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Dominik Holec

Dominik Holec

Czech-Slovak footballer

Dominik Holec (born 28 July 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Karviná as a goalkeeper.[1]

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Club career

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce

Holec made his Fortuna Liga debut for ViOn Zlaté Moravce in an away loss on 26 February 2017 in a match against his mother club Žilina. Holec conceded four goals in a 4-1 defeat, being beaten by Miroslav Káčer, future international Samuel Mráz, season's top scorer Filip Hlohovský and Lukáš Jánošík.[2]

MŠK Žilina

Holec was released from Žilina, as the club had entered liquidation, due to a coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Sparta Prague

On 28 May 2020, it was announced that commencing the following season, Holec would become the goalkeeper of Czech club Sparta Prague.[4] It was also revealed, that Sparta had previously been interested in Holec, prior to his release from Žilina, and he had signed for the Czech side despite interest from unnamed Belgian and Spanish teams. Holec had cited the approach of club official Tomáš Rosický as a strong factor in the decision to join the club.[5]

Karviná

On 28 August 2023, Holec signed a contract with Karviná.[6]

International career

Holec enjoyed his first inclusion in the wider squad of Slovak senior national team in November 2019, when he was listed as an alternate by Pavel Hapal for two qualifying UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures against Croatia and Azerbaijan.[7] Holec actually went on to join the squad, hence being called-up from the alternate position, as Dominik Greif could not be involved fully in preparations ahead of the Azerbaijan fixture. Holec therefore enjoyed his first call-up, but did not manage to make an appearance.[8] Holec was also additionally called up in September 2021, when Dušan Kuciak tested positive for COVID-19,[9] but again failed to make an appearance.

In March 2022, Holec was nominated for two friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland.[10] He did not make an appearance on 25 March 2022 in Oslo fixture against Norway, which concluded in a 2-0 defeat, following strikes by Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard.[11] Days late, Holec appeared in the starting line-up in the subsequent match, debuting on 29 March 2022, in a neutral field international friendly against Finland. Following an agreement with goalkeeper's coach Miroslav Seman, Holec and a fellow debutant, František Plach were to both feature for one half of the game. During the first half, Holec faced two shots from the opposing team.[12] The match concluded in a 2-0 victory, after a first-half strike by Ondrej Duda and a second-half securing goal by Erik Jirka.[13] Following the match, Holec and Plach both praised the defensive line commanded by Milan Škriniar, expressed pride over representing their nation and claimed that lack of spectators was the only regret related to their debut. [14]

Personal life

Holec is a Slovak although he was born in present-day Czech Republic, in České Budějovice, to father Peter, who played in local Dynamo at the time, and an ethnic Czech mother. He also has a brother. During his spell in Lech Poznań, he described his family as a Czecho-Slovak mix.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 June 2020
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Honours

Raków Częstochowa

Individual

References

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    "Brankář Sparty se vrací do Polska, bude chytat za mistra". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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    MŠK Žilina - FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 26.02.2017, futbalnet.sk
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    "MŠK Žilina, a.s. v likvidácii od 1. apríla 2020". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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    "Spartu posiluje Dominik Holec". sparta.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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    "Holec bude od sezóny 2020/2021 brankárom Sparty Praha". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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    "Bývalý sparťan do Karviné. Brankář se do ligy vrací po konci v Polsku". Blesk (in Czech). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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    "VIDEO: Pavel Hapal nominoval na finále kvalifikácie, stavil na osvedčenú zostavu". Šport.sk (in Slovak). SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia as. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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    "Hapal po príchode z Chorvátska povolal do reprezentácie nového hráča". ProFutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2019-11-17.[permanent dead link]
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    "Tarkovič povolal náhradníka za Kuciaka, je ním brankár Sparty". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
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    "Tarkovič vynechal tradičné opory. Do reprezentácie nominoval dvoch nováčikov". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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    "Nórsko - Slovensko | Prípravné zápasy 2022, Rok". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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    "Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia vyhráva nad". Denník N (in Slovak). 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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    "Slovenskí futbalisti si napravili chuť. Fínov zdolali o dva góly". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  14. [14]
    Cas.sk (2022-03-31). "Brankári Dominik Holec a František Plach po debute v reprezentácii: Za Škriniarom sa nám to chytá!". Nový Čas (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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    ""Moja aklimatyzacja była błyskawiczna"". lechpoznan.pl (in Polish). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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    "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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    "Za spoľahlivé výkony pozvánka aj trofej". Fortuna liga.
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