Matúš Rusnák

Matúš Rusnák (born 19 December 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Niké Liga club MŠK Žilina as a midfielder.

Matúš Rusnák
Official portrait at MŠK Žilina
Personal information
Full name Matúš Rusnák
Date of birth (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999
Place of birth Levice, Slovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger/ Right back
Team information
Current team
 Žilina
Number 66
Youth career
2009–2013 KŠK Juventus Levice
2013 Slovan Levice
2014 KŠK Juventus Levice
2014−2015 Slovan Levice
2015−2018 AS Trenčín
2019 Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Žilina B 44 (4)
2020– Žilina 100 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Club career

MŠK Žilina

Rusnák made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina at OMS Arena against Senica on 8 August 2020. He came on in the 76th minute to replace Dávid Ďuriš with Žilina already two up following goals by Ďuriš and Jakub Paur. While on pitch, he witnessed two further goals by Vahan Bichakhchyan, cementing Žilina's 0:4 win in the first round fixture.[1] By the end of the year, he had appeared in all 18 season's league fixtures of Žilina.

International career

Rusnák was first recognised as an alternate broader squad member for the senior Slovak national team by Štefan Tarkovič on 28 September 2021 ahead of two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Croatia.[2] When Štefan Tarkovič was replaced by Francesco Calzona in the summer of 2022, Rusnák immediately got into the shortlisted 27-man squad although he did not make an appearance in the two fixtures.[3] In November, he also penetrated the 27-man squad although he was initially listed as an alternate, but following Michal Tomič's unavailability he was returned to the team.[4][5] For December prospective national players' training camp, Rusnák was only listed as an alternate once again.[6]

References
  1. SENICA VS. ŽILINA 0 - 4 8 August 2020, Soccerway
  2. "Vrátil sa Rusnák, prichádza nový útočník. Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. Šurin, Peter (12 September 2022). "MUŽI A – V Calzonovej prvej nominácii štyria nováčikovia". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. Jurigová, Monika (10 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Zmena v nominácii trénera Calzonu". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 December 2022.


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