Jakub Považanec (born 31 January 1991) is a Slovak

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who plays as a midfielder for Jablonec.

Club career

Považanec joined

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in 2014, signing a three-year contract with the club. He joined Jablonec in January 2017, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Považanec was first called up to the senior

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squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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in September 2016. His second opportunity to mark a debut in the national team was when coach Ján Kozák called him up for two friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017, against

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(1–3 loss) and Sweden. However

refused to free him and his team mate Lukáš Štetina for the fixtures. He was subsequently replaced in the squad by Miroslav Káčer from

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References

External links

FK Dukla profile
* 1991 births Living people Slovak footballers Association football midfielders FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players Slovak Super Liga players Czech First League players FK Dukla Prague players FK Jablonec players Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub