![]() With Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Róbert Mak | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2004 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
2004–2008 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2010–2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 77 | (6) |
2014–2016 | PAOK | 58 | (14) |
2016– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 16 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Slovakia U17 | 11 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Slovakia U19 | 7 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Slovakia U21 | 20 | (2) |
2013– | Slovakia | 35 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017 |
Róbert Mak (born 8 March 1991) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Slovakia national team as a winger.
Mak, a native of Bratislava, began playing football at the youth squad of the local club ŠK Slovan. When he was 13, he joined Manchester City Academy. There he played with his countrymen Vladimír Weiss and Filip Mentel. He progressed to Manchester City Reserves aged 17, but never got a chance at the senior squad. He is a 2007–08 FA Youth Cup winner.
On 11 June 2010, he signed a three-year contract for 1. FC Nuremberg for an undisclosed fee. He enjoyed time on the pitch right from the start and completed the season in Germany's top flight with 22 appearances established himself as a dependable option on the right flank of the attack. He scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 1–3 defeat against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 20 November 2010. He stayed in the club for four seasons, however their relegation to second-tier football coincided with the expiration of his contract. Legia Warsaw made an attempt to sign with him, but PAOK's offer and the opportunity to play in the UEFA Europa League brought him at Toumpa Stadium.
On 19 July 2014, he signed a three-year contact with PAOK playing in Greek Super League. He enjoyed time on the pitch right from the start, and helped PAOK to lead the championship until December 2014, but some disappointing results made the club, losing its confidence, fall in the Greek Super League table into third place. On 22 February 2015, PAOK attacking midfielder feels the victory over Veria F.C. can lift up the whole squad. PAOK returned to winning ways after beating Veria F.C. 3–1 which ended a disappointing period of bad results for the club. He completed the 2014–15 Super League season with seven goals (third in his first season after Facundo Pereyra and Stefanos Athanasiadis) and five assists (second after Giannis Skondras).