Adam Zreľák

Adam Zreľák

Zrelak with Warta Poznań in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Adam Zreľák
Date of birth	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	GKS Katowice
Youth career
	Odeva Lipany
2009–2013	Ružomberok
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Ružomberok	61	(15)
2015–2016	Slovan Bratislava	41	(10)
2016–2017	Jablonec	5	(2)
2017–2021	Nürnberg	45	(4)
2021–2024	Warta Poznań	82	(21)
2024–	GKS Katowice	0	(0)
International career^‡
2012–2013	Slovakia U19	3	(1)
2013–2017	Slovakia U21	25	(14)
2013–	Slovakia	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Adam Zreľák (born 5 May 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club GKS Katowice and the Slovakia national team.

Career

MFK Ružomberok

Zreľák made his senior Corgoň liga debut for Ružomberok on 3 March 2013 against Senica.^{[citation needed]} In January 2014, he was on a trial with Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow.^[1]

1. FC Nürnberg

Zreľák playing for Nürnberg in 2019

In July 2017, it was announced that Zreľák had signed a contract with 2. Bundesliga club Nürnberg.^{[citation needed]} In late February 2019, he tore his cruciate ligament during training and missed the rest of the 2018–19 Bundesliga.^{[citation needed]} In February 2021, Zreľák requested his release from Nürnberg due to low playing time and upcoming contract expiration.^[2]

Warta Poznań

On 11 February 2021, Zreľák signed a half-season contract with an option for a two-year extension with Polish Ekstraklasa club Warta Poznań.^[3]

GKS Katowice

Zreľák terminated his contract with Warta on 25 June 2024 and joined Ekstraklasa returnees GKS Katowice on a two-year contract later that day.^[4]

International career

On 19 November 2013, Zreľák made his senior international debut for Slovakia against Gibraltar.^[5] He scored his first international goal for Slovakia in a 3–1 friendly victory over Georgia on 27 May 2016.^[6] During his third international appearance for Slovakia,^[when?] Zreľák scored his second goal in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B match against Ukraine.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 28 May 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ružomberok	2012–13	Slovak Super Liga	11	1	0	0	—		0	0	11	1
	2013–14	Slovak Super Liga	32	8	5	0	—		0	0	37	8
	2014–15	Slovak Super Liga	18	6	0	0	—		0	0	18	6
	Total		61	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	66	15
Slovan Bratislava	2014–15	Slovak Super Liga	13	4	2	0	—		0	0	15	4
	2015–16	Slovak Super Liga	26	6	5	3	—		5	2	36	11
	2016–17	Slovak Super Liga	2	0	0	0	—		3	0	5	0
	Total		41	10	7	3	0	0	8	2	56	15
Jablonec	2016–17	Czech First League	5	2	0	0	—		0	0	5	2
Nürnberg	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		0	0	13	1
	2018–19	Bundesliga	14	2	3	1	—		0	0	17	3
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		2	0	15	1
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		45	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	50	5
Warta Poznań	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	29	9	1	0	—		—		30	9
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	31	8	1	0	—		—		32	8
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	14	4	0	0	—		—		14	4
	Total		82	21	2	0	—		—		84	21
GKS Katowice	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			234	52	17	4	0	0	10	2	261	58

International goals

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.^[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 2016	ASKÖ Stadion, Wels, Austria	Georgia	3–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	16 November 2018	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia	Ukraine	2–1	4–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
3.	25 September 2022	TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia	Belarus	1–1	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

References

1. "Adam Zreľák odchádza na skúšku do CSKA Moskva". MFK Ružomberok (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. "Adam Zrelak wechselt nach Polen". FC Nürnberg (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. "Adam Zrelak piłkarzem Warty Poznań". Warta Poznań (in Polish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. "Adam Zrel'ák w GKS-ie Katowice" (in Polish). GKS Katowice. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
5. "Gibraltar draws 0-0 with Slovakia in UEFA debut". The New Zealand Herald. 19 November 2013.
6. "Zreľák: Spoluhráči ma za prvý gól v najcennejšom drese skasírujú" [Zreľák: My teammates are going to cash me for the first goal in the most valuable jersey]. Pravda (in Slovak). 28 May 2016.
7. Spál, Pavol. "Zreľák krvácal, točila sa mu hlava a dal svoj najkrajší gól". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
8. Adam Zreľák at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
9. "Adam Zreľák". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

External links

• Adam Zreľák at Soccerway
• MFK Ružomberok profile
• Corgoň Liga profile