Lukáš Haraslín (born 26 May 1996) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a winger for

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and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Parma

Haraslín debuted with Parma in Primavera against

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on 2 November 2013, coming on as a substitute for Marco Boscolo Zemelo in the 54th minute. Parma lost the game 2–3. Just a week later Haraslín was already a part of the starting line-up for a 1–0 victory over

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. However, his season was cut short by an injury that would rule him out between January and March 2014, leading to only nine starts during the season. Despite this, by the end of the season, Haraslín managed to score his first two goals against

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in a 5–0 victory on 12 April 2014. In the subsequent season, Haraslín played over twice as many games (20), scoring 9 goals, particularly between November and January, when he scored in 5 of 7 games he started, tallying a total of 7 goals. This won him promotion for the senior team as he made an Italian senior side and

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debut on 1 February 2015 against

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. On 1 February 2015, Haraslín replaced

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in the 77th minute of the 1–3 loss at

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. The same year in May, Haraslín returned to the senior team, as he substituted

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, in a match against

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(0–3 loss).

Lechia Gdańsk

2015–16

On 7 July 2015, Haraslín joined

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on a three-year deal, although an apparent interest was reported from numerous clubs, yet some only requested Haraslín on a loan. Haraslín debuted for Lechia Gdańsk on 16 August 2015 a wild 3–3 tie against

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. Although Haraslín was only fielded in the second half, coming on as a substitute for Bruno Nazário, he scored just after six minutes on the pitch, setting the score to 2–2. The following week, Haraslín scored 2 in a 3–1 victory against

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. In late October Haraslín suffered an injury that kept him out of action until early December. After he returned, he played in almost all of the games, although mostly as a substitute. He completed the season with 3 goals in 20 games.

2016–17

At the beginning of the 2017–18 season it was announced the Haraslín had extended his contract with Lechia. The new deal was a two-year one, set to expire in June 2020.

2018–19

During the

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, in addition to 4 league goals, Haraslín scored his first

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goal in a second round 3–1 victory over Resovia Rzeszów, after a pass from

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. In January 2019, Haraslín was named Lechia's fan-favourite player of 2018. In January 2019, it was reported that

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had notable interest in Haraslín's services, yet even

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, Atalanta Bergamo and

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were reportedly interested. However, the transfer did not advance as Lechia was in a battle for the championship. In an article published on 17 May 2019, Michał Gałęzewski stated that Lechia appears to lack a replacement for Haraslín and while a move was expectable and comprehensible, he noted it may not happen. Even due to an injury and poor performances in late May, Rafał Sumowski from ''Troj Miasto'' also stated that Lechia seemed to lack a replacement for him. Haraslín started in the 1–0

final win against

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, playing the entire match at Warsaw's

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as Lechia won the cup. While this was Haraslín's first trophy in Poland, his fellow Slovak goalkeeper Dušan Kuciak won his fifth cup trophy this season. The victory made Lechia eligible for the 2nd qualifying round of the

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. Haraslín also played an important role during the 2018–19 season as Lechia finished third in the league, Lechia's joint highest finish in the league.

2019–20

The 2019–20 season saw the club qualify for the

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and play in the

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. Haraslín scored twice in the Super Cup final as Lechia beat

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3–1. In the Europa League, Lechia was drawn against

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. Haraslín played in both games as Lechia lost the tie 5–3 on aggregate. Haraslín made his 100th appearance for Lechia in July 2019 against

. In total, Haraslín made 121 appearances for Lechia with 16 goals in all competitions.

Later career

In January 2020, Haraslín went on loan to Italian club

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, with having an obligation to buy at the end of the loan period. In August 2021, Haraslín went on loan to Czech side

with an option to buy at the end of the loan period. On 23 February 2024, he signed permanently a new multi-year contract. On 16 July 2025, Haraslín was named Sparta's captain and signed a new multi-year contract.

International career

Youth

For over two years, Haraslín was listed as a back-up footballer in the Slovak youth national team nominations by Ján Kozák and

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. Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as ''Hapal's children'', including Haraslín himself.

Senior

On 28 May 2019, Haraslín was called up for a June home friendly match against

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and

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fixture against

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. He debuted against the former opponent at the

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on 7 June 2019. Haraslín utilised his speed against the tiring Jordanian defenders, who had just recently completed the

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. After the match, Haraslín was reported to receive the unofficial title of the

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in his debut. In December 2022, Haraslín was called up for senior national team prospective players' training camp at

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as one of the experienced leading players in the squad due to his previous absence last autumn. With praise from national team manager Francesco Calzona for his recent form, Haraslín returned ahead of two home qualifiers against

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and

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. On 7 June 2024, he appeared in the list of 26 Slovak players selected by Calzona to participate in

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Personal life

On 27 October 2020, Haraslín tested positive for

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amid its outbreak in Italy.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haraslín goal.''

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk *

: 2018–19 *

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Sparta Prague *

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, 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24

References

External links

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Rai Sport profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haraslin, Lukas 1996 births Living people Footballers from Bratislava Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Parma Calcio 1913 players Lechia Gdańsk players US Sassuolo Calcio players AC Sparta Prague players Serie A players Ekstraklasa players Czech First League players UEFA Euro 2020 players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2024 players 21st-century Slovak sportsmen