Marek Rodák

Marek Rodák
Personal information
Full name Marek Rodák[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 1
Youth career
-2013 MFK Košice
2013–2014 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Fulham 70 (0)
2014–2015 → Farnborough (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Welling United (loan) 17 (0)
2017 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2019 → Rotherham United (loan) 80 (0)
International career‡
2013 Slovakia U17 0 (0)
2013–2015 Slovakia U19 8 (0)
2015–2018 Slovakia U21 14 (1)
2020– Slovakia 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:03, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:04, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Marek Rodák (born 13 December 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Marek Rodák began his career in his homeland with MFK Košice before being offered a trial with Fulham in 2013. He was signed permanently by the Fulham Academy in July 2013 at the age of 16. Despite his young age, he became part of the Under-18 side and played in the 2014 Final of the FA Youth Cup against Chelsea.[3]

A short two-month loan to Farnborough in January 2015 was followed by a progression to Fulham's Under-21 side. On 15 January 2016, he joined Welling United on loan for the remainder of the season.[3] Rodák joined Accrington Stanley on loan from Fulham until the end of the 2016–17 season in January 2017.[4] He made his English Football League debut on 14 January 2017 against Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road.[5] Rodák had a significant role in Accrington Stanley's move from the relegation zone to a comfortably mid-table position, courtesy of a 13 match unbeaten run.[3]

Rodák made his Fulham debut in a League Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2017.[6] Later that month Rodak joined Rotherham United on loan for the rest of the season[7] and made his debut in a 3–2 win at home to Bury.[8] He then re-joined the club for a further season-long loan on 25 July 2018.[9] Returning to his home team Fulham for the 2019–20 season he was awarded with the position of First Team goalkeeper. He made 38 appearances that season as he helped them achieve promotion via the Play-offs.[citation needed]

Rodák made his Premier League debut on 12 September 2020 in a 0–3 loss to Arsenal in the first round of 2020–21 season.[10] He then spent the rest of the season as a backup for Alphonse Areola and made only one additional league appearance in 0–2 loss to Newcastle United on the last day of the season.[11]

He made his 2022-23 Premier League debut on 6 August, playing the entire 2–2 home draw against Liverpool.[12]

International career

Rodák was called up to the Slovakia senior team in June 2018 but didn't make an appearance.[13]

In September 2018, Rodák scored a 94th minute winner for Slovakia U21s in a crucial 2019 European Under-21 Championship qualifying game against Iceland U21s.[14] This wasn't his first goal scored at under-21 level, having previously scored for Fulham against Aston Villa in the U21s Premier League in 2014.[15]

On 7 September 2020, Rodák made his senior team debut in UEFA Nations League match against Israel, which ended in 1–1 draw.[16] He went on to start in another four matches in 2020, including two Euro 2020 qualification play-off matches. He made a save in the penalty shootout against Ireland on 8 October 2020,[17] and helped the team to secure 2–1 win after extra time against Northern Ireland on 12 November 2020, which qualified Slovakia for Euro 2020.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2017–18[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[20] Championship 33 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 39 0
2020–21[21] Premier League 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2021–22[22] Championship 33 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 0
2022–23[23] Premier League 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 70 0 7 0 7 0 3 0 87 0
Farnborough (loan) 2014–15[24] Conference South 5 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 6 0
Welling United (loan) 2015–16[24] National League 17 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 18 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2016–17[25] League Two 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2017–18[19] League One 35 0 0 0 — 3[c] 0 38 0
2018–19[26] Championship 45 0 1 0 — 0 0 46 0
Total 80 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 84 0
Career total 192 0 8 0 7 0 8 0 215 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in 2017–18 EFL League One play-offs

International

As of match played on 10 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2020 5 0
2021 7 0
2022 4 0
Total 16 0

Honours

Rotherham United

Fulham

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Marek Rodák: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Marek Rodak". fulhamfc.com. 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Marek Rodak: Accrington Stanley sign Fulham goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Cheltenham Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Wycombe 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ Marek Rodak: Rotherham sign Fulham goalkeeper on season-long loan deal ... https://www.bbc.co.uk › football
  8. ^ Rotherham United 3–2 Bury – http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41132951
  9. ^ "READ | Millers confirm Rodak return". Rotherham United Official Site. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Fulham v Arsenal, 2020–21 Premier League". premierlague.com. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Fulham v Newcastle, 2020–21 Premier League". premierlague.com. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  12. ^ Johnston, Neil (6 August 2022). "Fulham 2–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Fulham FC".
  14. ^ "Fulham goalkeeper scores last-minute winner on international duty". 12 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Fulham FC".
  16. ^ "Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky – TASR.sk".
  17. ^ "EURO 2020 play-offs: Semi-final round-up". 8 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Hungary, Slovakia, Scotland and North Macedonia take play-off route to EURO 2020". 12 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  24. ^ a b Marek Rodák at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Marek Rodák in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  27. ^ Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Championship: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
    "Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  29. ^ Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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