Matej Trusa (born 29 November 2000) is a Slovak professional

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who currently plays for

Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a p ...

as a forward.

Club career

MFK Zemplín Michalovce

Trusa made his

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debut for

Zemplín Michalovce Zemplín or Zemplén can refer to: * Zemplín (region), a region in Slovakia * Zemplín (village), a village in Slovakia * Zemplén County Zemplén ( hu, Zemplén, sk, Zemplín, german: Semplin, Semmlin, la, Zemplinum) was an administrative cou ...

against iClinic Sereď on 16 February 2019. He replaced Peter Kolesár in the stoppage time of the 1:0 home victory. On 14 September 2019, he was seriously injured in a home league fixture against

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovakia, Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its association football, football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak Super Liga, Fortuna Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak Fi ...

, when he was tackled by Cole Kpekawa in the 8th minute of the match. He suffered

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and

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fracture and it was reported that he was going to be unavailable for up to 12 months. Trusa, however, managed to recover in 6 months. On 1 July 2023, Trusa re-joined former manager from

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Adrián Guľa Adrián Guľa (born 29 June 1975) is a Slovakian football coach and former player who lastly managed DAC Dunajská Streda. He formerly managed teams including AS Trenčín, Viktoria Plzeň, and Wisła Kraków. Managerial career MŠK Žilina h ...

at DAC Dunajská Streda, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Trusa was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 23 May 2022, while still being active in the U21 team although he remained unnominated for June international fixtures following a suspension ahead of a

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against

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. Senior team

Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič (born 18 February 1973) is a Slovak football manager. He is currently the manager of Slovakia. He previously managed the teams Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other langua ...

recognised him as an alternate ahead of four

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fixtures against

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and

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scheduled for June.

Honours

Individual *

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Goal of the Month:

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References

External links

MFK Zemplín Michalovce official club profile
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Futbalnet profile
2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Michalovce Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders MFK Zemplín Michalovce players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FC Hradec Králové players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Slovak First Football League players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub