Erik Pačinda (born 9 May 1989) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for

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Club career

Pačinda previously played for

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International career

Pačinda was first called up to the national team on 13 March 2018, when he was nominated for two fixtures at

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by his former coach at

, Ján Kozák. Although he was benched for the first game against

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(2–1 win), on 25 March 2018 he made his international debut against

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. Firstly, in the 34th minute he assisted

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, who set the score to 2–0. Later on, in 67th minute Pačinda himself scored with a left-foot shot after receiving a pass from his former team-mate from

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. Pačinda completed the entire match as a left-winger and contributed to Slovakia's 3–2 victory and second triumph in their second appearance at the

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(the first was in 2004).

International goals

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Košice *

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: 2013–14 FC Košice * 2. Liga:

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References

External links

Player profile MFK Košice profile
* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Košice Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC VSS Košice players SV Horn players Tours FC players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players FC Viktoria Plzeň players Korona Kielce players FC Spartak Trnava players FC Košice (2018) players MFK Zemplín Michalovce players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Ligue 2 players Czech First League players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in France Slovak expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub