Artur Gajdoš (born 20 January 2004) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the Niké Liga.

Artur Gajdoš
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ilava, Slovakia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
Number 26
Youth career
2009–2010 Dubnica nad Váhom
2010–2020 AS Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 AS Trenčín 77 (12)
2021Dubnica nad Váhom 2 (0)
2024– Slovan Bratislava 0 (0)
International career
2021 Slovakia U18 2 (0)
2021–2023 Slovakia U19 14 (8)
2022 Slovakia U20 6 (1)
2023– Slovakia U21 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 Aug 2024

Early life

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Gajdoš was born on 20 January 2004 in Ilava. His father Jozef was a footballer who played for 2. Liga club FK Dubnica. At the age of nine, Gajdoš moved to the youth team of AS Trenčín, which offered better youth coaching and training facilities.[1]

Club career

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AS Trenčín

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Gajdoš made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Ružomberok on 1 November 2020 at the age of 16 years and 286 days. At that time, he was among 20 youngest players to ever start in the Slovak top league.[2] Later in the month, Gajdoš signed a three-year professional contract with the club as an alumnus of club's This is my sen Academy.[3]

In January 2024, the daily Sme listed Gajdoš among top 5 young talents of Slovak football, alongside Šimon Faško, Nino Marcelli, Leo Sauer and Mário Sauer.[4]

ŠK Slovan Bratislava

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On 3 September 2024, Slovan Bratislava announced signing one of best Niké Liga young prospect Artur Gajdoš, he signed a four-year contract.[5]

International career

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Gajdošík was a part of the Slovakia national under-20 football team, that advanced to the elimination stage at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[6]

In November 2022, Gajdoš received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad as a backup footballer for two friendly matches against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement game against Chile.[7] The same year in December, he listed in the national team's training camp at NTC Senec.[8]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Šestnásťročný Artur Gajdoš má v krátkom životopise už tri veľkokluby". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Šestnásťročný Artur Gajdoš má v krátkom životopise už tri veľkokluby". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Len 16-ročný Artur Gajdoš podpísal profesionálny kontrakt s AS Trenčín". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Známy tréner videl klenot: O tri roky môže jazdiť v bielom mercedese s červenou kožou". Sme (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Artur Gajdoš prestupuje do Slovana! 03.08.2024, skslovan.com
  6. ^ Jurigová, Monika (31 May 2023). "MS U20 - Do osemfinále poučení z chýb a odhodlaní vydať zo seba maximum". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "Muži A | Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Muži A | Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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