Jakub Vojtuš (born 22 October 1993) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Unirea Slobozia.

Club career

Born in Spišská Nová Ves, Vojtuš began playing in the local club

Spišská Nová Ves Spišská Nová Ves (; ; ) is a town in the Košice Region of Slovakia. The town is located southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region, and lies on both banks of the Hornád River. It is the biggest town of the Spišská Nová Ves Distric ...

, until he was transferred to

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in 2006. He made his senior debut for them on 24 October 2009, in a league match against

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signed Vojtuš in March 2010. He was sent on 1–year loan to

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during 2012–13 season. In August 2013, he was signed by

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, managed by Abel Xavier, and played for 1 year in Portuguese

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. In January 2015,

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signed Vojtuš as a

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. He made his league debut for them against Spartak Myjava on 28 February 2015. In August 2020,

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signed Vojtuš from Academica Clinceni, as a free agent. He played 7 times in the league for Cluj, as well as making 3

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and 1

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appearance, but failed to score. He subsequently transferred to

Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger. Mezőkövesd is a town in northeastern Hungary, located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, near the Bükk Mountains. It is known as the ...

of Hungary in January 2021. Vojtuš stayed with Mezőkövesd for a year, during which time he scored twice in 25 league matches. In January 2022 he returned to the Romanian league, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract to play for

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. On 18 March 2024,

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club Mumbai City announced they had agreed terms with Vojtuš, signing to be concluded post medicals. Vojtus played a crucial role in the ISL Cup Final: coming on as a substitute, Vojtus assisted Mumbai's second goal and scored their third goal, in an eventual 3–1 win over

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. Vojtus left the club in May 2024 following the expiry of his contract.

Honours

CFR Cluj *

: 2020–21 Mumbai City * ISL Cup: 2023–24

References

External links

*
UEFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vojtus, Jakub 1993 births Living people Footballers from Spišská Nová Ves Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Slovak First Football League players Croatian Football League players Primeira Liga players I liga players III liga players Liga II players Liga I players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players MŠK Žilina players FC Spartak Trnava players Inter Milan players NK Zagreb players S.C. Olhanense players FC Universitatea Cluj players Miedź Legnica players GKS Tychy players LPS HD Clinceni players CFR Cluj players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers FC Rapid București players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players Mumbai City FC players AFC Unirea Slobozia players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in India Slovak expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century Slovak sportsmen