Ľudmila Maťavková (born 11 April 1998) is a Slovak footballer who plays as midfielder for Anderlecht in the Belgian Women's Super League.[1] She played before in the Czech Women's First League for the 1. FC Slovácko and in the Slovak Women's First League for the Slovan Bratislava. She plays for the Slovakia women's national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Chynorany, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| OŠK Chynorany | |||
| FC Baník Prievidza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | 1. FC Slovácko | ||
| 2019–2020 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| 2020–2021 | Charleroi | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Club YLA | 53 | (16) |
| 2023– | Anderlecht | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Slovakia U17 | 19 | (9) |
| 2017– | Slovakia | 29 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2021 | |||
Career
editAfter being detected at the age of 14 by the German club Eintracht Frankfurt, Matavkova chose the Czech Republic and the club of 1. FC Slovácko as her first experience abroad.[2] During 3 years she played and continued her studies. She returned for a year in the best Slovakian team Slovan Bratislava and won the Slovak leagues in 2019.[3]
Matavkova played the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round against Ferencváros, ŽFK Spartak Subotica and Anenii Noi.
Maťavková has been capped for the Slovakia national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[4]
in July 2020, Maťavková signed with Charleroi and became the first slovak female player in the Belgian League. She made her debut on 16 July 2020 and scored the first goal in the history of the club's women's team during the game.[5]
Honours
edit- Slovak leagues Winner : 2019
- Czech First Division Third Place : 2017, 2018
- Czech Women's Cup finalist : 2018
Talent of the year 2013 Slovak leagues.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Chcel ju Bayern, zradili ju zranenia. O miesto v reprezentácii bojuje z Belgicka". Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Talent roka Ľudmila Maťavková mieri do nemeckej Bundesligy". fcbanikhn.sk. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Ľudmila Maťavková túži po úspechoch v belasom drese". slovanpositive.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Slovakia)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "#De première van Sporting de Charleroi op bezoek bij RUS Auvelais op video!". nieuws.vrouwenvoetbal.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Ľudmila Maťavková smeruje do nemeckej bundesligy". myhornanitra.sme.sk. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
External links
edit- Ľudmila Maťavková at Global Sports Archive
- Profile at soccerdonna.de (in German)
- Ľudmila Maťavková – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ľudmila Maťavková at WorldFootball.net
- Ľudmila Maťavková at Soccerway
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