Martin Šulek

Martin Šulek
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998
Place of birth Trenčín, Slovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ružomberok
Number 18
Youth career
–2008 TTS Trenčín
2008–2015 AS Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 AS Trenčín 144 (5)
2022 Sereď 11 (0)
2022–2023 Wisła Płock 20 (0)
2023–2025 Spartak Trnava 36 (0)
2025– Ružomberok 11 (0)
International career
2016–2020 Slovakia U21 17 (0)
2017 Slovakia 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:18, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Martin Šulek (born 15 January 1998) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovak First Football League club Ružomberok.

Club career

Trenčin

Šulek made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Slovan Bratislava on 20 September 2015.[1] In the same season, he scored his first goal for Trenčin in a 5–2 win over Žilina, scoring in the 12th minute.[2] Šulek played a total of 144 league games for Trenčin, in which he scored five goals.

In May 2022, Šulek signed for Polish side Wisła Płock.[3]

Spartak Trnava

On 23 June 2023, it was announced Šulek would be joining Spartak Trnava, signing a two-year contract.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Železiarne Podbrezová, starting the match.[5] Šulek’s first goal contribution came on 29 October 2023, in a league game against AS Trenčín assisting a goal scored by Philip Azango to increase the score to 3–2 in Spartak’s favor.[6]

Ružomberok

On 11 July 2025, it was announced that Šulek would be leaving Spartak Trnava and would be joining Ružomberok .[7][8] He made his debut for Ružomberok against his former club Spartak Trnava, coming on as a substitute in the 63th minute for Adrián Slávik.[9]

International career

In January 2017, Šulek was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, against Uganda and Sweden. He debuted on 8 January against the former, playing the first half before being replaced for Juraj Kotula at the beginning of the second half; Slovakia went on to lose the game 3–1. On 12 January, Šulek also played an entire match against Sweden in a 6–0 defeat.[10][11]

Honours

AS Trenčín[12]

Spartak Trnava

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Základná Časť" [The Best Part]. Futbalnet (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "AS Trenčín - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Martin Šulek drugim letnim transferem!" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 27 May 2022.
  4. ^ spartak (23 June 2023). "Martin Šulek prestúpil do Spartaka". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - FK Železiarne Podbrezová | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. ^ "AS Trenčín - FC Spartak Trnava | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  7. ^ Šport.sk (10 July 2025). "Šulek po konci v Spartaku Trnava zostáva na Slovensku: Ani na chvíľu som neváhal". Šport.sk. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Trnava s ním už nepočítala. Slovenský obranca mení klub, zostáva v Niké lige". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - MFK Ružomberok | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Prípravný futbalový zápas: Slovensko prehralo s Ugandou 1–3". Sportinak (in Slovak). 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Slováci prehrali so Švédskom 0:6. To je niečo strašné, hovorí Kozák". Sportinak (in Slovak). 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Martin Šulek". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  13. ^ "V Jedenástke sezóny sedem futbalistov majstra. Najlepším hráčom Greif". Fortuna Liga (in Slovak).
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