Martin Regáli

Martin Regáli (born 12 October 1993) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Belgian club Kortrijk.

Martin Regáli
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993
Place of birth Prešov, Slovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kortrijk
Number 29
Youth career
2000–2010 Tatran Prešov
2010–2011 OŠK Kapušany
2011–2013 Zemplín Michalovce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Zemplín Michalovce 121 (19)
2019–2022 Ružomberok 97 (30)
2023– Kortrijk 13 (0)
International career‡
2022– Slovakia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:10, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Regáli won the 2014–15 DOXXbet liga with the Zemplín Michalovce.

Club career

Career in Slovakia

Regáli was born in Prešov in Slovakia. He made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against AS Trenčín on 18 July 2015.[1]

During the winter break of 2018–19 season he announced to the management of Zemplín, that he will not extend a contract with the club.[2]

KV Kortrijk

On 3 January 2023, Regáli's transfer to Kortrijk was announced.[3]

International career

Regáli was never a part of youth national teams. In March 2022, Štefan Tarkovič called him up for Slovak national teams friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland, at the age of 28.[4] On 25 March, he made his international debut at Ullevaal Stadion in a 0–2 loss against Norway. Regáli came on the pitch during 35th minute to replace injured Tomáš Suslov on the right wing with a score still being goal-less. Second-half goals by Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard caused the 2–0 win for the home side.[5] He made further appearances in the calendar year, including appearances in the negatively perceived campaign 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C campaign, in which Slovakia had failed to win the anticipated promotion.

On 20 November 2022 Regáli played a notable role in Marek Hamšík's international farewell match. In the 89th minute of the match by Hamšík departed the international game for the final time during a substitution, when he was replaced and retired by Regáli. During the substitution, Hamšík was exited by a standing ovation of almost 20 thousand spectators of an essentially sold out stadium. During the stoppage time the score did not change and remained at a goal-less tie.[6] Regáli sealed his debut year off with a nomination for national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec days later, in December.[7]

References
  1. Michalovská premiéra skončila tesnou prehrou s majstrom, Šturma: Chlapci hrali srdcom 18.07.2015, profutbal.sk
  2. "Regáli: Je čas na zmenu | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  3. s.r.o [www.esports.cz, Project: eSports cz; Strouhová, Graphic: Lucie; Šimr, Coding: Roman; Šimr, Programming: Roman. "Martin Regáli prestupuje do Belgicka". MFK Ružomberok (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. lup (2022-03-21). "MUŽI A - Nováčikov nominácia prekvapila, Regáli nikdy nebol v žiadnej repre, rady si pýtal od mladších". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. "MUŽI A – O našej prehre rozhodli nórske hviezdy". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. "Slovensko - Čile | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. SFZ (2022-11-29). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
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