David Strelec (born 4 April 2001) is a professional Slovak footballer who currently plays for Spezia and the Slovak national team as a forward.
![]() Strelec playing for Spezia in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Strelec | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Nové Zámky, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Slovan Bratislava | 54 | (15) |
2021– | Spezia | 14 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Slovakia U16 | 15 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Slovakia U17 | 23 | (15) |
2018 | Slovakia U18 | 4 | (3) |
2018– | Slovakia U19 | 9 | (6) |
2019– | Slovakia U21 | 13 | (7) |
2021– | Slovakia | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:14, 10 June 2022 (UTC) |
The son of former Slovak international footballer Milan Strelec, David Strelec was born in Nové Zámky. He is an only child.
Strelec made his Fortuna Liga debut for ŠK Slovan Bratislava against Zemplín Michalovce on 5 August 2018.[2]
In March 2021, Strelec was first called up to Slovak senior national team by Štefan Tarkovič for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Cyprus, Malta and Russia.[3] He made his international debut on 24 March 2021, in first of said fixtures against Cyprus in Nicosia. Strelec came on as a replacement for Ondrej Duda after 83 minutes of play with the score at 0:0. While Slovak performance drew criticisms after the match, being labeled as "boring" and "spiritless", Strelec received some praise for creative and constructive passing that the team lacked in the earlier minutes of the match.[4][5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slovan Bratislava | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | |||
2020–21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 11 | ||||
2021–22 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 54 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 70 | 18 | |||
Spezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
Total | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
Career total | 68 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 22 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 March 2021 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | 2 | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 11 November 2021 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | 9 | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Slovan Bratislava
Spezia Calcio – current squad | |
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Slovak Youth Footballer of the Year - Peter Dubovský Award | |
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