Adam Obert (born 23 August 2002) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Slovakian football team.

Club career

Youth clubs

Obert is a youth product of the youth academies of

Zbrojovka Brno Pre-war Československá zbrojovka, akc.spol. (or a.s.) (Czechoslovak Armory)and post-war Zbrojovka Brno, n.p.(Brno Armory) was a maker of small arms, light artillery, and motor vehicles in Brno, Czechoslovakia. It also made other products and ...

and

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. In March 2022, he commented on his switch from Genoa to Cagliari, critically highlighting the philosophy of integration of youth players at Sampdoria, stating he did not wish to get lost in

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and instead sought challenges with top division senior football. He joined the academy of

in the summer of 2021.

Cagliari

Obert made his professional debut for

as a late substitute in a 3–0

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loss to

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on 24 October 2021. It was his first nomination for a senior team match. Following his arrival at Cagliari and first experiences with the first team, Obert spoke highly of his training experience with and advice from

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, expressing regret of his departure from

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-based club. By February 2022, Cagliari had offered Obert a 4.5 year contract extension through to summer 2026 with a 1-year option to extend.

International career

Youth teams

Obert was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 16 March 2022 by

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as an alternate ahead of two international friendly fixtures against

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and

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. During the March international fixtures, Obert ended up representing the Slovak U21 side under Jaroslav Kentoš in 2023 Under-21 European Championship qualifiers against

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and

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Senior national team

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first recognised Obert for duties in the squad of Slovak senior national team in November 2022 nomination as a direct call-up for two

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fixtures against

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and

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's retirement game against

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. On 17 November 2022, during a fixture versus

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, Obert was only listed as a substitute and remained benched for the entirety of the 2–2 draw. However, three days later on 20 November at

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against

, Obert made his senior international debut. He came on in the 80th minute of the match, with the score at 0–0, to replace Vernon De Marco as the

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. Thus he became the last international to debut under the captainship of

who was taken off the pitch less than ten minutes later in his final international walk off the pitch. During Obert's tenure on the pitch the scored did not change, remaining at 0–0. Calzona continued to nominate Obert into March 2023, when he called him up ahead of two home UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers versus

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and

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marking Obert's first competitive national team recognition.

Personal life

His grandfather

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was a former

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and Slovan Bratislava player. During his tenure in

and

, Obert became fluent in

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References

External links

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Lega Serie A Profile

Futbalnet profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obert, Adam 2002 births Living people Men's association football defenders Footballers from Bratislava Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Cagliari Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy