Tomáš Suslov (born 7 June 2002) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as an

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or right winger for club Hellas Verona and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

On 10 August 2018, Suslov joined

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on a two-year contract with an option for another season. On 1 September 2023, Suslov joined Hellas Verona in Italy on loan with a conditional obligation to buy. On 31 January 2024, he signed permanently with a contract until June 2027.

International career

Regarded as one of the finest players of his generation in Slovakia, Suslov has been regularly capped throughout all the categories of the national team. He debuted for the Slovak senior team on 18 November 2020 in a Nations League game against the

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, coming on as a substitute to Albert Rusnák in the 62nd minute and becoming the youngest Slovak footballer to debut at 18 years old. He was named in Slovakia's squad for

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, appearing as a substitute in the group matches against

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and

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. Despite numerous performances where Suslov showed huge signs of promise and was close to getting his name on the scoresheet, it was in his 11th cap that he scored his first senior international goal in a Nations League game against

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in June 2022. At

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, Suslov appeared as a substitute in all four of the team's matches as they reached the

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, losing to

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after extra time.

Personal life

During the

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, Suslov revealed his Ukrainian ancestry through his paternal side and his family got involved in humanitarian aid to affected Ukrainians.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Individual * Peter Dubovský Award: 2021, 2022

References

External links

Career stats & profile
- Voetbal International * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suslov, Tomáš 2002 births Living people Slovak people of Ukrainian descent Footballers from Spišská Nová Ves Slovak men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Serie A players FC Groningen players Hellas Verona FC players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Slovak sportsmen