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Martin Dúbravka
Slovak footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martin Dúbravka (born 15 January 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Slovakia national team.
![]() Dúbravka with Newcastle United in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Dúbravka[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Žilina | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | Žilina | 97 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Esbjerg | 66 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Slovan Liberec | 28 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Sparta Prague | 11 | (0) |
2018 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2018– | Newcastle United | 140 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Manchester United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Slovakia U21 | 10 | (0) |
2014– | Slovakia | 47 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
After playing in the top flights of Slovak, Danish and Czech football, Dúbravka joined English club Newcastle United in January 2018, initially on loan. He won the club's Player of the Year award in the 2019–20 season. He spent part of the 2022–23 season on loan at Manchester United, playing twice in their EFL Cup-winning campaign.
Dúbravka represented Slovakia at under-21 level, before making his senior international debut in May 2014. He started all of Slovakia's matches at both UEFA Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.