Mikuláš Bakaľa

Mikuláš Bakaľa (born 4 January 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Den Bosch.

Mikuláš Bakaľa

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Den Bosch
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2015	Námestovo
2015–2018	Železiarne Podbrezová
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2024	Železiarne Podbrezová	116	(5)
2024–	Den Bosch	34	(2)
International career
2022	Slovakia U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025

Club career

Železiarne Podbrezová

Bakaľa made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against Slovan Bratislava on 16 July 2022.^[2]

International career

Bakaľa was first recognised with a Slovak senior national team nomination in November 2022 by Francesco Calzona, being listed as an alternate for two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement match against Chile.^[3] He remained in the position of an alternate for prospective national team players' training camp in early December.^[4]