Andrej Rendla (born 13 October 1990) is a retired Slovak

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who played as a

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Career

Early career

Rendla debuted in professional football one day after his 16th birthday for

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. Because of the low age he had, he was the youngest player to debut in the

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ever. In 21 league matches, he scored 1 goal, and he soon attracted attention by

FC Twente Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub E ...

. In the summer of 2007, Rendla signed a youth contract with Twente.

FC Twente

Rendla's year in FC Twente's youth was very successful with many wins, including a Youth Super Cup victory, where Rendla scored 2 goals in the final against

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's youth team. On 25 November 2007, Rendla made his debut in the Dutch league, being a substitute for

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in the away match against

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. He came into the pitch in the 68th minute. In January 2008, he suffered a knee ligament injury, which sidelined him until the end of the year. In the 2009–10 pre-season, he was back in FC Twente's squad.

Honours

Club

FC Twente *

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: 2009–10 *

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References

External links

Voetbal International profile
1990 births Living people Footballers from Banská Bystrica Slovak men's footballers FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players FC Twente players Heracles Almelo players FK Železiarne Podbrezová players Slovak First Football League players Eredivisie players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Men's association football forwards Jong FC Twente players 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub