Martin Polaček (born 2 April 1990) is a Slovak professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for Polish club
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club from Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, that was formed in 1910. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in II liga, the third tier of Polish football, after winning group IV of the 2024–2 ...
.
International career
On 10 November 2017, Polaček made his international debut for
Slovakia
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in the 46th minute of a friendly match against
Ukraine
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, substituting
Martin Dúbravka
Martin Dúbravka (born 15 January 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Newcastle United and the Slovakia national team. He is widely considered one of the best Slovakian footballers of all time.
After p ...
.
Career statistics
International
Honours
Slovan Bratislava
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Slovak First Football League
The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Slovak football league system. It was formed in 1993 following th ...
:
2013–14
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
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III liga, group IV
III liga, group IV is one of the four groups of III liga, which are competitions of the fourth tier of the Polish football league system.
This group was established in 2016, when, after the 2015–16 season, as a result of the reorganization of th ...
:
2024–25
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Polish Cup
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(Nowy Sącz regionals): 2024–25
References
External links
Profile at LevskiSofia.info*
Eurofotbal profile*
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Prešov
Slovak men's footballers
Slovakia men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
FC Zbrojovka Brno players
FK Spišská Nová Ves players
FK Bodva Moldava nad Bodvou players
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
Zagłębie Lubin players
FK Mladá Boleslav players
PFC Levski Sofia players
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players
MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš players
Sandecja Nowy Sącz players
Slovak First Football League players
2. Liga (Slovakia) players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
II liga players
III liga players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Czech First League players
Bohemian Football League players
Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
21st-century Slovak sportsmen
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