Dominik Kružliak (born 10 July 1996) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Ružomberok

Kružliak made his Fortuna Liga debut for

Ružomberok Ružomberok (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000. Etymology The name of the initial settlement located on today's Makovický street was ''Revúca'' ( Slovak "roaring ...

against ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 29 March 2014, entering in as a substitute in place of injured Lukáš Greššák in the 59th minute of the match. ViOn however went on to defeat Ružomberok 1–0.

Volos

On 19 June 2023, he signed a contract with

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on a free transfer. On 5 September 2023, on the aftermath of Volos' 3–2 loss to

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

, the club terminated his contract as he was thought responsible for the loss after conceding a penalty in stoppage time, converted by

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. Three days later, he returned to Slovakia to sign a two-year deal with

International career

Kružliak was first called up for Slovakia national team for two unofficial friendly fixtures in January 2017, in

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, against

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(1–3 loss) and

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. He made his debut on 12 January against Sweden, however he only played the first half of the match. Slovakia lost the game 0–6.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Futbalnet profile

MFK Ružomberok profile

Eurofotbal profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruzliak, Dominik 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Liptovský Mikuláš Footballers from the Žilina Region Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders MFK Ružomberok players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Volos F.C. players FC Košice (2018) players Slovak First Football League players Super League Greece players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Slovak sportsmen