Tomáš Suslov

Tomáš Suslov (born 7 June 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Slovakia national team.^[1]

Tomáš Suslov

Suslov with Groningen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona
Number	31
Youth career
2010–2013	Spišská Nová Ves
2014–2018	Tatran Prešov
2018–2020	Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Groningen	90	(5)
2023–2024	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	17	(1)
2024–	Hellas Verona	46	(2)
International career‡
2016	Slovakia U15	1	(0)
2017–2018	Slovakia U16	4	(1)
2018–2019	Slovakia U17	8	(2)
2019–2020	Slovakia U18	3	(2)
2019	Slovakia U19	2	(0)
2020–2022	Slovakia U21	4	(1)
2020–	Slovakia	40	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

Club career

On 10 August 2018, Suslov joined Groningen on a two-year contract with an option for another season.^[2]

On 1 September 2023, Suslov joined Hellas Verona in Italy on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.^[3] On 31 January 2024, he signed permanently with a contract until June 2027.^[4]

International career

Suslov with Slovakia in 2024

Regarded as one of the finest players of his generation in Slovakia, Suslov has been regularly capped throughout all the categories of the national team. He debuted for the Slovak senior team on 18 November 2020 in a Nations League game against the Czech Republic, coming on as a substitute to Albert Rusnák in the 62nd minute and becoming the youngest Slovak footballer to debut at 18 years old.^[5] He was named in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2020, appearing as a substitute in the group matches against Poland and Spain.^[6][7]

Despite numerous performances where Suslov showed huge signs of promise and was close to getting his name on the scoresheet, it was in his 11th cap that he scored his first senior international goal in a Nations League game against Belarus in June 2022.^[8]

At UEFA Euro 2024, Suslov appeared as a substitute in all four of the team's matches as they reached the round of 16, losing to England after extra time.^[9]

Personal life

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Suslov revealed his Ukrainian ancestry through his paternal side and his family got involved in humanitarian aid to affected Ukrainians.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Groningen	2019–20	Eredivisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	28	2	1	0	—		1[a]	0	30	2
	2021–22	Eredivisie	29	1	3	0	—		—		32	1
	2022–23	Eredivisie	30	1	1	0	—		—		31	1
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	Total		90	5	5	0	—		1	0	96	5
Hellas Verona (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	32	3	1	0	—		—		33	3
Hellas Verona	2024–25	Serie A	31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		63	3	2	0	—		—		65	3
Career total			153	8	7	0	0	0	1	0	161	8

1. Appearance in Eredivisie European competition play-offs

International

As of match played 20 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovakia	2020	1	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	7	1
	2023	9	1
	2024	13	2
	2025	2	0
Total		40	4

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Tomáš Suslov

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 2022	Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia	11	Belarus	1–0	1–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
2.	17 June 2023	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	19	Iceland	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
3.	5 June 2024	Wiener Neustadt Arena, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	27	San Marino	2–0	4–0	Friendly
4.	5 September 2024	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	33	Estonia	1–0	1–0	2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Individual

• Peter Dubovský Award: 2021, 2022^[12]