Ján Greguš (born 29 January 1991) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Slovakia national team.
.jpg) Greguš with Copenhagen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ján Greguš | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Nitra, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2009 | Nitra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Nitra | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 95 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Jablonec | 32 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Copenhagen | 67 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Minnesota United | 63 | (2) |
| 2022 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | Nashville SC | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Huntsville City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Minnesota United | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | Houston Dynamo | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Slovakia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Slovakia U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2021 | Slovakia | 36 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2021 | |||
Club career
editGreguš began playing football at the hometown club Nitra. On 20 May 2009, he made his senior debut in Corgoň Liga against Spartak Trnava at the age of 18.
After four games for Nitra, Greguš signed for Baník Ostrava in July 2009. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 away win against Hradec Králové on 8 April 2012.
In January 2013, Greguš joined English Championship club Bolton Wanderers on loan with Wanderers manager Dougie Freedman stating he would initially be part of the club's development squad. He scored on his development squad debut against Manchester City in a 3–3 draw.[1] After one year at Bolton Wanderers during which he mostly played for the development squad Greguš returned to Baník Ostrava.
Greguš moved to Jablonec mid-season during the 2014–15 campaign. He went on to make 36 appearances scoring 6 goals before leaving the club.[2]
On 19 June 2016, the Danish club Copenhagen announced the signing of Greguš on a four-year contract.[2]
Major League Soccer
editOn 20 December 2018, Minnesota United announced the signing of Greguš as their third designated player.[3] Greguš was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft on 23 December 2021.[4] He signed with the club on 6 January 2022.[5] On 17 March 2023, Greguš signed with Nashville SC until the end of the 2023 season.[6] On 3 August 2023, Greguš returned to Minnesota in exchange for $75,000 in General Allocation Money and Minnesota's second-round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.[7] He signed for Houston Dynamo on 31 January 2024.[8] On 7 November 2024, his contract option was declined by Houston following their 2024 season.[9]
International career
editGreguš debuted in Slovakia senior team on 31 March 2015 against Czech Republic.[10] In the 49th minute of the game, Greguš assisted Ondrej Duda for the winning goal of the match. By the end of the year, he played for matches against Spain, Switzerland and Iceland.
Two years later, in his 12th cap for the national team, Greguš scored his first goal in the Slovak senior squad. This was in the 42nd minute of a qualifying match for a 2018 FIFA World Cup against Malta in Ta'Qali, when Greguš' right-foot shot slipped under Andrew Hogg. At that time, the score was tied 1–1, after an early goal by Vladimír Weiss (second minute), followed by 14th-minute equalizer by Jean Paul Farrugia.[11] Slovakia went on to win the game 3–1 and moved to the second position of the Group F table, after five of the ten matches played. After the match, Greguš said that this goal was "so far, the most important" goal in his career.[12]
In 2018, he was fielded for the 90 minutes of the final match of the 2018 King's Cup against Thailand (3–2 victory), winning his first trophy with Slovakia, after being benched in the semi-finals against UAE. Later in the year, he scored his second international goal in a friendly fixture against Morocco, as a part of their preparation for 2018 FIFA World Cup. He scored with a right-foot shot from the outside of the penalty box, after calling the ball ahead Albert Rusnák, who got the assist. Greguš only played the second half of the game, replacing the captain Marek Hamšík. Slovakia lost the game 2–1.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 8 December 2020[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nitra | 2008–09[14] | Slovak Super Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Baník Ostrava | 2009–10 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 21 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jablonec | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 42 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | ||
| Minnesota United | 2019 | MLS | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 1 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 323 | 24 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League and eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League and five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
edit- As of match played 14 June 2021[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Greguš goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2017 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta |  Malta |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 4 June 2018 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |  Morocco |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2019 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia |  Jordan |
3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 15 November 2020 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia |  Scotland |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
editCopenhagen
Slovakia
References
edit- ^ "Under-21s: Man City 3-3 Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Slovakia midfielder Jan Gregus moves to Copenhagen". USA Today. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Minnesota United adds FC Copenhagen's Jan Gregus as third designated player". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Select Midfielder Jan Gregus in Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Slovakian Midfielder Jan Gregus | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes.
- ^ "Nashville SC sign MLS veteran midfielder Ján Gregus | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Minnesota United acquire Ján Gregus in trade with Nashville SC". Major League Soccer. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign MLS veteran Ján Greguš". Houston Dynamo FC. 5 February 2024.
- ^ FC, Houston Dynamo. "Houston Dynamo FC announce roster decisions following the 2024 season | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
- ^ "Výborný debut Jána Greguša, zápas proti Česku si užíval" [Excellent debut by Ján Greguš. He enjoyed the match against the Czech Republic.]. Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 1 April 2015.
- ^ "VIDEO Slovensko splnilo víťaznú misiu: Krásny gól Weissa a dve červené karty!" (in Slovak). 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Ťažký zápas poznačili hlúposti a hrubé chyby: Hlasy sokolov po dueli na Malte". Športky (in Slovak). 26 March 2017.
- ^ Ján Greguš at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Greguš, Ján". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
External links
edit- Ján Greguš at Soccerway
- Ján Greguš – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- BANIK OSTRAVA 2014 season highlights
