Patrik Leitner

Patrik Leitner (born 7 February 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Niké Liga club MFK Ružomberok as a defender.

Patrik Leitner

Personal information
Full name	Patrik Leitner
Date of birth	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Žilina,[1] Slovakia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ružomberok)
Number	TBD
Youth career
0000–2014	OZ Mládežnícky futbal Závodie
2014–2017	Akadémia Juventus Žilina
2017–2020	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	Žilina B	38	(2)
2021–2025	Žilina	43	(1)
2024–2025	→ Chrudim (loan)	9	(0)
2025–	Ružomberok	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Slovakia U17	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2019

Club career

MŠK Žilina

Leitner made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina during a home fixture against FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 22 May 2021. He came on in the second half to replace Miroslav Gono in a 5-1 win for Žilina.

He scored his first goal in a 2-1 cup win against Komárno on his first start for the club.^[2]

MFK Chrudim (loan)

On 16 August 2024, Leitner joined Czech 2. Liga club Chrudim on a one-year loan deal with option.^[3]

International career

In December 2022, Leitner was nominated by Francesco Calzona, who joined the side in late summer, for senior Slovak national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.^[4]