Jakub Sylvestr (born 2 February 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward. He made six appearances for the Slovakia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Komárno | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Jupie Podlavice | ||
| 2004–2005 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
| 2005–2007 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Slovan Bratislava | 77 | (13) |
| 2009 | → Petržalka (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Erzgebirge Aue | 66 | (23) |
| 2014–2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 42 | (10) |
| 2016 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Aalborg | 22 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | 29 | (7) |
| 2019 | Bnei Yehuda | 13 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Ashdod | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Chennaiyin | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 46 | (8) |
| 2023 | Resovia | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 6 | (1) |
| 2024- | Komárno | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Slovakia U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Slovakia U21 | 14 | (7) |
| 2010–2014 | Slovakia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 | |||
Career
Sylvestr scored his first hat-trick in a match against Tatran Prešov on 4 April 2009.[1]
On 19 February 2017, Sylvestr scored in his league debut for Danish Superliga club AaB. In his second match he scored a hattrick, and was voted Player of the Month in the league. In December 2017, he left the club.[2]
On 20 October 2020, Sylvestr joined Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on a one-year deal.[3] He appeared with the club in 19 league matches and scored twice as Chennaiyin finished on eighth position.[4]
On 9 January 2023, Sylvestr joined Polish second division side Resovia.[5]
Honours
Individual
- 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14
- Danish Superliga Player of the Month: February 2017
References
External links
- Jakub Sylvestr at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jakub Sylvestr at Soccerway