Adam Zreľák (born 5 May 1994) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a forward for Polish club

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and the Slovakia national team.

Career

MFK Ružomberok

Zreľák made his senior

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debut for

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in March 2013. In January 2014, he was on a trial with

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side

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FK Jablonec

Zreľák joined

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in September 2016 from Slovan Bratislava. He didn't play for the club until March 2017, making his debut against

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. He played five matches for Jablonec and scored two goals, both against

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1. FC Nürnberg

In July 2017, it was announced that Zreľák had signed a contract with 2. Bundesliga club

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. He suffered an ankle injury at the start of the 2018–19 Bundesliga season, and didn't feature in the league until late October 2018. In late February 2019, he tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee during training, ruling him out of action for four to six months. In February 2021, Zreľák requested his release from Nürnberg due to low playing time and upcoming contract expiration.

Warta Poznań

On 11 February 2021, Zreľák signed a half-season contract with an option for a two-year extension with Polish

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club

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GKS Katowice

Zreľák terminated his contract with Warta on 25 June 2024 and joined Ekstraklasa returnees

on a two-year contract later that day.

International career

Zreľák took part in the

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in Poland, where he captained Slovakia U21. On 19 November 2013, Zreľák made his senior international debut for

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against

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. He scored his first international goal for Slovakia in a 3–1 friendly victory over

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on 27 May 2016. During his third international appearance for Slovakia, in November 2018, Zreľák scored his second goal in a

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match against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zreľák goal.''

References

External links

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MFK Ružomberok profile

Corgoň Liga profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zrelak, Adam 1994 births Living people People from Stará Ľubovňa Footballers from the Prešov Region Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards MFK Ružomberok players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FK Jablonec players 1. FC Nürnberg players Warta Poznań players GKS Katowice players Slovak First Football League players Czech First League players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen