Michal Ďuriš

Michal Ďuriš (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈɟuriʂ]; born 1 June 1988) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a forward.^[1]

Michal Ďuriš

Ďuriš with Orenburg
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Spartak Trnava
Number	57
Youth career
	ŠK Petrochema Dubová
2002–2005	Dukla Banská Bystrica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Dukla Banská Bystrica	114	(18)
2010–2017	Viktoria Plzeň	137	(34)
2014–2015	→ Mladá Boleslav (loan)	26	(4)
2017–2018	Orenburg	27	(4)
2018	→ Anorthosis Famagusta (loan)	14	(11)
2018–2020	Anorthosis Famagusta	49	(16)
2020–2021	Omonia	29	(4)
2022	Ethnikos Achna	15	(5)
2022–2023	Karmiotissa	35	(6)
2023–2024	Othellos Athienou	8	(3)
2023	→ Spartak Trnava (loan)	13	(5)
2024–	Spartak Trnava	42	(10)
International career
2006–2007	Slovakia U19	18	(7)
2008–2010	Slovakia U21	9	(4)
2012–2021	Slovakia	59	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025

Club career

Ďuriš joined Banská Bystrica from ŠK Petrochema Dubová when he was 14. After three years playing for youth squads he made his debut in the Slovak top-level football league featuring in his club's 2–0 defeat against Ružomberok on 9 November 2005. During five seasons for Dukla he scored 18 goals in 114 matches overall.

In August 2010, he signed on a one-year loan for Viktoria Plzeň of the Czech Czech First League with an option of a permanent stay. He debuted for Plzeň in a 3–0 away win against České Budějovice on 28 August 2010. In his first season for Plzeň he won the Czech title, the first title in Plzeň's history. He scored two goals for Plzeň in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League campaign, one in a 2–1 play-off win against Copenhagen and the next in a 2–2 group stage draw against Milan.^[2]

On 26 January 2017, he signed a deal with the Russian Premier League side FC Orenburg.^[3]

On 17 January 2018, he joined Anorthosis Famagusta on a half-season loan. On 6 July 2018, the transfer became permanent for an estimated fee of €600,000.^[4]

International career

Ďuriš made his debut for the national team in the 3–1 away win over Denmark in a friendly match that was held on 15 August 2012.^[5]

He scored his first two goals after 20 matches against Switzerland, on 13 November 2015 during a 3–2 victory, with third goal scored by Róbert Mak. Four days later, on 17 November, he netted third goal of a game, during a 3–1 victory over Iceland, with first two goals provided by Mak, again.

Ďuriš scored his fourth goal against Germany in a friendly match in Augsburg, giving Slovakia the 2–1 lead in the pre-EURO 2016 friendly match, which was his 25th cap. Slovakia eventually defeated Germany 3–1.^[6] Duris also scored the winning goal for Slovakia in extra-time against Northern Ireland, sending Slovakia to UEFA Euro 2020, where they will be placed in Group E.^[7]

On 18 May 2021, Ďuriš was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Slovakia at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.^[8]

On 24 August 2021, national team manager Štefan Tarkovič announced Ďuriš's retirement from international duties. Ďuriš retired with 59 appearances and 7 goals, including appearances at two European Championships.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banská Bystrica	2005–06	Slovak First League	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2006–07		10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2007–08		26	6	0	0	0	0	—		26	6
	2008–09		30	6	0	0	0	0	—		30	6
	2009–10		24	6	0	0	0	0	—		24	6
	2010–11		5	0	0	0	2[b]	1	—		7	1
	Total		109	18	0	0	2	1	—		111	19
Viktoria Plzeň	2010–11	Czech First League	23	3	0	0	—		—		23	3
	2011–12		27	6	0	0	14[c]	2	1[d]	0	42	8
	2012–13		26	1	0	0	14[b]	6	0	0	40	7
	2013–14		25	5	4	1	15[e]	2	0	0	44	8
	2015–16		25	16	2	0	8[f]	2	—		35	18
	2016–17		11	3	2	1	8[g]	3	—		21	7
	Total		137	34	8	2	59	15	1	0	205	51
Mladá Boleslav (loan)	2014–15	Czech First League	26	4	5	2	4[b]	3	—		35	9
Orenburg	2016–17	Russian Premier League	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2017–18	Russian Football National League	15	3	2	0	—		—		17	3
	Total		27	4	2	0	—		—		29	4
Anorthosis (loan)	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	14	11	2	0	—		—		16	11
Anorthosis	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	29	11	2	2	2[b]	0	—		33	13
	2019–20		20	5	2	1	—		—		22	6
	Total		49	16	6	3	2	0	—		55	19
Omonia	2020–21	Cypriot First Division	24	2	2	0	9[h]	0	—		35	2
	2021–22		5	2	0	0	7[i]	1	1[j]	0	13	3
	Total		29	4	2	0	16	1	1	0	48	5
Ethnikos Achna	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	16	5	6	4	—		—		22	9
Karmiotissa	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	35	6	2	0	—		—		37	6
Othellos Athienou	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	8	3	1	1	—		—		9	4
Spartak Trnava	2023–24	Slovak First League	23	10	3	3	6[k]	1	—		32	14
	2024–25	Slovak First League	31	5	8	5	4[k]	5	—		43	15
	Total		54	15	11	8	10	6	—		75	29
Career total			503	120	43	20	94	26	2	0	641	166

1. Includes Slovak Cup, Czech Cup, Russian Cup, Cypriot Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Czech Supercup
5. Eleven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
7. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
8. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
9. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
10. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
11. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played on 23 June 2021^[10]

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ďuriš goal.

List of international goals scored by Michal Ďuriš

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 November 2015	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia	21	Switzerland	1–0	3–2	Friendly
2					2–0
3	17 November 2015	Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	22	Iceland	3–1	3–1	Friendly
4	29 May 2016	WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany	25	Germany	2–1	3–1	Friendly
5	22 March 2018	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	37	United Arab Emirates	2–0	2–1	2018 King's Cup
6	7 September 2020	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel	48	Israel	1–0	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
7	12 November 2020	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	49	Northern Ireland	2–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Viktoria Plzeň

• Czech First League: 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16
• Czech Supercup: 2011, 2015

AC Omonia

• Cypriot First Division: 2020–21
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2021

Spartak Trnava

• Slovak Cup: 2024–25

Slovakia

• King's Cup: 2018