Pavol Šuhaj (born 16 April 1981) is a Slovak

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who played in

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for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. He also played in the

Slovak Super Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, he ...

for Laugaricio Trenčín and the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

for

Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and play ...

. Šuhaj was a

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Playing career

Šuhaj joined

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club

in July 2005 from

side Laugaricio Trenčín. He made eight appearances in two seasons with the club before being released at the end of the 2006–07 campaign. Šuhaj had a trial with

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that summer, and then signed for

. In one season with the club he helped them win the

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, where he scored a

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in the final, and the

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play-offs. Šuhaj was released at the end of the 2007–08 campaign and returned to Slovakia to play for Mesto Prievidza.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suhaj, Pavol 1981 births Living people People from Lipany Slovak footballers Association football forwards Partizán Bardejov players MŠK Rimavská Sobota players Patraikos F.C. players AS Trenčín players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players FC Baník Prievidza players Slovak Super Liga players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Slovak expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in England Slovak expatriate sportspeople in England