Patrik Banovič (born 13 November 1991) is a Slovak

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who plays as a

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for

OFK Malženice OFK Malženice is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Malženice. Since the 2021/2022 season, OFK Malženice has acted as a feeder club for FC Spartak Trnava. Current squad ''For recent transfers, see List o ...

. He is grandson of a famous former defender Kamil Majerník, who also played for

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Club career

Banovič made his league debut for Trnava against

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on 24 March 2010. In January 2019, Banovič moved back to

. He left the club in the winter 2020 to join Swiss club FC Kosova on a 1,5-year deal. However, due to the

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, he made no official appearances for the club. He then returned to Malženice in the summer 2020.Pohárový zápas Malženíc so Spartakom naplnil myšlienku Slovnaft Cup-u
trnavskyhlas.sk, 3 September 2020

References

1991 births Living people Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Spartak Trnava players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players Spartak Myjava players FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players Slovak First Football League players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Footballers from Trnava 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub