Roman Begala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1999 | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tatran Prešov | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | TJ Poľana Banské | ||
| 2009–2014 | Vranov nad Topľou | ||
| 2014–2017 | VSS Košice | ||
| 2017 | Senica | ||
| 2018 | Zemplín Michalovce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | VSS Košice | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Zemplín Michalovce | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Slavoj Trebišov (loan) | 52 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Slavoj Trebišov | 68 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Petržalka | 37 | (7) |
| 2025– | Tatran Prešov | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Roman Begala (born 18 July 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for FC Tatran Prešov in Slovak First Football League as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]He grew up in Banské near Vranov nad Topľou,[2] and his very first club was TJ Poľana Banské.[3] His other youth teams included MFK Vranov nad Topľou,[4] VSS Košice, FK Senica and MFK Zemplín Michalovce.[2] He also made his senior debut for VSS Košice, but the club then went bankrupt in 2017. After the stint in Senica, where he captained the youth team, he began training with Zemplín Michalovce's senior team in January 2018.[4]
Begala made his Slovak Super Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against Slovan Bratislava on 27 July 2018. He replaced Stanislav Danko three minutes before the end of a 0–3 defeat.[5]
Slavoj Trebišov
[edit | edit source]Later in the 2018–19 season, he joined Slavoj Trebišov. Here, he became captain and was ultimately the team's longest-serving player when he requested to have his contract terminated in 2023. Sportnet called him a "club icon" of Slavoj Trebišov.[citation needed] Following 127 matches across all competitions, he looked to join FC Petržalka.[2][6][7] The team ended slightly above the middle in the 2024–25 2. Liga.
Tatran Prešov
[edit | edit source]As Begala's contract with Petržalka would expire in 2025, Czech media discussed transfer interest from Dynamo Ceske Budejovice as well as Tatran Prešov.[8] Begala started training with Tatran Prešov, winners of the 2024–25 Second Liga and thus newly promoted to the first tier.[9] The transfer was announced as official on 20 June 2025.[10]
References
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- ^ Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
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- ^ SLOVAN BRATISLAVA VS. ZEMPLÍN MICHALOVCE 3 - 0 27.07.2019, soccerway.com
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- ^ Stredopoliar ROMAN BEGALA posilňuje káder zeleno-bielych. 💚. FC Tatran Prešov 20 June 2025 (in Slovak)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Roman Begala at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vranov nad Topľou
- Slovak men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC VSS Košice players
- MFK Zemplín Michalovce players
- FK Slavoj Trebišov players
- FC Petržalka players
- 1. FC Tatran Prešov players
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- 21st-century Slovak sportsmen