_(cropped).png) Stoch withPAOK in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Nitra,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Nitra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Nitra | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | →Twente (loan) | 32 | (10) |
| 2010–2017 | Fenerbahçe | 82 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | →PAOK (loan) | 30 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | →Al Ain (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | →Bursaspor (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Slavia Prague | 59 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | PAOK | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | Zagłębie Lubin | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Slovan Liberec | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Motorlet Prague | 36 | (13) |
| Total | 328 | (71) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Slovakia U19 | 12 | (11) |
| 2008–2009 | Slovakia U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2009–2019 | Slovakia | 60 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miroslav Stoch (born 19 October 1989) is a Slovak former professionalfootballer who played as awinger.
He earned 60 caps for Slovakia, first debuting in 2009, and was included in their squad for the2010 FIFA World Cup andUEFA Euro 2016.
He won the 2012FIFA Puskás Award, after he scored a volley from outside thepenalty area into the top corner of the goal during aSüper Lig match againstGençlerbirliği.[1]
Stoch's father realized his talent at an early age and placed him with his local club's academyNitra. His hard work paid off as he was drafted into Nitra's first team after scoring a hat-trick in an under-17 match, at only 15 years old. Due to age restrictions in theSlovak First League, he could not play until his 16th birthday. He made his first-team debut at the age of 16 and by this time he was already being watched by Europeanscouts.[2]
Chelsea had scouts in one of the international competitions he played in and offered him a trial around the same time thatNice was about to sign him. He duly impressed and was signed byChelsea's youth academy in 2006.[3] He was a regular for the under-18s in the2006–07 season and scored 11 goals. He ended the season as top scorer for the under-18s even though he had always played on the wing. He started the2007–08 season well and quickly progressed to the reserve team.
Stoch himself stated that he was close to making his first-team debut and hoped to do so during the course of the2007–08 season although he did not.[4] Stoch finally made his first appearance as a substitute on 30 November 2008 againstArsenal atStamford Bridge. He replacedDeco after 80 minutes. Chelsea lost the game 1–2. Stoch made his second appearance for the first-team, replacingMikel John Obi in the 82nd minute of Chelsea's 2–1 comeback win overStoke City, playing a major part in the lead-up to their second goal. Stoch again came on for Mikel againstWatford in theFA Cup fifth round with Chelsea 1–0 down with 20 minutes. The game finished 3–1 to Chelsea.
On 16 July 2009,Twente signed Stoch on loan from Chelsea.[5] Stoch made his firstEredivisie appearance againstSparta Rotterdam.[6] He scored both goals in the 2–0 win overHeerenveen on 20 September 2009.[7] Stoch then scored an impressive opening goal from long-distance, in the 4–0 win againstGroningen on 25 October 2009. Stoch continued his impressive scoring record for Twente by scoring and getting an assist in the 2–1 win overRoda on 31 October 2009.[8] InDe Grolsch Veste league game againstNAC Breda, which Twente won 3–1, Stoch scored two goals to propel the team to victory, after Twente fell behind by a goal. On 2 May 2010, he made the winning goal againstNAC Breda, Twente won the match 2–0 in an away game which made Twentethe champion of the Eredivisie for the first time.[9][10] Stoch ended the season with 10 league goals (12 in all competitions), having started almost every competitive match for Twente.
Stoch joined Turkish teamFenerbahçe on 11 June 2010 on a four-year deal for a fee of €5.5 million.[11] On 28 July 2010, he scored his debut goal for the club in aChampions League match againstYoung Boys in thethird qualifying round and Fenerbahçe draw the match with score 2–2 atStade de Suisse inBern.[12] Fenerbahçe won theSüper Lig title in2010–11, for a record 18th time, with Stoch contributing two goals. Fenerbahçe gave Stoch a two-year contract extension in 2012. Stoch is contracted to the club until 2015–16, making €1.75 million and €15000 per match in2012–13. He would earn €1.75 million in addition to €16000 per game in 2013–14, €1.8 million plus €16000 per match in 2014–15 and €1.9 million as well as €17000 per game in 2015–16.[13] He won the 2012FIFA Puskás Award after scoring a volley from outside thepenalty area againstGençlerbirliği during a2011–12 Süper Lig match, beatingFalcao and previous award winnerNeymar.[14][15]
In August 2013 Stoch joinedPAOK after Fenerbahçe and PAOK came to an agreement for a one-year loan for €1 million.[16][17] He scored his first goal with the club in the first leg of the Champions League play-off qualifying round against FC Schalke 04. The match ended 1–1.
On 3 July 2014, he signed new contract with Fenerbahçe until 2018 and then joinedAl Ain on a one-year loan deal for €1 million.[18]
On 22 August 2015, Stoch joinedBursaspor on a one-year loan.[19] In summer 2016, he returned to Fenerbahçe.
