Adam Kopas

Adam Kopas (born 16 August 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Niké Liga club Žilina, as a defender.

Adam Kopas

Kopas in 2021 with Žilina
Personal information
Full name	Adam Kopas
Date of birth	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Žilina, Slovakia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Žilina
Number	33
Youth career
2009–2016	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Žilina B	91	(15)
2018–2024	Žilina	84	(6)
2024	→ Othellos Athienou (loan)	13	(0)
2024-	→ MFK Skalica	17	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	Slovakia U17	7	(1)
2018	Slovakia U19	2	(0)
2019	Slovakia U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 May 2023

Club career

MŠK Žilina

Kopas made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 2 March 2019. He played at pod Dubňom for 76 minutes before being replaced by Filip Balaj, who scored the winning goal 6 minutes later, to get Žilina the 2:1 victory.^[1]

International career

Kopas was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 16 March 2022 by Štefan Tarkovič as an alternate ahead of two international friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland.^[2] He did not penetrate into the shortlisted nomination by the end of the year, even under new manager Francesco Calzona, being omitted from nomination for September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C fixtures and only being listed as an alternate for two November friendlies and prospective national team players' training camp in December.^[3][4][5]

Honours

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month: August 2022,^[6] May 2023,