Jakub Kadák (born 14 December 2000) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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and the Slovakia national team.

Early life

Kadák developed an interest in football when he was four years old. He went to watch it with his older brother, who was playing for Stankovec. The club's coach recommended Kadák to try football, to which he accepted.

Club career

Kadák made his Fortuna Liga debut for

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against

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on 10 March 2018. Trenčín lost the game to the later champions 1–2. Kadák replaced Lukáš Skovajsa in the 80th minute. On 18 July 2022, Kadák joined

club

, signing a four-year contract. After a 0–2 loss against

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in August 2023, he suffered a serious knee injury and was sidelined for the rest of the season.

International career

Kadák represented

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under Jaroslav Kentoš in 2023 Under-21 European Championship qualifiers against

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and

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, being called up on 17 March. On 16 March 2022, Kadák received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad by coach

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as a back-up footballer ahead of two international friendly matches against

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and

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. He was also an alternate for June fixtures. In November 2023, he debuted during the

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against

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Style of play

Kadák's style of play has been compared to those of

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, and

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Honours

Individual *

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Player of the Month: July/August 2021 *

Top Score: 2021–22 *

Young Player of the Season: 2021–22 *

Team of the Season: 2021–22 *

U-21 Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

AS Trenčín official profile

Futbalnet profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadak, Jakub 2000 births Living people Footballers from Trenčín Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AS Trenčín players FC Luzern players Slovak First Football League players Swiss Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen