Jakub Paur (born 4 July 1992) is a Slovak professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for
Niké liga club
Spartak Trnava.
Club career
He grew up in
Višňové, near
Žilina. He is a product of the
MŠK Žilina's academy. He spent his first senior years on a season-long loan at
ViOn Zlaté Moravce. Back at Žilina, on 25 July 2013, he scored twice against Slovenian club
Olimpija Ljubljana that sealed his side's promotion to the third qualifying round of the
2013–14 UEFA Europa League
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The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was played between Sevil ...
.
International career
Paur was first called up to the senior national team for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in
Abu Dhabi
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...
, UAE, in January 2017, against
Uganda (1–3 loss) and
Sweden
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(0–6 loss). Paur did not appear against Uganda, and although it was expected that coach
Ján Kozák would field him against Sweden, it was announced before the game that Paur has suffered an unspecified injury. Consequently, Paur was the only of the 23 called up players to not appear in either of the matches.
Personal life
Paur is married to Romana, who gave birth to his first son, Jakub, in August 2021.
Honours
Spartak Trnava
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Slovak Cup
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History
The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...
:
2022–23
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References
External links
MŠK Žilina profile
Corgoň Liga profile*
External links
*
1992 births
Living people
People from Žilina District
Footballers from the Žilina Region
Slovak men's footballers
Slovakia men's youth international footballers
Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
MŠK Žilina players
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players
AS Trenčín players
FC Spartak Trnava players
OFK Malženice players
Slovak First Football League players
2. Liga (Slovakia) players
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