Milan Lalkovič (born 9 December 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milan Lalkovič | ||
Date of birth | (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Košice-Barca | |||
1998–2007 | MFK Košice | ||
2007–2010 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Walsall (loan) | 38 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 | (0) |
2015 | Barnsley | 17 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Walsall | 40 | (7) |
2016–2018 | Portsmouth | 14 | (1) |
2017 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Sigma Olomouc | 17 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Baník Ostrava | 13 | (0) |
2021 | Příbram | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Boston United | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Makedonikos | ||
National team‡ | |||
2007–2009 | Slovakia U17 | 9 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Slovakia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Slovakia U21 | 16 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2015 |
Born in Košice, Lalkovič spent his early career with Košice-Barca and MFK Košice before signing for English club Chelsea in 2007.[citation needed] He joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2010; Lalkovič made a total of six appearances for Doncaster before returning to Chelsea.[1]
Lalkovič signed a season-long loan deal with Dutch club ADO Den Haag in August 2011,[2] and a season-long loan deal with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães in July 2012.[citation needed] On 4 January 2013 Lalkovič was recalled by Chelsea as he was struggling to find regular playing time.[3]
On 15 July 2013, Lalkovič signed for Walsall on a six-month loan deal.[4] During this period, Lalkovič scored 4 times in 24 appearances. On 6 January 2014, Lalkovič extended his loan with Walsall until the end of the season.[5] On 23 May 2014, Chelsea released Lalkovič and made him available for free transfer.[6][7]
On 25 July 2014, Lalkovič signed a deal with Czech FK Mladá Boleslav.[8] Following the termination of his deal with the side, he completed a free transfer to League One side Barnsley on 8 January 2015, signing an eighteen-month contract.[9] Lalkovič made his Barnsley début coming off the bench in a 2–0 victory against Yeovil Town.[10] Lalkovič made seventeen appearances in total for the Tykes but was permitted to conclude his contract early at the end of the season.[11]
Lalkovič rejoined Walsall on 16 July 2015, signing a one–year deal with the Saddlers.[12] He scored his first goal in his second spell at Walsall in a League Cup tie against Brighton & Hove Albion.[13]
On 28 June 2016, Lalkovič signed a two-year deal with Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Barnet on 24 September 2016.[15]
On 20 January 2017, Lalkovič joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[16]
On transfer deadline day, Milan had his contract cancelled 6 months early by mutual consent.
On 18 October 2018, Lalkovič joined Czech First Division Side Sigma Olomouc on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[17] After the season, he left Sigma Olomouc for FC Baník Ostrava.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Walsall (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 6 |
Mladá Boleslav | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Barnsley | 2014–15 | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Walsall | 2015–16 | League One | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 47 | 6 |
Portsmouth | 2016–17 | League Two | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Ross County (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Sigma Olomouc | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Baník Ostrava | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Příbram | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 173 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 196 | 15 |