Milan Lalkovič

Milan Lalkovič (born 9 December 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League 2 club Makedonikos.

Milan Lalkovič
Lalkovič with Baník Ostrava in 2019
Personal information
Full name Milan Lalkovič
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992
Place of birth Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Makedonikos
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
International career‡
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

Club career

Early career

Born in Košice, Lalkovič spent his early career with Košice-Barca and MFK Košice before signing for English club Chelsea in 2007. 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. 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]

Walsall

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]

Portsmouth

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.

Czech First League

On 18 October 2018, Lalkovič joined Czech First League 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.[18]

On 2 February 2021, Lalkovič joined fellow Czech First League side Příbram on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[19]

Return to England

On 2 November 2021, Lalkovic returned to England, after signing for National League North side Boston United.[20]

Career statistics
As of 22 August 2023[21]
Appearances by cub, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2011–12 Premier League 0000000000
2012–13 0000000000
2013–14 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2011–12 Championship 600000—60
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2011–12 Eredivisie 2000——20
Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 2012–13 Primeira Liga 801010—100
Walsall (loan) 2013–14 League One 38620101[lower-alpha 1]0426
Mladá Boleslav 2014–15 Czech First League 6020—0080
Barnsley 2014–15 League One 170000000170
Walsall 2015–16 League One 40510313[lower-alpha 2]0476
Portsmouth 2016–17 League Two 131100020161
2017–18 League One 1000001020
Total 141100030181
Ross County (loan) 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 602000—80
Sigma Olomouc 2018–19 Czech First League 17200001080
Baník Ostrava 2019–20 Czech First League 1101000—120
2020–21 200000—20
Total 130100000140
Příbram 2020–21 Czech First League 800000—80
Boston United 2021–22 National League North 4 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 5 0
Career total 17814100519020215
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in Football League Trophy and two appearances in Football League One play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours
Vitória de Guimarães

References
  1. "The Reserves Profiles: Milan Lalkovič". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.
  2. "Blues' Lalkovic goes Dutch". Sky Sports.
  3. "Milan Lalkovic, Matej Delac return to Chelsea FC". weaintgotnohistory.com. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. "Walsall sign Chelsea youngster Milan Lalkovic on loan deal". talksport.co.uk. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. "LALKOVIC STAYS AT WALSALL". chelseafc.com. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. "Clubs submit retained and released lists". premierleague.com. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. "HUTCHISON, PIREZ RELEASED BY CHELSEA". tribalfootball.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. "Lalkovič do Mladej Boleslavi". Football Service Agency (in Czech). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  9. "Barnsley: Milan Lalkovic, Ben Pearson and George Waring join". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. "BBC Sport – Barnsley 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  11. "Milan Lalkovic: Ex-Chelsea trainee joins Walsall on 12-month contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  12. "Milan Lalkovic: Ex-Chelsea trainee joins Walsall on 12-month contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  13. "Walsall 2–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. "Portsmouth have signed Milan Lalkovic after reaching a compensation agreement with former club Walsall". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016.
  15. "Portsmouth 5–1 Barnet". BBC. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  16. "Slovakian international Milan Lalkovic comes in on loan from Portsmouth". Ross County FC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  17. "Former Walsall winger Milan Lalkovic joins Czech side". Express and Star. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  18. Masi, Joseph (5 June 2019). "Former Walsall winger Milan Lalkovic joins FC Banik Ostrava". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  19. Větrovský, Bc Tomáš (2 February 2021). "Milan Lalkovič posilou Příbrami". FK PŘÍBRAM - Fotbalový klub. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  20. Singleton, Craig (2 November 2021). "Squad Update - November 2021". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  21. Milan Lalkovič at Soccerway
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