Peter Pekarík

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Peter Pekarík
Pekarík with Hertha BSC in 2012
Personal information
Full name Peter Pekarík[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 37)[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)
*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)

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.

Club career[edit]

MŠK Žilina[edit]

Born in Žilina, Pekarík 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 summer 2005.[3] Pekarík won the Corgoň Liga in the 2006–07 season, playing 35 matches.[4][better source needed]

VfL Wolfsburg and loan to Kayserispor[edit]

Following great performances in the 2008–09 Slovak Superliga, Pekarík and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in January 2009.[5] On 31 January 2009, he made his Bundesliga debut during a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Köln, only to be replaced by Cristian Zaccardo at half-time.[6] Except for one game, Pekarík played in all matches of the second half as Wolfsburg won its first Bundesliga title.[7]

In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor for the 2011–12 season on loan.[8]

Hertha BSC[edit]

After a loan in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for Hertha BSC.[9] On 31 March 2017, in his eighth season in Germany, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 loss against 1899 Hoffenheim which was his 151st Bundesliga match.[10]

International career[edit]

Pekarík made his Slovakia national team debut against United Arab Emirates on 10 December 2006.[11] He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over San Marino.[12]

Pekarík was included the Slovakia squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[13] UEFA Euro 2016,[14] and UEFA Euro 2020.[15]

On 1 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Slovakia in a friendly 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 27 May 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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.[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Peter Pekarík
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2009[12] Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  San Marino 2–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 27 March 2015[12] 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]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Peter Pekarík". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Slovakia's Pekarík raring to go". UEFA. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Pekarík vo Wolfsburgu s číslom 19". Profutbal (in Slovak). 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Pekarík si odkrútil debut v bundeslige, Wolfsburgu pomohol k remíze". Pravda (in Slovak). 31 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. ^ Bösch, Patrick (25 May 2009). "Wolfsburg ist zum ersten Mal Meister". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Peter Pekarík Kayserispor'da". SportBul (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Hertha verpflichtet Pekarik". DFL (in German). 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  10. ^ Hudák, Juraj (31 March 2017). "Video: Pekarík prelomil nekonečné čakanie, strelil premiérový gól v Bundeslige". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
  11. ^ Chudý, Filip (3 April 2015). "10 najlepších debutov v histórii slovenskej reprezentácie". sport24.dnes.sk (in Slovak). p. 10.
  12. ^ a b c Hribík, Rastislav (27 March 2015). "Pekarík happy to end wait for Slovakia goal". UEFA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. ^ "MS 2010: Peter Pekarík: "Musíme sa pripraviť aj na vuvuzely". sport7.dnes24.sk (in Slovak). 12 June 2010.
  14. ^ Jesenka, Ján (21 June 2016). "Video | Zakrvavený Peter Pekarík krútil hlavou: Áno, je zlomený". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
  15. ^ "Pekarík má za sebou jednu z najlepších sezón, chce pomôcť aj reprezentácii". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. ^ Spál, Pavol (1 June 2021). "Na kraji je slovenský unikát. Geneticky je predurčený na dvojnásobnú záťaž". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
  17. ^ a b c d "P. Pekarík". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Thailand vs. Slovakia Match Line-ups". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup". Bangkok Post. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

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