Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for

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of the

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and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Žilina

Vavro made his debut for

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against

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on 20 April 2013.

Copenhagen

On 26 August 2017, Denis Vavro signed a five-year contract with

champions

Lazio

On 4 July 2019, Vavro moved to

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team

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for a reported transfer fee of €10 million.

Loan to Huesca

On 1 February 2021, Vavro moved to

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club

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, on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Return to Copenhagen

On 24 January 2022, he returned to

on loan with an option to buy. On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Copenhagen had triggered the option clause and Vavro re-signed with the Danish team on a 4-year deal. His spell at

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was described as unimpressive and Vavro appreciated the return to Denmark as a return home. Days before he confirmed his stay at

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, a video surfaced on social media in which Vavro was asked if he hated Lazio, to which he quickly responded positively. He soon apologised on social media, stating that the club was "big and historic" and even "too big for a player like me".

International career

Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in

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, UAE, in January 2017, against

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and

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. He capped his debut against

, playing the entire match. In 57th minute, Vavro scored his first goal, by shooting from outside of the penalty box after a deflected corner. Slovakia went on to lose the game 1–3. He also played an entire match against Sweden (0–6 loss) on 12 January.

Career statistics

Club

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vavro goal.''

Honours

MŠK Žilina *

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: 2016–17 Copenhagen *

: 2018–19 * The Atlantic Cup: runner-up

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Individual * Peter Dubovský Award: 2017

References

External links

MŠK Žilina profile

Corgoň Liga profile
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Eurofotbal profile
* * 1996 births Living people People from Partizánske Slovak footballers Association football defenders Slovakia international footballers Slovakia under-21 international footballers Slovakia youth international footballers MŠK Žilina players F.C. Copenhagen players S.S. Lazio players SD Huesca footballers Slovak Super Liga players Danish Superliga players Serie A players La Liga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Slovak expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub