Róbert Pich

Róbert Pich (born 12 November 1988) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Śląsk Wrocław in Polish Ekstraklasa.

Róbert Pich
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988
Place of birth Svidník, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 7
Youth career
Tesla Stropkov
2007–2008 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 ŽP Šport Podbrezová 12 (7)
2009–2010 Dukla Banská Bystrica 47 (10)
2011–2013 Žilina 90 (29)
2014–2015 Śląsk Wrocław 57 (14)
2015–2016 Kaiserslautern 7 (0)
2016 → Śląsk Wrocław (loan) 16 (0)
2017– Śląsk Wrocław 111 (26)
National team
2010 Slovakia U21 1 (0)
2016– Slovakia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2020

Club career

MŠK Žilina

In December 2010, he has signed three-and-a-half-year contract for Žilina to join them on 1 February 2011.[1] Pich became a key player for Žilina and his great performances for the club were praised by the football experts. Pich helped Žilina win both the Slovak Super Liga and the Slovak Cup in 2012. His impressive and influential performances on the wing for Žilina attracted the interest from foreign clubs.

Śląsk Wrocław

In the summer of 2014, Polish club Śląsk Wrocław decided to buy Pich, after being very impressed with his performances for MŠK Žilina. Pich's great displays would continue at his new club Śląsk Wrocław. He became an influential player for Śląsk Wrocław and his impressive performances inspired Śląsk Wrocław to finish the season in 4th place in the Polish top division, the Ekstraklasa. Śląsk Wrocław finished ahead of Polish giants Wisla Kraków in the league and Pich was a major reason why they achieved this success.

FC Kaiserslautern

Pich's top class performances in the Polish League didn't go unnoticed by Europe's big clubs. At the start of the 2015 season, German giants Kaiserslautern decided to buy him, so that he could help them get promoted from the Bundesliga second division. However, Pich found the competition for places tough at Kaiserslautern. After a few months, he was loaned back to Śląsk Wrocław where he played well again. Pich's loan ended in the summer in 2016 and he returned to Kaiserslautern. He managed to finally get more regular appearances for Kaiserslautern at the start of the 2016 season. His good performances also earned him a call up to the Slovakian national team.

Career statistics
As of match played on 7 April 2018[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dukla2009–10Slovak Superliga 29340—333
2010–11 18700—20207
Total 47104000205310
Žilina2010–11Slovak Superliga 10130—131
2011–12Slovak First Football League 291060—203710
2012–13 331163—204115
2013–14 18731—632711
Total 90291840010311836
Śląsk Wrocław2013–14Ekstraklasa 13000—130
2014–15 371040—4110
2015–16 7400—41115
Total 57144000416515
Kaiserslautern2015–162. Bundesliga 4000—40
2016–17 3000—30
Total 7000000070
Śląsk Wrocław (loan)2015–16Ekstraklasa 16000—160
Śląsk Wrocław2016–17Ekstraklasa 17700—177
2017–18 28400—284
Total 45110000004511
Career totals 262642640016430472

International career

Pich was called up to the senior Slovakia squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against England in September 2016.[3]

Honours

References
  1. "Do tímu úradujúceho majstra mieri Róbert Pich" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina official website. 2010-12-21. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  2. Róbert Pich at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "Slovakia 0-1 England". BBC Sport. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.


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