Mikuláš Bakaľa

Mikuláš Bakaľa (born 4 January 2001) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Železiarne Podbrezová as a defensive midfielder.

Mikuláš Bakaľa

Personal information
Full name	Mikuláš Bakaľa
Date of birth	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23)^[1]
Place of birth	Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Železiarne Podbrezová
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2015	Námestovo
2015–2018	Železiarne Podbrezová
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Železiarne Podbrezová	111	(5)
International career^‡
2022–	Slovakia U21	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022

Club career

FK Železiarne Podbrezová

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

International career

Bakaľa was first recognised in 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 (2022-11-08). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-13.
4. SFZ (2022-11-29). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-06.

External links

• FK Železiarne Podbrezová official club profile (in Slovak)
• Mikuláš Bakaľa at Soccerway
• Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
• Mikuláš Bakaľa at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)