Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Copenhagen of the Danish Superliga and the Slovakia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Partizánske, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tempo Partizánske | |||
Žilina | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Žilina | 74 | (7) |
2017–2019 | Copenhagen | 61 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Lazio | 13 | (0) |
2021 | → Huesca (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2022 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2022– | Copenhagen | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Slovakia U17 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 12 | (1) |
2017– | Slovakia | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:51, 6 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:54, 19 June 2021 (UTC) |
Vavro made his debut for MŠK Žilina against AS Trenčín on 20 April 2013.[1]
On 26 August 2017, Denis Vavro signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen.[2]
On 4 July 2019, Vavro moved to Serie A team S.S. Lazio for a reported transfer fee of €10 million.[3]
On 1 February 2021, Vavro moved to La Liga club Huesca, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]
On 24 January 2022, he returned to Copenhagen on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Copenhagen had triggered the option clause and Vavro re-signed with the Danish team on a 4-year deal. His spell at Lazio was described as unimpressive and Vavro appreciated the return to Denmark as a return home.[6][7]
Days before he confirmed his stay at Parken Stadium, a video surfaced on social media in which Vavro was asked if he hated Lazio, to which he quickly responded positively. He soon apologised on social media, stating that the club was "big and historic" and even "too big for a player like me".[8][9]
Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017, against Uganda and Sweden. He capped his debut against Uganda, playing the entire match. In 57th minute, Vavro scored his first goal, by shooting from outside of the penalty box after a deflected corner. Slovakia went on to lose the game 1–3. He also played an entire match against Sweden (0–6 loss) on 12 January.[10][11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
MŠK Žilina | 2012–13 | Fortuna Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
2016–17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
2017–18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 74 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 93 | 10 | |||
MŠK Žilina B | 2014–15 | 2. Liga | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 13 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
FC Copenhagen | 2017–18 | Superliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 35 | 1 |
2018–19 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 85 | 3 | ||
Lazio | 2019–20 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Huesca (on loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Career total | 153 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 224 | 15 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 January 2017 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1 | Uganda | 1–2 | 1–3 | Unofficial Friendly |
MŠK Žilina
Copenhagen
Individual
F.C. Copenhagen – current squad | |
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Slovakia squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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Slovak Youth Footballer of the Year - Peter Dubovský Award | |
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