Jakub Holúbek (born 12 January 1991) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2022–23, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. History The club wa ...

International career

Holúbek was called up to the senior

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squad for a

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qualifier against

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in September 2016, but subsequently pulled out with an injury. He won his first cap in

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, in October 2016, against

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, when he substituted for Dušan Švento in the 79th minute as a part of the

qualification. In the following match, a 3-0 win against

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, he was fielded from the start.

Career statistics

Honours

AS Trenčín *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 MŠK Žilina * Fortuna Liga: 2016–17 Piast Gliwice * Ekstraklasa: 2018–19

References

External links

AS Trenčín profile
* 1991 births Living people Footballers from Trenčín Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovak men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AS Trenčín players MŠK Žilina players Piast Gliwice players Slovak First Football League players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub