Marek Rodák
Marek Rodák (born 13 December 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marek Rodák[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Košice, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | MFK Košice | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Fulham | 33 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Farnborough (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Welling United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2017 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 45 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Slovakia U19 | 8 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 14 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:48, 19 January 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Rodák joined Accrington Stanley on loan from Fulham until the end of the 2016–17 season in January 2017[2] and made his English Football League debut on 14 January 2017 against Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road.[3]
Rodák made his Fulham debut in a League Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2017.[4] Later that month Rodak joined Rotherham United on loan for the rest of the season[5] and made his debut in a 3-2 win at home to Bury.[6] He then re-joined the club for a further season-long loan on 25 July 2018.[7]. Returning to his home team Fulham for the 2019-20 season he was awarded with the position of First Team goalkeeper. He made 38 appearances that season as he helped them achieve promotion via the Play-offs.
International career
Rodak was called up to the Slovakia senior team in June 2018 but didn't make an appearance.[8]
In September 2018, Rodak scored a 94th minute winner for Slovakia U21s in a crucial 2019 European Under-21 Championship qualifying game against Iceland U21s.[9] This wasn't his first goal scored at under-21 level, having previously scored for Fulham against Aston Villa in the U21s Premier League in 2014.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 August 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 2017–18[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019–20[12] | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Farnborough (loan) | 2014–15[13] | Conference South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2016–17[14] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Rotherham United (loan) | 2017–18[11] | League One | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2018–19[15] | Championship | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Total | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
Career total | 155 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 169 | 0 |
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in 2017–18 EFL League One play-offs
Honours
Rotherham United
Fulham
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Marek Rodak: Accrington Stanley sign Fulham goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Cheltenham Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Wycombe 0-2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- Marek Rodak: Rotherham sign Fulham goalkeeper on season-long loan deal ... https://www.bbc.co.uk › football
- Rotherham United 3-2 Bury - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41132951
- "READ | Millers confirm Rodak return". Rotherham United Official Site. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2018/september/13/rodak-interview
- https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fulham-goalkeeper-marek-rodak-scores-lastminute-winner-on-international-duty-a3934096.html
- http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2014/february/13/aston-villa-u21s-video
- "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- Marek Rodák at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2020.