Stanislav Šesták

Stanislav Šesták
Personal information
Full name Stanislav Šesták
Date of birth 16 December 1982 (1982-12-16) (age 29)
Place of birth Demjata, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker, Right Winger
Club information
Current club Bursaspor
Number 9
Youth career
FK Demjata
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2001 Tatran Prešov 42 (6)
2002–2003 Slovan Bratislava 58 (9)
2004–2007 Žilina 99 (49)
2007–2011 VfL Bochum 86 (28)
2010–2011 → Ankaragücü (loan) 24 (11)
2011– Bursaspor 13 (1)
National team‡
2004– Slovakia 43 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2011

Stanislav Šesták (born 16 December 1982 in Demjata) is a Slovak football striker who plays for Bursaspor and the Slovakia national football team.[1][2]

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Club career

Slovakia

Šesták made his first football steps in Demjata, where he played one season in local club FK Demjata, in team U15. His parents took him to youth camp of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. This was first step to professional football. Officially, Šesták started his career at Tatran Prešov. In December 2001, he moved to Slovan Bratislava. He only played two seasons in Bratislava and then moved on to MŠK Žilina in December 2003. In the season 2005–06 Šesták was top scorer of the Slovak league. One year later his club MŠK Žilina won the Slovak championship. Šesták scored 15 goals in that season and was second in the Slovak top goalscorer list.

Bochum

On 7 June 2007, Šesták signed a four year contract at the club. In his first match, a pre-season friendly against Hajduk Split he scored immediately.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slovakia League Slovak Cup Total
2000–01 Tatran Prešov Superliga 28 5
2001–02 14 4
2001–02 Slovan Bratislava 18 1
2002–03 26 3
2003–04 14 2
2003–04 MŠK Žilina 16 4
2004–05 27 13
2005–06 29 17
2006–07 27 15
Germany League DFB-Pokal Total
2007–08 VfL Bochum Bundesliga 33 13 2 0 35 13
2008–09 24 9 2 1 26 10
2009–10 29 6 1 0 30 6
Total Slovakia 199 64
Germany 86 28 5 1 91 29
Career total 285 92

International career

Šesták plays regularly for the Slovak national team. His first opponent after his move to VfL Bochum was the German national team. He scored his first goals against San Marino on 13 October 2007. On 15 October 2008, Šesták scored two quick goals in the closing minutes against Poland to turn the game around from 0–1. He also scored the first goal in the match Czech Republic-Slovakia on 1 April 2009.

References

  1. ^ "Sestak, Stanislav" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/42094/vereinsspieler_stanislav-sestak.html. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Slovakia - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/slow-recintlp.html. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 

External links

Slovakia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Bursaspor – current squad