Laura Žemberyová (born 20 August 2001) is a Slovak

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who plays as a

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for the

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and the Slovakia women's national team.

Club career

Žemberyová has played for Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic at the

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College career

In January 2021, Žemberyová was added to the

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roster. In her first season at UAB, she led all C-USA freshmen with five assists and all C-USA players with six multiple point matches. For her efforts, she was named to the 2020 Conference USA First Team All-Freshman. The following season she was named to the 2021 C-USA All-Conference Second Team as well as the NCAA D1 South Region Third Team.

International career

Žemberyová capped for Slovakia at senior level during the

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References

2001 births Living people Slovak women's footballers 21st-century Slovak sportswomen Women's association football midfielders SK Slavia Prague (women) players Slovakia women's international footballers Slovak expatriate women's footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate women's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States UAB Blazers women's soccer players Czech Women's First League players Footballers from Prešov {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub