Norbert Gyömbér

Norbert Gyömbér (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈnɔrberd ˈɟembeːr], Hungarian: [ˈnorbɛrd ˈɟømbeːr]; born 3 July 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Salernitana and the Slovakia national team.

Norbert Gyömbér
Gyömbér with Banská Bystrica in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992
Place of birth Revúca, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 23
Youth career
1997–2006 MFK Revúca
2006–2011 Dukla Banská Bystrica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Dukla Banská Bystrica 44 (0)
2013–2015 Catania 26 (1)
2015–2018 Roma 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Pescara (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Terek Grozny (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Bari (loan) 28 (1)
2018–2020 Perugia 54 (1)
2020– Salernitana 85 (0)
International career‡
2011 Slovakia U19 4 (0)
2012–2013 Slovakia U21 9 (0)
2014– Slovakia 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:56, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Dukla Banská Bystrica

Born in Revúca,[1] Gyömbér started playing football with club MFK Revúca, before moving to the youth team of Corgoň Liga club FK Dukla Banská Bystrica in 2006.[2] Norbert made his professional debut with Dukla Banská Bystrica on 1 October 2011 in a league match against MFK Ružomberok.[3] On 25 May 2012, Gyömbér was voted by Dukla Banská Bystrica's fans as player of the season, despite starting in just 18 league matches.[4] He was also named Revelation of the 2011–12 Corgoň Liga's season in July 2012, after his successful first season with FK Dukla Banská Bystrica.[5]

Catania

Calcio Catania officially agreed to the permanent transfer of midfielder Norbert Gyömbér from Dukla Banská Bystrica during the 2013 January transfer window, though the transfer was not officially be completed until 1 July 2013. The 20-year-old signed a 4.5-year deal at the Stadio Angelo Massimino, but finished the 2012–13 season with the top-flight Slovakian side.

Roma

On 18 August 2015, Gyömbér joined Roma on a one-year loan,[6] in which the signing was made permanent on 21 June 2016 for €1.5 million.[7]

Pescara

On 15 August 2016, Gyömbér joined Pescara on a season-long loan.[8] He first appeared in a Cup match against Frosinone in August, however, after only 5 games, he fractured his tibula in a 49th minute of a match against Lazio in September.

Although between December 2016 and February 2017 he appeared in 6 of Pescara's 10 matches (out of 2 due to a minor injury), rumours have surfaced about disagreements with some of his teammates and consequently, he was removed from the squad by club's disciplinary action in mid-February.[9] However, according to Gyömbér, this rumour was "not true at all" and the real cause were disagreements with the coach of Pescara at the time, Massimo Oddo, who shortly after replaced by Zdeněk Zeman after a series of unsuccessful results, which Gyömbér claims to be one of the reasons for tensions. He revealed these claims in an interview on 21 March 2017, in a national team camp in Senec, prior to the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.[10]

Terek Grozny

On 16 February 2017, he joined the Russian Premier League club FC Terek Grozny on loan until the end of 2016–17 season.[11]

Perugia

On 14 August 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Perugia.[12]

Salernitana

On 12 September 2020, he joined Salernitana on a three-year contract.[13]

International career

Gyömbér was selected in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2016, making two appearances as Slovakia reached the round of 16.

Pavel Hapal era

After the arrival of the Czech-native Pavel Hapal, Gyömbér lost his spot in the national team, as early as November 2018, failing to regain it in March 2019.[14] He managed to make a national team come-back in October 2019 for a qualifier against Wales, when it was required to fill the role of a second centre back, as Denis Vavro had suffered a yellow card suspension.[15] He played for the national team after over a year and his gameplay was seen generally positively, mainly for his uncompromising play, as he was tackled harshly on numerous occasions. His gameplay, however, caused him to be sanctioned with two yellow cards.[16]

