Dan Ožvolda (born 11 October 1996) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Baník Ostrava

Ožvolda started training with

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's A-team in September 2015, having previously been part of the club's youth teams. He made his professional debut for Baník Ostrava against

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on 6 December 2015. He appeared in the starting line-up and was replaced by

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after 77 minutes. Baník lost 0-1 following

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's first-half goal. Ožvolda headed out on loan to nearby Czech clubs, firstly Vítkovice, followed by

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, neither of which played in the Czech First League. He then joined Vítkovice permanently in 2020, where he was named captain.

Slovakia

FK Pohronie

Ožvolda moved to Slovakia, joining Fortuna Liga's Pohronie after last playing for Czech lower-league side . He debuted in first possible league fixture on 12 February 2022 at na Sihoti against

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. He completed the entirety of the 3–0 defeat, following a first half

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goal by

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and two second-half strikes by

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. Ožvolda scored his first goal for the

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-based club against reigning champions Slovan Bratislava on 19 February 2022 during a 3-4

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defeat. While Pohronie was up by three at half-time following Ožvolda's third-minute goal and two penalty strikes by former

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, Pohronie lost the game and Ožvolda was replaced by

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after 83 minutes.

Komárno

Ožvolda joined 2. Liga (Slovakia) side

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in 2023. He scored his first league goal for the club, the only goal of the game, in August 2023 against

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozvolda, Dan 1996 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Men's association football midfielders FC Baník Ostrava players MFK Vítkovice players FK Frýdek-Místek players FK Pohronie players KFC Komárno players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Moravian-Silesian Football League players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia 21st-century Czech sportsmen