Ján Maslo

Ján Maslo (born 5 February 1986) was a Slovak professional footballer who last played for Ružomberok in the Niké Liga.

Ján Maslo

Personal information
Full name	Ján Maslo
Date of birth	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Dolný Kubín, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Ružomberok
Number	3
Youth career
1993–2000	Dlhá nad Oravou
2001–2004	Ružomberok
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2011	Ružomberok	120	(9)
2011–2014	Volyn Lutsk	60	(1)
2014	Shakhter Karagandy	10	(1)
2015–2025	Ružomberok	246	(22)
Total		436	(33)
International career‡
	Slovakia U20	3	(0)
2007–2008	Slovakia U21	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2019

Club career

He began his professional football career at MFK Ružomberok, where he also played in the youth teams. In Ružomberok, he became a stable pillar of defense under the leadership of coach Ladislav Jurkemik. He won the league title with the club in the 2005/06 season.^[1] In July 2011, he transferred to the Ukrainian club FC Volyn Lutsk for 0.5 million euros, where he signed a three-year contract.^[2]

In July 2014, he transferred to the Kazakh club FC Shakhter Karagandy.^[3] He appeared with Karaganda in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League.^[4]

At the end of January 2015, he returned to Slovakia to the club MFK Ružomberok, where he signed a six-month contract.^[5][6] He played with Ružomberok in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League.^[7]

On 20 May 2025, he announced his retirement from professional football.^[8][9][10]

Honours

Ruzomberok

• 2023–24 Slovak Cup winners. ^[11]

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: October 2021^[12]

External links

• Ján Maslo at Soccerway
• at mfkruzomberok.sk (in Slovak)
• Ján Maslo at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)