Matej Trusa (born 29 November 2000) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Dunajská Streda as a forward.

Matej Trusa
Personal information
Full name Matej Trusa
Date of birth (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Michalovce, Slovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
DAC Dunajská Streda
Number 46
Youth career
2009–2019 Zemplín Michalovce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Zemplín Michalovce 61 (13)
2022–2023 Viktoria Plzeň 7 (0)
2022–2023Hradec Králové (loan) 15 (2)
2023– DAC Dunajská Streda 30 (12)
International career
2020–2022 Slovakia U21 15 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Club career

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MFK Zemplín Michalovce

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Trusa made his Fortuna Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against iClinic Sereď on 16 February 2019. He replaced Peter Kolesár in the stoppage time of the 1:0 home victory.[1]

On 14 September 2019, he was seriously injured in a home league fixture against AS Trenčín, when he was tackled by Cole Kpekawa in the 8th minute of the match. He suffered tibia and fibula fracture and it was reported that he was going to be unavailable for up to 12 months.[2] Trusa, however, managed to recover in 6 months.

On 1 July 2023, Trusa re-joined former manager from Viktoria Plzeň Adrián Guľa at DAC Dunajská Streda, signing a three-year contract.[3]

International career

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Trusa was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 23 May 2022, while still being active in the U21 team although he remained unnominated for June international fixtures following a suspension ahead of a qualifier against Malta.[4] Senior team Štefan Tarkovič recognised him as an alternate ahead of four UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan scheduled for June.[5]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ MFK Zemplín Michalovce - ŠKF iClinic Sereď 1:0 16.02.2019, futbalnet.sk
  2. ^ "VIDEO: Príde o futbal až na rok? Trusa po hororovom faule v problémoch | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ Ernő, Nagy Krisztián, foto: Lelkes. "Vitaj, Matej a nech sa darí!". DAC 1904. Retrieved 3 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Sarňák, Branislav (24 May 2022). "U21 – Kentoš na júnový dvojzápas povolal 23 hráčov – bez Trusu a Bernáta, ale so Strelcom". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ Šurin, Peter (23 May 2022). "MUŽI A – Už bez Hamšíka s dvoma nováčikmi na 10-dňovú štreku so 4 zápasmi". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Matej Trusa víťazom ankety Gól mesiaca december 2021".
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