Later appearances

In 2021 and 2022, Gyömbér only appeared in the national team on two occasions in the unsuccessful UEFA Nations League campaign. After the arrival of Francesco Calzona, Gyömbér was first nominated in March 2023 to kick-off UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying short after a 3-month injury-caused absence from club football.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 September 2023[18]
Appearances by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dukla Banská 2011–12 Slovak Super Liga 18 0 3 0 21 0
2012–13 Slovak Super Liga 26 0 3 0 29 0
Total 44 0 6 0 50 0
Catania 2013–14 Serie A 18 1 1 0 19 1
2014–15 Serie B 8 0 1 0 9 0
2015–16 Lega Pro 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 26 1 3 0 29 0
Roma 2015–16 Serie A 6 0 0 0 6 0
Pescara (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 10 0 2 0 12 0
Terek Grozny (loan) 2016–17 Russian Premier League 7 0 0 0 7 0
Bari (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 29 1 0 0 29 1
Perugia 2018–19 Serie B 31 1 0 0 31 1
2019–20 Serie B 26 0 4 0 30 0
Total 57 1 4 0 61 1
Salernitana 2020–21 Serie B 35 0 2 0 37 0
2021–22 Serie A 31 0 2 0 33 0
2022–23 Serie A 27 0 1 0 28 0
2023–24 Serie A 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 96 0 6 0 102 0
Career total 274 3 21 0 295 3

Personal life

He belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[19]

Honours

Slovakia

Individual

References
  1. "Norbert Gyömbér" (in Slovak). ifotbal.eu. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. "Norbert Gyömbér" (in Slovak). talenty-info.sk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. "Ružomberok vs. Dukla 2 - 0". Soccerway. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. "Výsledky: Takto vyzerá ideálna jedenástka sezóny podľa vás" (in Slovak). fkdukla.sk. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. "Karhan najlepším hráčom Corgoň ligy 2011/2012" (in Slovak). profutbal.sk. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. "Gy?mb?r bude hra? Za AS R?m: Je to moja ve?k? ?anca - Profutbal.sk :: Serie B". Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. "Roma complete signing of Norbert Gyomber". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. "Norbert Gyomber (Roma) prêté à Pescara". L'Equipe (in French). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. "Slovenský futbalista Norbert Gyömbér mení dres". 13 February 2017.
  10. "Video: Norbert Gyömbér vyšiel s pravdou von: Mal konflikt s trénerom".
  11. "Norbert Gyömbér joins Terek on loan" (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 16 February 2017.
  12. "GYÖMBÉR È DEL PERUGIA!" (in Italian). Perugia. 14 August 2018.
  13. "Norbert Gyomber è un giocatore della Salernitana" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 12 September 2020.
  14. "Nominácia Hapala na Ukrajinu a Česko aj so Stochom, Zreľákom i Vavrom". www.kosiceonline.sk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  15. "Slovákov čaká kľúčový zápas o postup proti Walesu, Hapal zverejnil nomináciu! | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  16. a.s, Petit Press. "Dohrávali v oslabení. Slovenskí futbalisti získali dôležitý bod, remizovali s Walesom". sport.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  17. Šurin, Peter (13 March 2023). "MUŽI A – Premiérové nominácie od Calzonu pre Maka, Polievku a Vavra". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  18. Norbert Gyömbér at Soccerway
  19. Ondik, Gábor (7 June 2022). "Nemzetek Ligája: Kínos vereség, hazai pályán kaptak ki a szlovákok Kazahsztántól" [Nations League: embarrassing defeat for Slovakia at home to Kazakhstan]. Ma7 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 12 September 2022. a válogatott másik felvidéki magyar játékosa, Gyömbér Norbert is a kezdőben találta magát [another Hungarian player from the Upland, Norbert Gyömbér, also found himself in the starting line-up]
  20. "Thailand vs. Slovakia - Football Match Line-Ups - March 25, 2018 - ESPN".
  21. "Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup". Bangkok Post. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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