Profile Marek Hamsik

Personal information

Full Name : Marek Hamsik

Date of birth : 27 July 1987

Place of birth : Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia

Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 ins)

Playing position : attacking midfielder

Current club : Napoli

Number : 17

Youth career :

2001 Jupie Podlavice

Slovan Bratislava

Senior career :

2004 Slovan Bratislava

2004-2007 Brescia

2007 - Napoli

National team :

Slovakia U-17

2005-2006 U-19 Slovakia

2006-2007 U-21 Slovakia

2007 - Slovakia

Club career

Early career

Although Hamšík grew higher in Banská Bystrica, he never played for their principle team Dukla Banská Bystrica. He instead started playing for small youth team Jupie Podlavice. In 2002 he signalled with a principle Slovak team Slovan Bratislava. He played once for the Slovan A-team and scored a goal. He transferred from Slovan to Brescia in 2004 as a 17 year old young talent at a transfer compensation of €500,000. His first fit in Serie A with Brescia was against Chievo Verona in 20 March 2005 at the age of 17 years and 237 days. Later that season, Brescia wrapped higher 19th in the Serie A league and was relegated to the Serie B. In 2005–06, he played 24 league fits for Brescia in Serie B, with Brescia completing 10th. He had an noble 2006–07 season, scoring 10 objectives in 40 matches.

Napoli

On 28 June 2007 newly-promoted Serie A club Napoli transmitted Hamšík had signalled a five-year contract with them. The transfer charge Napoli €5.5 million. The president of the club De Laurentiis stated him as a performer to facade out for in the future. He played his first principle fit for Napoli against Cesena in the first throughout of the Italian Cup. Napoli won 4–0, Hamšík organised the possibility objective and scored the second himself. He scored his first objective in the Serie A on 16 September 2007 in the fit against Sampdoria. His football icon is Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd. In 2007 he was voted second best Slovak footballer of the year (behind Martin Škrtel) and was also voted best young Slovak footballer (The Peter Dubovský Trophy). Hamšík ended his first season with Napoli as the club's seal scorer, with 9 objectives from 37 games. At the commence of the 2008/09 season, Hamšík scored in both of Napoli's first couple sporting activities and went on to score a further 9 objectives in his second season with the club, completing as Napoli's seal scorer for the second year running.[9] In 2009 he was again runner-up as best Slovak footballer of the year and restated his success as best young Slovak footballer.

International career

Hamšík represented Slovakia at less old crosswise, playing in the UEFA Under-17 European Championships qualifiers and the UEFA Under-19 European Championships. He played also for the Slovak U-21 national team. He is a regular member of the Slovak national team. He organised his debut on 7 February 2007[14] in the friendly fit against Poland which ended 2–2. He played his second fit against Germany in the Euro 2008 qualification, which Slovakia hidden 2–1. He has become the essential member of the criticize in the national team, broadly articulating playing as a withdrew or inside criticizing midfielder. Hamsik captained his countryside in their first World Cup experience in South Africa 2010, where Slovakia was overcame by resultant finalist Netherlands in the first knockout point match.