Denis Baumgartner (born 2 February 1998) is a Slovak

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player who plays for

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Club career

Livorno Calcio

He made his

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debut for

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on 1 October 2017 in a game against

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FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda

On 6 August 2018, Baumgartner joined to

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on loan until 30 June 2019.

FK Senica

In the summer of 2019, Baumgartner had returned to his home club of

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. He had signed a two-year deal with the team. He had left Senica in May 2020, amidst the

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, as he apparently had a fall-out with club leadership over salary cuts during the pandemic. On top of 18 goal-less

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appearances, Baumgartner also competed in 4 Slovnaft Cup matches and he scored a single goal.

MFK Skalica

On 4 February 2021, Baumgartner had signed a one-year contract with Slovak

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club

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after half-year without an affiliation.

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* 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Skalica Footballers from the Trnava Region Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Slovakia men's youth international footballers FK Senica players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players UC Sampdoria players US Livorno 1915 players MFK Skalica players FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Serie C players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovak people of Austrian descent 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub