Denis Vavro
.jpg) Vavro with Copenhagen in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Partizánske, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Tempo Partizánske | ||
| 2011–2015 | Žilina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Žilina | 74 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Copenhagen | 61 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Lazio | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Huesca (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | Copenhagen | 52 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Slovakia U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2017– | Slovakia | 19 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:04, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Copenhagen of the Danish Superliga and the Slovakia national team.
Club career
Žilina
Vavro made his debut for MŠK Žilina against AS Trenčín on 20 April 2013.[1]
Copenhagen
On 26 August 2017, Denis Vavro signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen.[2]
Lazio
On 4 July 2019, Vavro moved to Serie A team S.S. Lazio for a reported transfer fee of €10 million.[3]
Loan to Huesca
On 1 February 2021, Vavro moved to La Liga club Huesca, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]
Return to Copenhagen
On 24 January 2022, he returned to Copenhagen on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Copenhagen had triggered the option clause and Vavro re-signed with the Danish team on a four-year deal. His spell at Lazio was described as unimpressive and Vavro appreciated the return to Denmark as a return home.[6][7]
Days before he confirmed his stay at Parken Stadium, a video surfaced on social media in which Vavro was asked if he hated Lazio, to which he quickly responded positively. He soon apologised on social media, stating that the club was "big and historic" and even "too big for a player like me".[8][9]
International career
Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017, against Uganda and Sweden. He capped his debut against Uganda, playing the entire match. In the 57th minute, Vavro scored his first goal, by shooting from outside of the penalty box after a deflected corner. Slovakia went on to lose the game 3–1. He also played an entire match against Sweden (6–0 loss) on 12 January.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MŠK Žilina | 2012–13 | Slovak First Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 74 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 93 | 10 | |||
| MŠK Žilina B | 2014–15 | 2. Liga | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Copenhagen | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[b] | 2 | — | 50 | 2 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | — | 85 | 3 | |||
| Lazio | 2019–20 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Huesca (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen (loan) | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Copenhagen | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 75 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 237 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Slovakian Cup, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Slovakian 2. Liga Promotion
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
International goals
- As of 20 June 2023
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vavro goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 January 2017 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1 |  Uganda |
1–2 | 1–3 | Unofficial Friendly |
| 2 | 20 June 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 15 |  Liechtenstein |
0–1 | 0–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
MŠK Žilina
Copenhagen
Individual
- Peter Dubovský Award: 2017
References
- ^ "AS Trenčín - MŠK Žilina 1:2 (1:1)" (in Slovak). corgonliga.sk. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Denis Vavro til FCK" (in Danish). F. C. Copenhagen. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Vavro mieri do Lazia Rím, FC Kodaň súhlasil s prestupom | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Zavala, Steve (1 February 2021). "Official: Lazio Send Defender Denis Vavro to La Liga Side Huesca on Loan". The Laziali. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "DENIS VAVRO RETURNS TO FCK". Copenhagen. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Official: FC Copenhagen Sign Denis Vavro From Lazio". The Laziali. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Vavro lascia la Lazio, ha firmato col Copenhagen fino al 30 giugno 2026 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ says, Burky (1 July 2022). "Vavro Under Fire After Suggesting He 'Hates' Lazio". The Laziali. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Vavro Under Fire After Suggesting He 'Hates' Lazio". Yardbarker. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Prípravný futbalový zápas: Slovensko prehralo s Ugandou 1:3". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Slováci prehrali so Švédskom 0:6. To je niečo strašné, hovorí Kozák". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "FC Copenhagen are Danish champions". The Copenhagen Post. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links
- Profile at the F.C. Copenhagen website
- Corgoň Liga profile (in Slovak)
- Denis Vavro at Soccerway
- Eurofotbal profile (in Czech)
- Denis Vavro – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Denis Vavro at WorldFootball.net
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