Roko Jureškin (born 29 September 2000) is a

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n footballer who plays as a left-back for Italian club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Sereď

Jureškin made his

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debut for iClinic Sereď against Spartak Trnava during an

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fixture on 21 July 2019. Jureškin was fielded during the half time as a replacement for

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. He was also booked late in the second half with a yellow card. In his fourth start, during a match against Nitra at pod Zoborom, Jureškin recorded his first goal for iClinic. After over an hour of play, Jureškin had replaced Cléber, as Nitra was in a 2:0 lead. While on the pitch, Jureškin had witnessed a goal per side - first Nitra had increased the lead through

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and then

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had narrowed the gap. In the 78th minute, after a pass by Alex Iván, Jureškin had brought Sereď to a one goal difference, but the red-whites had failed to equalise and lost the game 2:3. Despite five consecutive appearances at the start of the season Jureškin had lost his place in the squad in late August, making a single league appearance since (against

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on 28 September 2019) and missing 13 other games.

Loan at Žilina

During the winter of 2020, Jureškin had left for MŠK Žilina B, competing in 2. Liga. He had made an impression during a friendly against

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, scoring both goals of the match. He made his league debut for Žilina in the first spring fixture against

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. He appeared as a second half tactical replacement for

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, as Žilina held a 1:0 lead. Žilina went on to hold onto the three points. In the following week, however, the season was postponed due to the

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Pisa

On 10 July 2022, Jureškin signed a three-year contract with

in Italian second-tier

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. On 31 January 2023, he moved on loan to

in the same league, with an option to buy.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jureskin, Roko 2000 births Living people Croatian footballers Croatian expatriate footballers Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football midfielders ŠKF Sereď players MŠK Žilina players Pisa S.C. players Benevento Calcio players Slovak Super Liga players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Serie B players Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Italy