On 11 August 2017, Stoch joined Czech clubSlavia Prague. He refused offers from Spain, France, Russia and wealthy clubs in the Near East. The main reason for this choice was Slavia's big chance of qualification into theChampions League group stage via upcomingplay-off round againstAPOEL.[20] Stoch played in both play-off matches but could not help his new club to qualify to group stage. After the 0–2 loss in Cyprus and 0–0 draw at home, in which Stoch was subbed off after half-time because of injury, Slavia was eliminated from the Champions League and entered2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.[21] On 20 September 2017 after the 5–1 victory againstTřinec inMOL Cup Stoch shouted, with Slavia fans, "Smrt Spartě" ("Death toSparta") and was called before the Czech Football League's Disciplinary Commission.[22]
He scored a goal as Slavia Prague won the2017–18 Czech Cup final 3–1 againstFK Jablonec on 9 May 2018.[23]
On 21 November 2018, Stoch signed a new three-year contract with Slavia, keeping him at the club until June 2022.[24] On 28 June 2019, Stoch was given permission by Slavia to fly to Greece to discuss a potential move to PAOK.[25] The following day, Slavia confirmed that Stoch had moved to PAOK.[26]
On 29 June 2019, PAOK officially announced the signing of Stoch on a three-year contract for a transfer fee estimated in the region of €1.5 million with an annual fee of €750,000 (plus bonuses).[27]
On 3 August 2020, Stoch announced that he had tested positive forCOVID-19, a day after PAOK had announced that a member of the first-team had been infected.[28] Two weeks later, the club announced that Stoch's contract was terminated by mutual consent.[29]
On 1 February 2021 he joinedZagłębie Lubin.[30] He was released at the end of his contract in June 2021.[31]
On 22 September 2021 he joinedFC Slovan Liberec.[32]
On 17 September 2022 Stoch made his debut forMotorlet Prague in a 3–1 home win against Sokol Hostouň.[33]
Stoch made his senior début forSlovakia on 10 February 2009 againstUkraine, where he came on in the 70th minute. His second appearance came just 24 hours later againstCyprus. He scored his first international goal for Slovakia againstSan Marino in a2010 World Cup qualifier on 6 June 2009. Stoch was selected for the2010 FIFA World Cup squad. On 7 September 2010, he scored the only goal of aEuro 2012 qualifying victory againstRussia in Moscow.[34][35] On 9 October 2014, Stoch scored the game-winning goal in the 2–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification win against title-holdersSpain three minutes from time.[36] Stoch became a part of a preliminary EURO 2016 squad and capped in a match against Germany, only days after death of his mother, due to which he had to be excused from a training camp in Austria in the previous week.[citation needed]
During the final tournament Stoch only appeared againstWales, where he came on in the 83rd minute. During the flight from France Stoch had a conflict with national team coachJán Kozák. In August 2016, Kozák said that he can not imagine his continuation of cooperation with Stoch and he has not been nominated until Kozák's resignation in October 2018.[37]
Stoch made his national team return in November 2018, when he was called up by its new coachPavel Hapal forNations League matches againstUkraine andCzech Republic.
Stoch bases his game on his two footballing idolsRonaldinho andRonaldo and tries to emulate them on the pitch.[38]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nitra | 2005–06 | Slovak Superliga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea | 2008–09 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Twente (loan) | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 2 | — | 45 | 12 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 6[g] | 4 | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 82 | 14 | 20 | 1 | — | 20 | 5 | — | 122 | 20 | ||||
| PAOK (loan) | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 10[h] | 1 | — | 46 | 10 | ||
| Al Ain (loan) | 2014–15 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8[i] | 1 | — | 37 | 13 | |
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 8[j] | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[k] | 2 | — | 49 | 14 | |||
| Total | 59 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | — | 88 | 20 | ||||
| PAOK | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[l] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Slovan Liberec | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Motorlet Prague | 2022–23 | Bohemian Football League | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bohemian Football League | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | |||||
| Career total | 327 | 71 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 92 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2009 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2009 | Tehelné pole,Bratislava, Slovakia |  San Marino | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 August 2010 | Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Croatia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 September 2010 | Lokomotiv Stadium,Moscow, Russia |  Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 4 | 29 February 2012 | Bursa Atatürk Stadium,Bursa, Turkey |  Turkey | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 9 October 2014 | Štadión pod Dubňom,Žilina, Slovakia |  Spain | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 6 | 29 March 2016 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Twente[42]
Fenerbahçe[42]
Al Ain[42]
Slavia Prague[42]
Individual[42]
Awards | |
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