Peter Pekarík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈpekariːk]; born 30 October 1986) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Slovakia national team.
 Pekarík with Hertha BSC in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Pekarík[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Žilina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Žilina | 111 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | → Dubnica (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | VfL Wolfsburg | 55 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2012– | Hertha BSC | 209 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Slovakia | 124 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 19 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Žilina edit
Pekarík, born in Žilina, began playing football at the youth section of his local club.[3] His Corgoň Liga debut came for ZŤS Dubnica.[3] In his first season, he played 27 matches and came back to MŠK Žilina in the summer of 2005.[4][3] He won the Corgoň Liga in the 2006–07 season, playing 35 matches.[4][5]
VfL Wolfsburg edit
Pekarík impressed with great performances in the first half of the 2008–09 season and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in January 2009.[6]
On 31 January 2009, matchday 18, he debuted in the Bundesliga in a 1–1 draw against the 1. FC Köln. At half time, coach Felix Magath substituted him for Cristian Zaccardo.[7] Except for one game, he played in the second half of the season in all games and won with Wolfsburg for the first time in club history the German championship.[8][9] However, at the end of the season he was substituted more often and lost his place in the starting eleven.[citation needed]
Kayserispor edit
In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish first division side Kayserispor for the 2011–12 season on loan.[10]
Hertha BSC edit
After a year in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for Hertha BSC.[11]
On 31 March 2017, in his eighth season in Germany, Pekarík scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 loss against 1899 Hoffenheim. At the moment it was his 151st Bundesliga match.[12]
International career edit
Pekarík made his Slovakia national team debut against United Arab Emirates on 10 December 2006.[3] He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over San Marino.[13][14] He was a part of the Slovakia team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[15] UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020. On 1 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Slovakia in a 1–1 draw in a friendly match against Bulgaria.[16]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 27 May 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MFK Dubnica (loan) | 2004–05 | Slovak Superliga | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Žilina | 2005–06 | Slovak Superliga | 27 | 2 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 31 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 3 | – | 10 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 5 | – | 18 | 0 | – | 129 | 5 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 65 | 1 | |||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 207 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 454 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 503 | 12 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 19 November 2023.[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 124 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekarík goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2009[13] | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  San Marino |
2–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 27 March 2015[13] | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |  Luxembourg |
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Honours edit
MŠK Žilina
VfL Wolfsburg
Hertha BSC
Slovakia
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Peter Pekarík". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Slovakia's Pekarik raring to go". FIFA.com. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "P. Pekarík". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Pekarík vo Wolfsburgu s číslom 19" (in Slovak). profutbal. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Pekarík si odkrútil debut v bundeslige, Wolfsburgu pomohol k remíze" (in Slovak). pravda.sk. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Peter Pekarik" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Wolfsburg ist zum ersten Mal Meister" (in German). Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "PETER PEKARİK KAYSERİSPOR'DA" (in Turkish). sporbul.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Hertha verpflichtet Pekarik" [Hertha signs Pekarik] (in German). DFL. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Pekarík prelomil nekonečné čakanie, strelil premiérový gól v Bundeslige" (in Slovak). sport.sk. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Hribik, Rastislav (27 March 2015). "Pekarík happy to end wait for Slovakia goal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Fußball-WM-Qualifikation – Miroslav Stoch (links) und die – Fußball-WM" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Peter PEKARÍK". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Slovakia 1–1 Bulgaria". UEFA. 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Thailand vs. Slovakia - Football Match Line-Ups - March 25, 2018 - ESPN". www.espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup". Bangkok Post. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
External links edit
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website
- Peter Pekarík – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Peter Pekarík at National-Football-Teams.com
- Peter Pekarík at fussballdaten.de (in German)