Nikolas Špalek

Nikolas Špalek (born 12 February 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club MTK Budapest.

Nikolas Špalek
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997
Place of birth Šaľa, Slovakia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 MTK Budapest
Number 17
Youth career
Neded
Slovan Duslo Šaľa
2011–2014 Nitra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Nitra 12 (0)
2014 Spartak Trnava 14 (0)
2015–2018 Žilina 85 (18)
2018–2022 Brescia 102 (9)
2022 TSC Bačka Topola 4 (0)
2023– MTK Budapest 4 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Slovakia U15 5 (2)
2012 Slovakia U16 3 (3)
2012–2013 Slovakia U17 13 (1)
2014 Slovakia U18 4 (1)
2014–2016 Slovakia U19 16 (2)
2016–2018 Slovakia U21 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Club career

Špalek was signed by Spartak Trnava in July 2014.[1] He made his league debut for the club against Zlaté Moravce on 13 July 2014.[2]

In January 2015, he was transferred to Žilina. In January 2018 he moved to Italian Brescia Calcio for €1 to 1.5 million.[3] On 12 August 2022, Špalek signed with TSC in Serbia.[4] In 2023, Špalek joined MTK Budapest on a permanent transfer and also obtained Hungarian citizenship to be eligible to play for the club.[5][6]

International career

Špalek enjoyed his first nomination to senior national team in November 2019, for a double qualifying fixture against Croatia and Azerbaijan. He failed to make an appearance in either of the games.

Honours

MŠK Žilina

References
  1. Sedemnásťročný Špalek prestúpil z Nitry do Trnavy 01.07.2014, sme.sk
  2. Trnava si poradila s Moravcami rozdielom triedy, Mráz: Trnava vyhrala zaslúžene 13.07.2014, profutbal.sk
  3. "Opora MŠK Žilina za vyše milióna eur po stopách Mareka Hamšíka".
  4. "Nikolas Špalek (1997) je novo pojačanje TSC-a" (in Serbian). TSC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. nemzetisport.hu (2023-03-13). "NB II: MTK Budapest–Diósgyőri VTK - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  6. nemzetisport.hu (2023-03-14). "MTK: Balotelli nagyszerű ember – debütált a Serie A-ban is játszó t". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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