Roland Gerebenits (born 7 May 2000) is a Slovak professional

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who currently plays for

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Club career

MŠK Žilina

Gerebenits made his

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debut for Žilina against

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on 12 August 2017. Žilina had destroyed Senica 7–1. Gerebenits replaced

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, who scored one of 6 goals of Žilina to the point. Later on in the pitch Gerebenits witnessed the seventh goal by

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Loan at Pohronie

On 8 February 2020, Žilina had announced that Gerebenits and captain of the reserve squad, Peter Chríbik, will join Pohronie on half-season loan. In Gerebenits' case, it was noted as a step to help him penetrate Žilina's main squad. Consequently, unlike Chríbik, his contract did not include an option-to-buy clause. During the autumn half of the season, Pohronie already hosted former Žilina player

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. Gerebenits made his

debut for Pohronie on 15 February 2020 against Nitra at pod Zoborom. The match concluded in a goal-less tie, despite both teams being in a direct threat of relegation. Gerebenits played from the start, as a

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along with Ismar Tandir. In the 51st minute he was failed to convert a promising header, following a cross from

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, from deep within the penalty area. Gerebenits was replaced by Patrik Blahút after less than 70 minutes. Chríbik also made his debut in the match. Overall, he had concluded his spell with the Žiar nad Hronom-based club with 5 Fortuna Liga appearances, without scoring a goal, before concluding his loan on 30 June 2020 as an unnecessary player even though the season was not yet completed due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Manager

Mikuláš Radványi Mikuláš Radványi ( hu, Radványi Miklós, born 22 November 1968) is a Slovak football manager of Železiarne Podbrezová and former forward. He has previously managed Pohronie, Spartak Myjava, Komárno, SFM Senec and Dunajská Streda. C ...

opted not to extend the loan by few weeks needed to complete the season.

Loan at Železiarne Podbrezová

At the start of the

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season, Gerebenits headed for another loan. This time at a 2. Liga club

Železiarne Podbrezová Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. (ŽP) ( eng, Podbrezová Iron Works) is a Slovak company headquartered in Podbrezová Podbrezová (; hu, Zólyombrézó) is a large village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of cent ...

. His season-long contract included an option to purchase as he had failed to penetrate the senior squad of Žilina.

References

External links

MŠK Žilina profile

Futbalnet profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerebenits, Roland 2000 births Living people Footballers from Žilina Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards MŠK Žilina players FK Pohronie players FK Železiarne Podbrezová players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players FC Petržalka players MŠK Považská Bystrica (football) players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Cypriot Second Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus