Ivan Schranz (born 13 September 1993) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for

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and the Slovakia national team. Schranz finished as the joint-top scorer of the

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with three goals, as his nation reached the last 16.

Club career

Petržalka and Trnava

Having started his club career in the

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, where he played for a year and a half, Schranz joined

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at the age of 18 in January 2012. He made his league debut against

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on 5 May of the same year. Schranz also made his European competition debut and in July 2014 scored twice in a

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qualifier against

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club

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. In the middle of the 2014–15 season Schranz headed to Czech side

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on loan, but made no league appearances for the side before returning to Trnava. He continued to play for Trnava until the end of the 2016–17 season, playing 125 matches and scoring 25 goals overall.

Czech arrival

Schranz returned to the Czech Republic, joining

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in summer 2017. He scored 8 goals in 40 appearances for Dukla, leaving the club mid-way through his second season after losing his place in the starting lineup. Schranz played in Cyprus for

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in spring 2019, where he played seven matches for the club without scoring. He then returned to the

, signing a year-long contract with

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. After good results, Schranz signed a three-year contract with Jablonec in July 2020. He continued his good form from the previous season, scoring 13 goals in 28 league games for Jablonec.

Slavia Prague

On 31 May 2021, Schranz joined

on a long-term contract in advance of the 2021–22 season. The same year on 30 July, in only his second match for Slavia, Schranz scored a hat-trick in a league win over

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International career

On 4 September 2020, Schranz debuted for the senior Slovakia national team in a 3–1 loss against the

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at the

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, where he also scored his first goal. In May 2021, Schranz was included in Slovakia's final squad for the rescheduled

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tournament, but did not make an appearance.

Euro 2024

In June 2024, Schranz was called up to represent Slovakia at

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. He scored the only goal of their opening match as they achieved an upset 1–0 victory over

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. He scored again in a 2–1 loss to

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in their second match, making him the first ever Slovak player to score more than one goal at the UEFA European Championship. Schranz scored his third goal of the tournament in the round of 16 match against

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. His first-half goal put Slovakia 1–0 up, a lead they held for most of the match, although England equalised in injury time and subsequently scored again in

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for a 2–1 England win, sending Slovakia out of the tournament. His three goals at the tournament earned him the golden boot award, alongside five other players.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schranz goal.''

Honours

AEL Limassol *

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: 2018–19 Slavia Prague *

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Individual * UEFA European Championship top scorer:

(shared)

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