Róbert Mazáň ( born 9 February 1994) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early career in Slovakia

In November 2011, Mazáň made his

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debut in a 2–1 away loss against

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. On 2 February 2014, Mazáň signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract that ran until 30 June 2016 with

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Celta Vigo

Despite interest from Benfica and

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, Mazáň joined

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with his former teammate from

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. Mazáň had expressed that this is a huge moment in his career, remarking that while at Podbeskidzie, he felt unappreciated. He had also expressed an interest in getting a spot on Celta's first team. His first game at Celta, in which he completed the entire 90 minutes, was against later 2018–19 La Liga champions

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on 22 December 2018. After the game, Barcelona's first goal, after the frequent

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– Messi combination, was partly blamed on Mazáň.

Loan moves to Venezia and CD Tenerife

In late January 2019, it was announced that Mazáň would join

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on a half-season loan, to collect more play time. He made his Serie B debut against

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on 24 February 2019, playing 90 minutes of the 0–1 defeat. At the end of his, Mazáň had stated that he was prepared to return to Spain and fight for his position in the first team. On 24 July 2019, Mazáň moved to

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side

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one-year loan.

Czech Republic

On 11 September 2020, Mazáň signed a new contract with

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. He left Mladá Boleslav after 13 games in February 2021 after no longer being a part of plans of

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. On 9 February 2021, his 27th birthday, Mazáň signed a half-season deal with

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, where he was desired by the manager

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Hebar Pazardzhik

In September 2022, Mazáň joined newly-promoted Bulgarian first division club Hebar Pazardzhik.

International career

In October 2017, Mazáň debuted for the Slovak senior squad against

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. With the arrival of

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to the national team, he lost his spot even in March 2019, despite his move to Venezia and higher playing time.

Career statistics

Honours

MŠK Žilina * Fortuna Liga: 2016–17

References

External links

AS Trenčín profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazan, Robert 1994 births Living people Footballers from Trenčín Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Ekstraklasa players La Liga players Segunda División players Serie B players Czech First League players Cypriot First Division players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players A Lyga players AS Trenčín players FK Senica players MŠK Žilina players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players RC Celta de Vigo players Venezia FC players CD Tenerife players FK Mladá Boleslav players MFK Karviná players AEL Limassol players FC Hebar Pazardzhik players FK Panevėžys players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Spain Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania 21st-century Slovak sportsmen