Mikuláš Bakaľa

Mikuláš Bakaľa
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001[1]
Place of birth Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Polonia Bytom
Youth career
–2015 Námestovo
2015–2018 Železiarne Podbrezová
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Železiarne Podbrezová 117 (5)
2024–2025 Den Bosch 34 (2)
2025– Polonia Bytom 0 (0)
International career
2022 Slovakia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025

Mikuláš Bakaľa (born 4 January 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Polish I liga club Polonia Bytom.

Club career

Železiarne Podbrezová

Bakaľa made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against Slovan Bratislava on 16 July 2022.[2]

International career

Bakaľa was first recognised with a Slovak senior national team nomination in November 2022 by Francesco Calzona, being listed as an alternate for two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement match against Chile.[3] He remained in the position of an alternate for prospective national team players' training camp in early December.[4]

References

  1. ^ Mikuláš Bakaľa 16.07.2022, youngtalents.sk
  2. ^ FK ŽELEZIARNE PODBREZOVÁ - ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA FUTBAL 16.07.2022, sportnet.sme.sk
  3. ^ Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 December 2022.