Peter Pekarík

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Peter Pekarík
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Personal information
Full name Peter Pekarík
Date of birth (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Žilina, Czechoslovakia
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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 83 (0)
International career‡
2006– Slovakia 63 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Peter Pekarík (born 30 October 1986) is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for Hertha BSC and the Slovakia national football team.

Club career

Žilina

Pekarík, born in Žilina, began playing football at the youth section of his local club.[1] His Corgoň Liga debut came for ZŤS Dubnica.[1] In his first season he played 27 matches and came back to MŠK Žilina in the summer of 2005.[2][1] He won the Corgoň Liga in the 2006–07 season, playing 35 matches.[2][3]

Wolfsburg

He impressed with great performances in the first half of the 2008–09 season and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for German side VfL Wolfsburg in January 2009.[4]

On 31 January 2009, matchday 18, he debuted in the German Bundesliga in a 1–1 draw against the 1. FC Köln. At half time, coach Felix Magath substituted him for Cristian Zaccardo.[5] 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.[6][7] However, at the end of the season he was substituted more often and lost his place in the starting eleven.[citation needed]

Kayserispor

In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish first division side Kayserispor for the 2011–12 season on loan.[8]

Hertha BSC

After a year in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for Hertha BSC.[9]

International career

Pekarík made his national team debut against United Arab Emirates on 10 December 2006.[1] He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over San Marino.[10][11] He was a part of the Slovakia national football team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[12]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 June 2009[10] Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  San Marino
2–0
7–0
 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
2. 27 March 2015[10] Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Luxembourg
3–0
3–0
 Euro 2016 qualifier

Honours

MŠK Žilina
VfL Wolfsburg

References

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External links

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