Martin Mikovič (born 12 September 1990) is a Slovak professional

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who plays for

Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club. Founded in ...

as a

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or winger. He has played over 300 games for Spartak in all competitions.

Club career

Spartak Trnava

Mikovič is a product of the

youth academy. In 2010, he was included in the first team squad. On 10 April 2010, he made his debut in the

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in a match against

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(1:2), playing in the starting line-up. In the 2009–10 season, he reached the final of the

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with his club, where they lost 0:6 to Slovan Bratislava. In the summer of 2012, he made his first appearance in European cups, when he played in a match against

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(3:1) in the

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qualifiers, in which he scored 2 goals. In February 2016, Mikovič was appointed team captain, a position he held for a year, until he expressed his desire to change clubs. In total, he played 155 league matches for Spartak Trnava, scoring 26 goals.

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza

In February 2017, Mikovič signed a 3-year contract with Polish side

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managed by

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. On March 11, 2017, he made his debut in the Ekstraklasa in a 0:1 defeat to

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, in which he appeared on the pitch in the 80th minute replacing

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. On June 4, he scored a goal in the 93” minute, this was also his first goal in the Polish First League in a match against

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(2:1).

Return to Spartak Trnava

In the summer of 2020, it was announced that Mikovič would be returning to

after 3 years in

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. On 15 April 2025, he scored a goal against Slovan Bratislava in the semi-final of the

, the game would eventually go to penalties, were Spartak won 4:2. On 22 May 2025, Mikovič signed a one-year extension to his contract alongside teammates

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, Jakub Paur, and

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. He played the full 90” minutes in a 1:0 home defeat to

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in the 1st round of qualification to the

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International Career

In 2012, Mikovič was called up to the

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, were he made 5 appearances and getting 1 assist.

Honors

Spartak Trnava *

: 2021–22,

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, 2024–25

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikovic, Martin 1990 births Living people Footballers from Trnava Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Spartak Trnava players Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen