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Slovakia

UEFA. Played 374 since 27 Aug 1939: won 153, drawn 87, lost 134. Elo 1737, ranked 55 in the world; peak 1813 in 2017.

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Squad

The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C matches against Moldova (twice), Kazakhstan and Faroe Islands on 26, 29 September, 2 and 6 October 2026; respectively.

Players
30
Average age
27.2
Caps between them
851
Most from one club
Slovan Bratislava (3)

Where they play

5 at home · 25 abroad in 12 other countries

  • Slovakia 5
  • England 5
  • Italy 4
  • Czech Republic 3
  • Germany 3
  • Saudi Arabia 2
  • Spain 2
  • Cyprus 1
  • France 1
  • Hungary 1
  • Norway 1
  • Poland 1
  • Turkey 1

Average club rating 1623 (ClubElo; 26 of 30 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Atlético Madrid, ranked 9 by ClubElo.

No.PlayerAgeCapsGoals
Goalkeepers
1Martin DúbravkaTottenham Hotspur(England)37600
12Dominik TakáčSlovan Bratislava2710
23Dominik GreifLyon(France)2960
Jakub SurovčíkSparta Prague(Czech Republic)2410
Defenders
2Ivan MesíkCharlton Athletic(England)2530
3Denis VavroViktoria Plzeň(Czech Republic)30342
4Martin ValjentMallorca(Spain)30181
5Ľubomír ŠatkaOmonia(Cyprus)30411
14Milan ŠkriniarFenerbahçe(Turkey)31883
16Dávid HanckoAtlético Madrid(Spain)28607
Adam ObertCagliari(Italy)24221
Hugo PavekTrenčín2120
Midfielders
6Peter PokornýSlovan Bratislava2510
8Ondrej DudaAl-Ettifaq(Saudi Arabia)319517
10Tomáš SuslovHellas Verona(Italy)24454
19Tomáš RigoStoke City(England)24132
22Stanislav LobotkaNapoli(Italy)31744
Matúš BeroFerencvárosi(Hungary)31501
Mário Sauer1. FC Kaiserslautern(Germany)2230
Forwards
7Leo SauerVfB Stuttgart(Germany)20120
9Róbert BoženíkStoke City(England)26578
11Tomáš BobčekFrosinone(Italy)2521
13Adrián KaprálikHolstein Kiel(Germany)2440
15David StrelecMiddlesbrough(England)254010
17Lukáš HaraslínAl Fateh(Saudi Arabia)30539
18Ivan SchranzSlavia Prague(Czech Republic)33367
20Dávid ĎurišRosenborg(Norway)27262
21Erik PrekopGórnik Zabrze(Poland)2920
Michal FaškoŽilina3220
Nino MarcelliSlovan Bratislava2100

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Slovakia national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 26 September 2026; page last edited 25 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Nations League chances: Group C3

TeamPromotedPlay-off B/CStays in CPts
Slovakia>99%<1%–14.6
Faroe Islands<1%62%37%6.4
Moldova–26%74%5.9
Kazakhstan–11%89%4.3

The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.

Tournament history

World Cup: 1 appearance

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

140016001800193919832026Peak 1790 (2016)
Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Slovakia v Croatia: played 14, won 1, drawn 3, lost 10; goals 16–38. First met 28 Sep 1941, last 11 Oct 2021.

Record by competition

Slovakia by competition
Friendly147514452
FIFA World Cup qualification81391923
UEFA Euro qualification80401327
UEFA Nations League2811512
UEFA Euro11326
Cyprus International Tournament10415
Kirin Cup5113
FIFA World Cup4112
Merdeka Tournament3102
United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament3102
King's Cup2110

Top scorers

  1. Marek Hamšík 19
  2. Róbert Vittek 14
  3. Szilárd Németh 13
  4. Ondrej Duda 11
  5. Róbert Mak 10
  6. Miroslav Karhan 9
  7. Marek Mintál 9
  8. Stanislav Šesták 9
  9. Juraj Kucka 9
  10. Peter Dubovský 8

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.