Michal Mravec (born 10 June 1987) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Michal Mravec
Personal information
Full name Michal Mravec
Date of birth (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
MŠK Žilina
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 UAB Blazers 71 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Emmen 18 (0)
2013 Žilina 8 (0)
2014 Podbeskidzie 0 (0)
2014 Podbeskidzie II 9 (3)
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks 13 (1)
2016 RoPS 17 (2)
2017 KPV 22 (1)
2018 Frýdek-Místek 6 (0)
2018–2019 Fotbal Třinec 3 (0)
2019 Bytča
2019–2020 Jednota Bánová
2020–2022 SK Gbeľany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Žilina. He started his career by playing in the youth teams of MŠK Žilina, where he won numerous tournaments including competitions in the Netherlands, Italy and all over Europe.

Mravec was named the best juggler and the most technical player in the country at the U14 level. Later his career continued in the United States, where he joined Redwings Soccer Club based out of Atlanta.

At the age of 19, he accepted an offer for a full athletic scholarship from University of Alabama at Birmingham Men's Soccer Team and joined the Blazers. During his UAB career, Mravec earned a multiple C-USA All-Conference accolades.

In 2011, Mravec was drafted by MLS Sporting Kansas City. In July 2011, he joined Dutch club FC Emmen on a two-year contract. He made his debut for FC Emmen[1] against FC Eindhoven on 5 August 2011.

On 4 February 2013, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with MŠK Žilina. [citation needed]

On 25 July 2013, Mravec made his first team debut against NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

In February 2014, Mravec signed a 6-month deal with Podbeskidzie of Polish Extraklasa. [citation needed]

In March 2015, Mravec signed a contract with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.[2]

In March 2016, Mravec signed a contract with RoPS of Finnish Veikkausliiga. In June and July 2016, Mravec played for RoPS in the 2016-2017 UEFA Europa League against Shamrock Rovers and Lokomotiva Zagreb. [citation needed]

Personal life

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Born in Žilina, Slovakia. Mravec spent several years in the United States.

Mravec holds a bachelor's degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham and an MBA degree from City University of Seattle. [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ EINDHOVEN VS. EMMEN 3 - 0 05.08.2011, soccerway.com
  2. ^ "SILVERBACKS ADD MIDFIELDER WITH EUROPA LEAGUE TIES". Atlanta Silverbacks. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
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