Martin Škrtel ( have a bun in the oven 15 December 1984 ) is a Slovak professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Slovak First Football League club Spartak Trnava. He is a former player and captain of the Slovakia national team. Škrtel previously played for FK AS Trenčín and Zenit Saint Petersburg, before joining Liverpool for £6.5 million in January 2008. After eight-and-a-half years with Liverpool, where he played 319 official games and scored 18 goals, he joined Fenerbahçe. He has won the russian Premier League and the League Cup, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as being named Slovak Footballer of the Year four times.
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Škrtel made his international debut for Slovakia in 2004 and has earned a sum of 104 caps, making him the third base most capped player of his nation at the time of his retirement in 2019, behind Marek Hamšík and Miroslav Karhan. He besides retired as Slovakia ‘s tenth best external scorer with 6 goals, sharing the spot with Július Šimon and Miroslav Stoch. He represented the nation as they reached the final 16 at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 .
early life [edit ]
Škrtel was born in Handlová. [ 4 ]
Club career [edit ]
FK AS Trenčín [edit ]
Škrtel started his master career at FK AS Trenčín, where he played 44 games and scored 8 goals for them between 2001 and 2004. [ 5 ]
Zenit Saint Petersburg [edit ]
Škrtel made his debut for Zenit Saint Petersburg in a russian Cup match on 31 July 2004. He said that the presence of Slovak and Czech players helped him to adjust to his raw team. [ 6 ] He played 113 times [ 7 ] and scored 5 goals for the club, winning the russian Premier League deed in the 2007 temper. [ 8 ] Valencia, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Newcastle United were all reported to be concerned in his services, [ 9 ] but he ended up signing for Liverpool in the January 2008 transfer window. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
liverpool [edit ]
2007–08 temper [edit ]
Škrtel playing for Liverpool in 2008 Škrtel joined Liverpool on 11 January 2008 on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a transfer tip of £6.5 million. [ 15 ] On completion of the cope, then Liverpool coach Rafael Benítez said of Škrtel :
“ He is aggressive, promptly, is good in the air and I think he ‘s a very thoroughly musician for the future and besides for the show. He is very competitive, but his mentality for me is very effective ” .
He made his league introduction against Aston Villa, wearing the count 37 for Liverpool. Benítez besides compared Škrtel to fabled Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] On 26 January 2008, Škrtel played in Liverpool ‘s FA Cup fourthly round tie against Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville, when he gave away a corner which put Liverpool 1–0 behind, and was besides involved in a goal mouth scramble which saw Liverpool go 2–1 down after having equalised, before Liverpool finally won 5–2. But he put in a solid display in the league crippled against Chelsea, making respective dependable clearances and interceptions, and was voted man of the pit by the Liverpool supporters on their official web site. Škrtel was again vote homo of the match for his operation in the 1–0 bowler hat winnings over Everton at Anfield on 30 March 2008, his first ever appearance in a Merseyside bowler hat. [ citation needed ]
2008–09 season [edit ]
Škrtel made a bright start to the 2008–09 season, starting in all but one Premier League match and displacing out of prefer Daniel Agger to the workbench. He put in a number of strong performances with defensive collaborator Jamie Carragher against many peak teams, notably Manchester United, Everton and Marseille in the UEFA Champions League. On 5 October 2008, Škrtel suffered a serious knee wound after falling awkwardly when challenging Ched Evans late in a game against Manchester City which Liverpool went on to win 3–2. It was late confirmed that he had torn the later cruciate ligament in his right knee but did not require surgery and was “ expected to be back before Christmas ”. [ 16 ] On 28 December 2008, Škrtel returned from injury as a late substitute in Liverpool ‘s 5–1 aside win at Newcastle. [ 17 ] He was a regular appetizer for Liverpool during the second half of the season, as the team finished second in the Premier League with 86 points. [ 18 ]
2009–10 season [edit ]
On 21 November 2009, Škrtel scored his foremost goal for Liverpool in a 2–2 disembowel with Manchester City. [ 19 ] On 26 February 2010, it was confirmed that he had broken his metatarsal in his right field foot while playing in the 3–1 UEFA Europa League victory over Unirea Urziceni the previous day. [ 20 ] On 18 August 2010, Škrtel signed a biennial compress extension with Liverpool, committing his future to the club until 2014. [ 21 ]
2010–11 season [edit ]
During the 2010–11 season, Škrtel played every minute of every Premier League match. [ 22 ] On 28 November, in a couple against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, Škrtel scored both his moment career goal for the baseball club and his inaugural Premier League own finish as Liverpool lost 2–1. On his 26th birthday, he captained Liverpool in the Europa League against Utrecht. [ citation needed ] In May 2011, Škrtel stated that he felt the 2010–11 temper had been his best for the club to date. [ 23 ]
2011–12 season [edit ]
Škrtel warming up for Liverpool in 2011 On 27 August 2011, Škrtel scored a head goal for Liverpool against Bolton Wanderers in his first league appearance of the season from an unfamiliar right-back place. [ 24 ] On 18 September, he was sent off in a 4–0 away frustration against Tottenham. [ 25 ] On 18 December, Škrtel scored Liverpool ‘s second base goal in a league match away to Aston Villa in a 2–0 acquire. His inaugural goal of 2012 came in a FA Cup fifth round necktie against Brighton & Hove Albion, opening the score within five minutes of kick-off with header from a recess complain. [ citation needed ] On 26 February 2012, Škrtel scored against Cardiff City in the 2012 Football League Cup Final. Liverpool won 3–2 on penalties after the equal had ended in a 2–2 disembowel, giving Škrtel his inaugural trophy as a Liverpool musician. [ citation needed ] At the midway point of the season, Liverpool had the best defensive record in the Premier League. [ 26 ] Liverpool left back José Enrique described Škrtel and Daniel Agger as “ the best defensive partnership in the Premier League ”. [ 27 ] On 10 April 2012, Škrtel captained Liverpool for the first time in the league, leading his golf club to a 3–2 gain over Blackburn Rovers and playing a major character in the first gear goal with a long pass to Craig Bellamy, who subsequently squared for Maxi Rodríguez to make the sexual conquest 1–0. On 5 May, he started for Liverpool in the 2–1 2012 FA Cup Final defeat to Chelsea. [ citation needed ] Škrtel was named the Liverpool Player of the Year in May 2012. [ 28 ]
2012–13 season [edit ]
On 20 August 2012, Škrtel announced that he would commit his future to Liverpool by signing a fresh shrink. [ 29 ] Škrtel ‘s season got off to a badly get down, giving away a penalty in a 3–0 loss to West Brom on 18 August 2012. A workweek subsequently, he scored the club ‘s beginning goal of the season in a 2–2 draw against Manchester City. Later in the match, his ill executed backpass to Pepe Reina was intercepted by Carlos Tevez to equalise for Manchester City. [ 30 ]
In January 2013, Škrtel was dropped from the Liverpool team after a poor performance in an FA Cup defeat to Oldham Athletic. [ 31 ] After starting lone four Premier League matches in the second half of the season, [ 32 ] Škrtel called 2012–13 “ one of the worst seasons in my career and surely the worst during my clock at Liverpool ”. [ 33 ]
2013–14 temper [edit ]
Škrtel training with Liverpool in 2013 In August 2013, it was reported that Liverpool had rejected a £10 million put up for Škrtel from Rafael Benítez ‘s Napoli. [ 34 ] After missing the first two matches of the season, Škrtel helped Liverpool keep a clean sheet in 1–0 home succeed against Manchester United on 1 September. [ 35 ] On 9 November, he scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 succeed against Fulham. [ 36 ] On 29 December, he gave Liverpool a third-minute lead against Chelsea in a 2–1 loss at Stamford Bridge. [ 37 ] On 8 February 2014, Škrtel scored doubly in the first ten minutes against Arsenal, to help Liverpool to a 5–1 win. [ 38 ] On 22 March, he scored another brace in a 6–3 win over Cardiff City. On 13 April, he scored Liverpool ‘s second goal in a crucial 3–2 win over Manchester City at Anfield to reach seven goals in the 2013–14 Premier League season. [ citation needed ] On 11 May, he scored a record fourthly own-goal of the Premier League season in a 2–1 winnings against Newcastle United. [ 39 ] Despite those four own goals, Škrtel scored some decisive goals for Liverpool in some matches. Since his return against Manchester United in the third game of the season, he played every minute for Liverpool in the Premier League. [ citation needed ]
2014–15 season [edit ]
On 4 November Škrtel captained Liverpool in a Champions League couple against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as captain Steven Gerrard and his vice-captain Jordan Henderson were both on the judiciary ; Liverpool lost 0–1. [ 40 ] After a poor beginning to the season, director Brendan Rodgers switched to a three-man defensive line in October, with Škrtel playing a crucial separate. His pace, athleticism and ball-playing abilities were key in this formation. [ 41 ] On 21 December, in a league game at Anfield against Arsenal, Škrtel received a head wound from an accidental collision with Olivier Giroud ; the discussion added nine minutes onto the end of the match, in which Škrtel headed a 97th-minute equalizer for a full of life 2–2 draw. [ 42 ] In a League Cup semi-final frustration to Chelsea on 27 January 2015, Škrtel was stamped on by Chelsea forward Diego Costa. Referee Michael Oliver did not penalise the incident, but Costa was retrospectively banned for three matches by The Football Association ( FA ). [ 43 ] On 8 March 2015 in a sixth round FA Cup match against Blackburn Rovers, Škrtel was substituted and then taken to hospital after a collision with Rudy Gestede. [ 44 ] Later that calendar month, Škrtel was given a three-match ban for fierce conduct by the FA for a pigeonhole on Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea. He unsuccessfully appealed, claiming it to be unintentional. [ 45 ]
2015–16 season [edit ]
