Jakub Hromada (born 25 May 1996) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Senica

On 12 August 2015,

Senica Senica (; ; ) is a town in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians. Etymology The name is derived from the word ''seno'' ' hay' with the suffix ''-ica'' us ...

signed two-year loan with Hromada from

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. He made his professional Fortuna liga debut for Senica against Slovan Bratislava on 15 August 2015.

Loan to Viktoria Plzeň

On 23 June 2016, Hromada signed one-year loan with option to buy from

Slavia Prague

On 20 June 2017, Hromada signed for

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, although the transfer rumours were on for most of June. At the time of the signing Hromada was expected to be at

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in Poland, but had to withdraw a couple of days before its commencement, due to a knee injury. On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017-18 Czech Cup final against Jablonec.

Loan to Rapid București

On 4 February 2024, Slavia loaned Hromada to Romanian

club

until end of the season with option to make transfer permanent. He made his professional debut on 24 February 2024, in a 3–1 away loss to Politehnica Iaşi. Three weeks later, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Universitatea Craiova.

Rapid Bucureşti

On 17 June 2024, Jakub Hromada joined on a three-year contract after the club decided to pay €500,000 to

and sign him for a permanent deal.

International career

In March 2021, Hromada was first called up to Slovak senior national team by

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for three

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fixtures against

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and

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. After being benched for two ties against Cyprus (away, 0–0) and Malta (home, 2–2), Tarkovič granted Hromada his international debut on 30 March 2021 in a crucial qualifier against Russia, which could have seen Slovakia's chances of qualification diminish after first set of fixtures. Hromada debuted in the starting-XI and saw Slovakia take a lead in the first half through a header by

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. He was booked with a yellow card in first-half injury time, following a foul on

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. Hromada was replaced after 60 minutes of play by

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. In his absence, Russia equalised through

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, but

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sealed Slovak 2–1 victory soon after. After his debut, Hromada was praised for exhibition of "modern football", defensive anticipation, rebound collection, ball exportation and speed.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Slavia Prague *

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: 2018–19,

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: 2017–18, 2018–19,

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References

External links

* *
FK Senica official profile

Futbalnet profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hromada, Jakub 1996 births Living people Footballers from Košice Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders UC Sampdoria players FK Senica players FC Viktoria Plzeň players SK Slavia Prague players FC Slovan Liberec players Slovak First Football League players Czech First League players Liga I players UEFA Euro 2020 players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic FC Rapid București players Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Slovak sportsmen