Patrik Leitner (born 7 February 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Niké Liga club MŠK Žilina as a defender.

Patrik Leitner
Personal information
Full name Patrik Leitner
Date of birth (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Žilina,[1] Slovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Žilina
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2014 OZ Mládežnícky futbal Závodie
2014–2017 Akadémia Juventus Žilina
2017–2020 Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Žilina B 36 (2)
2021– Žilina 42 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Slovakia U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2019

Club career edit

MŠK Žilina edit

Leitner made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina during a home fixture against FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 22 May 2021. He came on in the second half to replace Miroslav Gono in a 5-1 win for Žilina.

He scored his first goal in a 2-1 cup win against Komárno on his first start for the club.[2]

International career edit

In December 2022, Leitner was nominated by Francesco Calzona, who joined the side in late summer, for senior Slovak national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "3 Patrik Leitner". mskzilina.sk. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. ^ "ZILINA VS. ZLATÉ MORAVCE 5 - 1 - 22 May 2021- Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ SFZ (2022-11-29). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-03.

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