On 10 July 2015, Škrtel signed a new contract with Liverpool. [ 46 ] On 23 September 2015, he played his three-hundredth match for Liverpool in a League Cup penalty gunfight win over Carlisle United. [ 47 ] Škrtel scored his first base goal of the season on 21 November 2015, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–1 acquire away at Manchester City [ 48 ] with a thunderous volley from the edge of the box off of a corner. The goal came precisely six years after Škrtel had scored his foremost goal for Liverpool against the same opponents. [ 49 ] On 6 December 2015, Škrtel joined his former defense partner Jamie Carragher in second military position on the All Time Premier League Own Goals number by scoring his seventh in a equal against Newcastle. [ 50 ] On 20 December, Škrtel suffered a tear in his hamstring and tendon which kept him on the sideline for six weeks. [ 51 ]
Fenerbahçe [edit ]
Škrtel train with Fenerbahçe in 2017 On 14 July 2016, Škrtel signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe for a report fee of £5 million. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] In his first season with Fenerbahçe, Škrtel played 31 games in the league, scoring 2 goals. At the end of the season, it was rumoured that Škrtel might return to English football and Stoke City, Swansea City, a well as Newcastle United, who were returning to Premier League and were at the clock coached by Rafael Benítez, who signed Škrtel from Zenit in 2008, were all mentioned as clubs hoping to sign Škrtel, although his coach Karol Csontó dismissed the transmit rumours saying that “ even if it was Chelsea, he ( Škrtel ) will surely not return to England ”, adding that Škrtel was felicitous with his stay at Fenerbahçe. [ 54 ] During fall 2018 and spring of 2019, Škrtel was linked to transfers to Barcelona, that he allegedly turned down on the footing of his potential status in the police squad, a well as a lucrative extend of Al-Ahli Jeddah. rather it was stated that he may join his home team teammate Juraj Kucka, prior to Škrtel ‘s international retirement in February 2019, [ 55 ] in Parma. [ 56 ]
Atalanta [edit ]
On 9 August 2019, Škrtel joined Serie A club Atalanta. [ 57 ] His narrow was terminated three weeks former by reciprocal accept. He was not able to adapt with fresh environment, conditions and training methods. In an interview a week later, Škrtel said that a actor like him just did not fit the Atalanta system. [ 58 ] On 17 September 2019, Atalanta president Antonio Percassi stated in an interview that Škrtel ‘s wife, Barbora, could be one of the reasons of his passing. Percassi said that she did not very want to move to Bergamo. [ 59 ]
İstanbul Başakşehir [edit ]
On 2 September 2019, he returned to Turkey signing with İstanbul Başakşehir. [ 60 ] He made 20 appearances and scored three goals in the 2019–20 Süper Lig winning campaign, which was the foremost top flight title in the club ‘s history. He reached an agreement to leave Başakşehir in January 2021, with less than six months remaining in his shrink, after suffering an Achilles tendon rupture in the former calendar month. [ 61 ]
Spartak Trnava [edit ]
In August 2021, Skrtel returned to Slovakia after 17 years to play for Spartak Trnava. [ 62 ]
International career [edit ]
Škrtel educate with Slovakia in 2010 Škrtel played international football for Slovakia youth teams, [ 5 ] before making his debut in the senior police squad in 2004. He was selected in Slovakia ‘s police squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the area ‘s first as an mugwump nation. He played a all-important depart in the team ‘s 3–2 acquire over reigning champions Italy as he played in every meet of their World Cup campaign, which saw Slovakia reach the round-of-16, where they lost to the eventual runner-up, the Netherlands. Škrtel captained Slovakia through UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying which saw the Slovaks defeat defending champions Spain en route to qualifying for the final tournament in France, where they achieved the Round of 16, beating Russia and tying with England. [ citation needed ] Škrtel is the one-third most frequently capped player in the history of Slovakia and on 13 October 2018 he collected his hundredth cap in the national team, becoming the third base actor in Slovak history to do then, in a bowler hat match against Czech Republic in Trnava, in the same peer, when Marek Hamšík became the most cap musician in slovakian history. [ citation needed ] On 22 February 2019, Škrtel announced his retirement from external football at the senesce of 34, along with another national team defender Tomáš Hubočan and forward Adam Nemec. [ 63 ] The three shared a farewell game on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against Paraguay, which coincided with a national team return to Tehelné perch, after 10 years. Škrtel played in the starting XI as a captain and was substituted by Denis Vavro after some 30 minutes. Vavro is known for naming Škrtel as one of his footballing idols. [ 64 ] Slovakia tied the game 1–1. [ 65 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 5 December 2021
International [edit ]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Slovakia
2004
2
0
2005
6
0
2006
7
1
2007
7
3
2008
6
1
2009
9
0
2010
10
0
2011
5
0
2012
6
0
2013
7
0
2014
5
0
2015
7
0
2016
11
1
2017
7
0
2018
8
0
2019
1
0
Total
104
6
- Slovakia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Škrtel goal[66]
Honours [edit ]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Liverpool
İstanbul Başakşehir
Slovakia
Individual
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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