Milan Škriniar

Milan Škriniar
Personal information
Full name Milan Škriniar
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995
Place of birth Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 37
Youth career
Žiar nad Hronom
2007–2012[1] Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Žilina 77 (12)
2013Zlaté Moravce (loan) 7 (0)
2016– Sampdoria 7 (0)
National team
2011 Slovakia U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Slovakia U18 5 (0)
2013–2014 Slovakia U19 3 (0)
2012–2016 Slovakia U21 7 (1)
2016– Slovakia 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2016

Milan Škriniar (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmilan ˈʃkriɲiar]; born 11 February 1995) is a Slovak football player who currently plays for the Italian club Sampdoria and the Slovakia national football team.

Club career

He grew up in hometown club FK Žiar nad Hronom. In 2011, he was transferred to Slovak giant MŠK Žilina.

MŠK Žilina

Škriniar began his career with FK Žiar nad Hronom, before joining the youth setup of Slovak giants MŠK Žilina at age 12. Škriniar made his official Corgoň Liga debut for the first team on 27 March 2012 aged 17 years and 49 days, in a match against FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce. On 23 November 2012 he scored his first goal in the Corgoň Liga against FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce which MŠK Žilina won 4–1.[2]

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce

He was loaned out to FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce in February 2013, to gain more first-team experience.

Sampdoria

On 29 January 2016, Sampdoria announced the signing of Milan Škriniar on a four-and-half year contract.[3]

International career

Škriniar represented various youth Slovak teams, and made his debut for the Slovakia national football team in a friendly 3-1 win over Georgia on May 27, 2016.[4] By the end of the year, he was a part of a number of different games and became a notable part of the squad in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification, usually playing as a defensive midfielder.

References


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