Matúš Kmeť (born 27 June 2000) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

, on loan from

Minnesota United Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Th ...

, and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

MFK Ružomberok

Kmeť made his Fortuna Liga debut 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 ...

against

Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...

on 4 August 2018.

AS Trenčín

In December 2020, it was announced that Kmeť had been transferred to

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak First Football League after winning the 2010–11 Slovak First League. The club plays its hom ...

, signing a three-year contract. He made his debut on 20 February 2021 against

FK Senica FK Senica () is a Slovakia, Slovak football (soccer), football team, based in the town of Senica. The club was founded in 1921. History FK Senica was founded in 1921. Newly created partition was rapidly progressed, but the boom dampened dark per ...

Minnesota United

On 5 August 2024, Kmeť was transferred to

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side

on a two-and-a-half-year deal, with a one-year extension option.

Loan to Górnik Zabrze

On 6 February 2025, after failing to make an appearance for Minnesota's first team, Kmeť joined Polish club

on loan until the end of 2025, with an option to make the move permanent.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

MFK Ružomberok official profile

Futbalnet profile
* * 2000 births Living people Slovak men's footballers Footballers from Ružomberok Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders MFK Ružomberok players AS Trenčín players FK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom players Minnesota United FC players Minnesota United FC 2 players Górnik Zabrze players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players MLS Next Pro players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub