unsuccessful season, he was open to a transfer, looking to find a club set to play in European competitions next season.

Stanislav Lobotka had to be replaced early due to tactical changes following Elseid Hysaj's red card, but witnessed an early winning goal by Lorenzo Insigne in the second minute.

Stanislav Lobotka made his league debut against table-leaders Juventus on 26 January 2020.

Stanislav Lobotka came on as a replacement for Diego Demme, who was booked with a yellow card in the first half.

Stanislav Lobotka had been added to Napoli's UEFA Champions League squad, thus making him eligible to participate in the Round of 16 fixtures against Barcelona.

Later, Stanislav Lobotka was called up to multiple fixtures, but had to wait for his competitive debut until 1 September 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.

Stanislav Lobotka played the entire match being a valuable midfielder, fulfilling the expectations following the successful performances of Lobotka and Slovakia U21 at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as well as his move to Celta Vigo.

On 4 September 2017, Stanislav Lobotka scored his first international goal for the Slovak senior team, becoming the first to score at Wembley, in a qualifier against England.

Stanislav Lobotka scored after he tackled and took the ball from Marcus Rashford and exchanged a pass with Adam Nemec, before beating Joe Hart in the 3rd minute of the match.

The 8th game of the campaign was a direct battle for the 1st place in qualifying Group F Similarly, like after the previous game, Lobotka received praise for his performance.

Stanislav Lobotka was included in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.