Jakub Sylvestr

Jakub Sylvestr (born 2 February 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for MFK Zvolen^[1]. He made six appearances for the Slovakia national team.

Jakub Sylvestr

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Komárno
Number	23
Youth career
1997–2004	Jupie Podlavice
2004–2005	Dukla Banská Bystrica
2005–2007	Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Slovan Bratislava	77	(13)
2009	→ Petržalka (loan)	14	(7)
2010–2012	Dinamo Zagreb	32	(2)
2012–2014	Erzgebirge Aue	66	(23)
2014–2017	1. FC Nürnberg	42	(10)
2016	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2018	Aalborg	22	(5)
2018–2019	Beitar Jerusalem	29	(7)
2019	Bnei Yehuda	13	(7)
2019–2020	Ashdod	8	(1)
2020	Hapoel Haifa	17	(5)
2020–2021	Chennaiyin	19	(2)
2021–2022	Žalgiris Vilnius	46	(8)
2023	Resovia	13	(1)
2023	Sektzia Ness Ziona	6	(1)
2024-2025	Komárno	39	(8)
2025-	MFK Zvolen	0	(0)
International career
2006–2008	Slovakia U19	11	(2)
2008–2010	Slovakia U21	14	(7)
2010–2014	Slovakia	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025

Career

Sylvestr scored his first hat-trick in a match against Tatran Prešov on 4 April 2009.^[2]

On 19 February 2017, Sylvestr scored in his league debut for Danish Superliga club AaB. In his second match he scored a hattrick, and was voted Player of the Month in the league. In December 2017, he left the club.^[3]

On 20 October 2020, Sylvestr joined Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on a one-year deal.^[4] He appeared with the club in 19 league matches and scored twice as Chennaiyin finished on eighth position.^[5]

On 9 January 2023, Sylvestr joined Polish second division side Resovia.^[6]

Honours

Individual

• 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14
• Danish Superliga Player of the Month: February 2017