Milan Lalkovič
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Lalkovič[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Košice-Barca | |||
| 1998–2007 | MFK Košice | ||
| 2007–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2014 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Walsall (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Barnsley | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | Walsall | 34 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Slovakia U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Slovakia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Slovakia U21 | 16 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:08, 11 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Milan Lalkovič (born 9 December 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for League One club Walsall.
Career
Born in Košice, Lalkovič spent his early career with Košice-Barca and MFK Košice before signing for English club Chelsea in 2007. He joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2010; Lalkovič made a total of six appearances for Doncaster before returning to Chelsea.[2]
Lalkovič signed a season-long loan deal with Dutch club ADO Den Haag in August 2011,[3] and a season-long loan deal with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães in July 2012. On 4 January 2013 Lalkovič was recalled by Chelsea as he was struggling to find regular playing time.[4]
On 15 July 2013, Lalkovič signed for Walsall on a six-month loan deal.[5] During this period, Lalkovič scored 4 times in 24 appearances. On 6 January 2014, Lalkovič extended his loan with Walsall until the end of the season.[6] On 23 May 2014, Chelsea released Lalkovič and made him available for free transfer.[7][8]
On 25 July 2014, Lalkovič signed a deal with Czech FK Mladá Boleslav.[9] Following the termination of his deal with the side, he completed a free transfer to League One side Barnsley on 8 January 2015, signing an eighteen-month contract.[10] Lalkovič made his Barnsley début coming off the bench in a 2–0 victory against Yeovil Town.[11] Lalkovič made seventeen appearances in total for the Tykes but was permitted to conclude his contract early at the end of the season.[12]
Lalkovič rejoined Walsall on 16 July 2015, signing a one–year deal with the Saddlers.[13] He scored his first goal in his second spell at Walsall in a League Cup tie against Brighton & Hove Albion.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 November 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Walsall (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| Total | 54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Mladá Boleslav | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley | 2014–15 | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Walsall | 2015–16 | League One | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| Career total | 103 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 12 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "The Reserves Profiles: Milan Lalkovič". Chelsea F.C.
- ↑ "Blues' Lalkovic goes Dutch". skysports.
- ↑ "Milan Lalkovic, Matej Delac return to Chelsea FC". weaintgotnohistory.com. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Walsall sign Chelsea youngster Milan Lalkovic on loan deal". talksport.co.uk. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ "LALKOVIC STAYS AT WALSALL". chelseafc.com. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". premierleague.com. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "HUTCHISON, PIREZ RELEASED BY CHELSEA". tribalfootball.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lalkovič do Mladej Boleslavi". Football Service Agency (in Czech). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Barnsley: Milan Lalkovic, Ben Pearson and George Waring join". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Barnsley 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "Milan Lalkovic: Ex-Chelsea trainee joins Walsall on 12-month contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Milan Lalkovic: Ex-Chelsea trainee joins Walsall on 12-month contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Walsall 2–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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