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Slovak footballer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ivan Mesík (born 1 June 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.
.jpg) Mesík in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
| 2016–2019 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019−2020 | Spartak Trnava | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Nordsjælland | 38 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Stabæk (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Odd (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Odd 2 (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Pescara | 44 | (0) |
| 2024– | Heracles Almelo | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Slovakia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovakia U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Slovakia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Slovakia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Slovakia U21 | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mesík made his Fortuna Liga debut for Spartak against Nitra on 18 May 2019 playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 away win that was sealed by a goal by David Depetris.[1] This was Mesík's only appearance in the season.
In the 2019–20 season, Mesík became a regular in the red-black jersey playing in 16 of 18 league rounds. He scored his first league goal against Nitra, in the third round, on 4 August 2019, in a 2–0 home win, after a corner by Marko Tešija.[2] He also scored a goal against a third league side Jednota Bánová in the cup, in a narrow 3–2 win.[3] He also made appearances in the pre-season Czechoslovak Supercup, against Slavia Prague, as a late replacement for Jozef Menich,[4] as well as unsuccessful Europa League qualifying campaign, against both Radnik Bijeljina and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5] Overall, by January, Mesík had collected 23 competitive starts and 2 goals for Spartak.
On 28 January 2020, it was announced that Mesík was leaving Spartak Trnava, aged 19 years old. He had signed a five-year deal with Nordsjælland, playing in the Superliga. The club was battling for promotion for the season's championship group at the time of his arrival. He became a second Slovak to feature for the club with Stanislav Lobotka playing there few years before.[6]
On 31 August 2021, Mesík was loaned out to Norwegian club Stabæk Fotball for the rest of 2021.[7]
On 5 January 2023, Mesík signed for Serie C club Pescara on a permanent transfer.[8]
On 5 June 2024, Mesík joined Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a four-year contract.[9]
On 7 June 2022, Mesík was called up to the Slovak senior team for the first time as an alternate following an injury of newly appointed national team captain Milan Škriniar. Mesík was to be available for two away UEFA Nations League fixtures against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on 10 and 13 June 2022.[10] In the initial nomination by Štefan Tarkovič, who was fired from managerial duties on the same day following a home defeat to Kazakhstan on 6 June,[11] Mesík was not even listed as an alternate,[12] and therefore appeared with the Slovakia U21 team in a nomination by Jaroslav Kentoš.[13]
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