Jakub Paur (born 4 July 1992) 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

He grew up in Višňové, near

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. He is a product of the

MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina () is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, that is playing in the Slovak First Football League. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 7 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one o ...

's academy. He spent his first senior years on a season-long loan at ViOn Zlaté Moravce. Back at Žilina, on 25 July 2013, he scored twice against Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana that sealed his side's promotion to the third qualifying round of the

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International career

Paur was first called up to the senior national team for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in

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, UAE, in January 2017, against

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(1–3 loss) and

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(0–6 loss). Paur did not appear against Uganda, and although it was expected that coach Ján Kozák would field him against Sweden, it was announced before the game that Paur has suffered an unspecified injury. Consequently, Paur was the only of the 23 called up players to not appear in either of the matches.

Personal life

Paur is married to Romana, who gave birth to his first son, Jakub, in August 2021.

Honours

Spartak Trnava *

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, 2024–25

References

External links

MŠK Žilina profile

Corgoň Liga profile
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External links

* 1992 births Living people People from Žilina District Footballers from the Žilina Region Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders MŠK Žilina players FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players AS Trenčín players FC Spartak Trnava players OFK Malženice players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub