Juraj Piroska

Juraj Piroska (born 27 February 1987) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Petržalka.

Juraj Piroska

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	FC Petržalka
Number	33
Youth career
1993–2004	Slovan Bratislava
2004–2005	Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	AS Trenčín	3	(0)
2006–2008	Petržalka	43	(6)
2006	→ SFM Senec (loan)
2009	Sparta Prague	1	(0)
2009–2014	Senica	139	(42)
2012	→ Slovan Bratislava (loan)	12	(1)
2015	Kaisar	5	(0)
2015	Spartak Myjava	9	(1)
2016	Skalica	8	(1)
2016	Petržalka	4	(2)
2017	Vibonese	7	(1)
2017–2020	Petržalka	54	(13)
2020–2022	Senica	44	(6)
2022–	Petržalka	15	(2)
International career‡
2005–2006	Slovakia U19	?	(?)
2007–2008	Slovakia U21	7	(2)
2011	Slovakia	3	(1)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Petržalka (assistant)
2020–	Senica (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2011

Club career

Piroska began playing football in Slovan Bratislava at the age of 6. He joined German side SC Freiburg youth squad in 2004. There he spent one-and-a-half years and came back to Slovakia, signing for AS Trenčín. He missed most of the time in Trenčín due to a backbone injury.

In January 2006, he moved to Artmedia Petržalka. His breakthrough came in 2007–08, winning the double.

On 16 February 2009, he signed a three-year contract for Sparta Prague.^[1] He played only 16 minutes for Sparta in the Gambrinus liga and moved on loan to Senica in July 2009.

His good form in Senica switched to transfer in June 2010. He scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 away win against Nitra on 4 March 2011.

International career

Piroska made his debut for the Slovakia national team in a 1–0 away win against Andorra on 26 March 2011. He netted his first goal on 11 October 2011 in a 1–1 away draw with Macedonia in a Euro 2012 qualifier.

Affiliated activities

Piroska appears in RTVS, Slovak public broadcaster, during televised national team or club international fixtures as well as major tournaments, like UEFA Euro 2020, as an expert analyst and panel member.^[2]

Career statistics

Score and result list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Piroska goal.

International goal scored by Juraj Piroska

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2011	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	1–0	1–1	Euro 2012 qualifier

Honours

Artmedia

• Corgoň Liga: 2007–08
• Slovak Cup: 2007–08