Milan Lalkovič (born 9 December 1992) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Lalkovič spent his early career with Košice-Barca and

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before signing for English club Chelsea in 2007. He joined

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

in August 2010; Lalkovič made a total of six appearances for Doncaster before returning to Chelsea. Lalkovič signed a season-long loan deal with Dutch club

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in August 2011, and a season-long loan deal with Portuguese club

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in July 2012. On 4 January 2013 Lalkovič was recalled by Chelsea as he was struggling to find regular playing time. On 15 July 2013, Lalkovič signed for

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on a six-month loan deal. During this period, Lalkovič scored 4 times in 24 appearances. On 6 January 2014, Lalkovič extended his loan with

until the end of the season. On 23 May 2014, Chelsea released Lalkovič and made him available for free transfer. On 25 July 2014, Lalkovič signed a deal with Czech

FK Mladá Boleslav FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Mladá Boleslav. Since 2004, the club has been participating in the Czech First League. In the Czech First League, Mladá Boleslav were runners up in 2005–06 and o ...

. Following the termination of his deal with the side, he completed a free transfer to League One side

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on 8 January 2015, signing an eighteen-month contract. Lalkovič made his Barnsley début coming off the bench in a 2–0 victory against Yeovil Town. Lalkovič made seventeen appearances in total for the Tykes but was permitted to conclude his contract early at the end of the season.

Walsall

Lalkovič rejoined Walsall on 16 July 2015, signing a one–year deal with the Saddlers. He scored his first goal in his second spell at Walsall in a League Cup tie against

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Portsmouth

On 28 June 2016, Lalkovič signed a two-year deal with

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for an undisclosed fee after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Barnet on 24 September 2016. On 20 January 2017, Lalkovič joined

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side Ross County on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign. On transfer deadline day, Milan had his contract cancelled 6 months early by mutual consent.

Czech First League

On 18 October 2018, Lalkovič joined

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side

Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Olomouc. The club currently competes in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2 ...

on a short-term deal until the end of the season. After the season, he left Sigma Olomouc for

FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a professional association football, football club from Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The club competes in the Czech First League, the top tier of Czech football. Founded in 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, Baník has won the ...

. On 2 February 2021, Lalkovič joined fellow

side

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on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Return to England

On 2 November 2021, Lalkovic returned to England, after signing for

side

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. In October 2024, following two years in Greece, Lalkovič once again returned to England, joining

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Division One West club

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. The following month, he joined National League North side Rushall Olympic. In March 2025, Lalkovic joined fellow National League North side Chorley on a non-contract basis.

Career statistics

Honours

;Vitória de Guimarães *

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;Makedonikos *

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: 2021–22 runner-up, promotion via play-offs

References

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