Ján Maslo (born 5 February 1986) was a Slovak professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who last played 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 ...

in the

Niké Liga The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Slovak football league system. It was formed in 1993 following the ...

Club career

He began his professional football career at

MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok () is a Slovak professional football club playing in the city of Ružomberok. History Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag. However, t ...

, where he also played in the youth teams. In

, he became a stable pillar of defense under the leadership of coach

Ladislav Jurkemik Ladislav Jurkemik (born 20 July 1953) is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for Inter Bratislava and Dukla Banská Bystrica. Jurkemik played internationally for Czechoslova ...

. He won the league title with the club in the 2005/06 season. In July 2011, he transferred to the Ukrainian club

FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk ( ) was a Ukrainian association football, football club based in Lutsk. Since its establishment in 1960, the club became the only major (professional) football club within Volyn Oblast and uncontested leader of football in the reg ...

for 0.5 million euros, where he signed a three-year contract. In July 2014, he transferred to the Kazakh club

FC Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...

. He appeared with Karaganda in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League. At the end of January 2015, he returned to Slovakia to the club MFK Ružomberok, where he signed a six-month contract. He played with Ružomberok in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League. On 20 May 2025, he announced his retirement from professional football.

Honours

Ruzomberok *

2023–24 Slovak Cup The 2023–24 Slovak Cup was the 55th season of the annual Slovak football cup competition. It was sponsored by Slovnaft and known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first quali ...

winners. Individual *

Slovak Super Liga The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Football in Slovakia, Slovak football league system. It was formed ...

Player of the Month: October 2021

External links

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References

1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Dolný Kubín Footballers from the Žilina Region Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders MFK Ružomberok players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Slovak First Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub