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Jakub Sylvestr
Personal information
Date of birth	2 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Komárno
Number	23
Youth career
1997–2004	Jupie Podlavice
2004–2005	Dukla Banská Bystrica
2005–2007	Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Slovan Bratislava
2009	→ Petržalka (loan)
2010–2012	Dinamo Zagreb
2012–2014	Erzgebirge Aue
2014–2017	1. FC Nürnberg
2016	→ SC Paderborn (loan)
2017–2018	Aalborg
2018–2019	Beitar Jerusalem
2019	Bnei Yehuda
2019–2020	Ashdod
2020	Hapoel Haifa
2020–2021	Chennaiyin
2021–2022	Žalgiris Vilnius
2023	Resovia
2023	Sektzia Ness Ziona
2024-	Komárno
International career
2006–2008	Slovakia U19
2008–2010	Slovakia U21
2010–2014	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Jakub Sylvestr (born 2 February 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward. He made six appearances for the Slovakia national team.

Career

Sylvestr scored his first hat-trick in a match against Tatran Prešov on 4 April 2009.^[1]

On 19 February 2017, Sylvestr scored in his league debut for Danish Superliga club AaB. In his second match he scored a hattrick, and was voted Player of the Month in the league. In December 2017, he left the club.^[2]

On 20 October 2020, Sylvestr joined Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on a one-year deal.^[3] He appeared with the club in 19 league matches and scored twice as Chennaiyin finished on eighth position.^[4]

On 9 January 2023, Sylvestr joined Polish second division side Resovia.^[5]

Honours

Individual

2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14
Danish Superliga Player of the Month: February 2017

References

^ "Sylvestrov gólový koncert zničil Prešov" (in Slovak). profutbal. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
^ "AaB siger farvel til reservekeeper" [AaB says goodbye to reserve goalkeeper]. Bold.dk (in Danish). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ "Slovakian forward Jakub Sylvestr signs for Chennaiyin FC". Official Chennaiyin FC Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ Player profile: Jakub Sylvestr indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Jakub Sylvestr nowym zawodnikiem Resovii" (in Polish). Resovia. 9 January 2023.

External links

Jakub Sylvestr at National-Football-Teams.com
Jakub Sylvestr at Soccerway

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[1] "Sylvestrov gólový koncert zničil Prešov" (in Slovak). profutbal. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.

[2] "AaB siger farvel til reservekeeper" [AaB says goodbye to reserve goalkeeper]. Bold.dk (in Danish). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[3] "Slovakian forward Jakub Sylvestr signs for Chennaiyin FC". Official Chennaiyin FC Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[4] Player profile: Jakub Sylvestr indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[5] "Jakub Sylvestr nowym zawodnikiem Resovii" (in Polish). Resovia. 9 January 2023.

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