Adam Obert

Adam Obert

Obert with Cagliari in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cagliari
Number	33
Youth career
2010–2018	Zbrojovka Brno
2018–2021	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Cagliari	57	(0)
International career‡
2018	Slovakia U16	2	(0)
2018–2019	Slovakia U17	5	(0)
2019	Slovakia U18	1	(0)
2019	Slovakia U19	5	(0)
2021–	Slovakia U21	13	(0)
2022–	Slovakia	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 9 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:27, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Adam Obert (born 23 August 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Youth clubs

Obert is a youth product of the youth academies of Zbrojovka Brno and Sampdoria. ^[2] In March 2022, he commented on his switch from Genoa to Cagliari, critically highlighting the philosophy of integration of youth players at Sampdoria, stating he did not wish to get lost in Serie C and instead sought challenges with top division senior football. ^[3] He joined the academy of Cagliari in the summer of 2021. ^[4]

Cagliari

Obert made his professional debut for Cagliari as a late substitute in a 3–0 Serie A loss to Fiorentina on 24 October 2021. It was his first nomination for a senior team match. ^[5] Following his arrival at Cagliari and first experiences with the first team, Obert spoke highly of his training experience with and advice from Diego Godín, expressing regret of his departure from Sardinia-based club. ^[6]

By February 2022, Cagliari had offered Obert a 4.5-year contract extension through to summer 2026 with a one-year option to extend. ^{[7] [8]}

International career

Youth teams

Obert was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 16 March 2022 by Štefan Tarkovič as an alternate ahead of two international friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland. ^[9] During the March international fixtures, Obert ended up representing the Slovak U21 side under Jaroslav Kentoš in 2023 Under-21 European Championship qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Spain. ^[10]

Obert with Slovakia in 2024

Senior national team

Francesco Calzona first recognised Obert for duties in the squad of Slovak senior national team in November 2022 nomination as a direct call-up for two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement game against Chile. ^[11] On 17 November 2022, during a fixture versus Montenegro at Podgorica City Stadium, Obert was only listed as a substitute and remained benched for the entirety of the 2–2 draw. ^[12]

On 20 November 2022, Obert debuted for the Slovak senior squad Tehelné pole against Chile, replacing Vernon De Marco at the 80th minute. Obert thus became the last international to debut under the captainship of Marek Hamšík who was taken off the pitch less than ten minutes later in his final international walk off the pitch. During Obert's tenure on the pitch, the match ended in a 0–0 sdaw. ^{[13] [14]}

Calzona continued to nominate Obert into March 2023, when he called him up ahead of two home UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Bosnia and Herzegovina marking Obert's first competitive national team recognition. ^[15]

Obert was included in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 and played a combined 24 minutes as a substitute, appearing in the 1–0 win over Belgium and 2–1 loss to Ukraine. ^[16]

Personal life

His grandfather Jozef was a former Czechoslovakia and Slovan Bratislava player. During his tenure in Sampdoria and Cagliari, Obert became fluent in Italian. ^[17]

References

1. "Adam Obert" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. Sarňák, Branislav (1 June 2021). "U21 – Adam Obert zo Sampdorie Janov prvý raz medzi sokolíkmi: Škriniara si v klube veľmi vážia". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak).
3. "Slovenský tínedžer v Serie A: Niektorí sú na mňa svine. Zosilniem ako Škriniar". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 23 March 2022.
4. "Chi è Adam Obert: baby centrale tesserato dal Cagliari". CagliariNews24 (in Italian). 2 July 2021.
5. "Match Report". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 24 October 2021.
6. "Slovenský tínedžer v Serie A: Niektorí sú na mňa svine. Zosilniem ako Škriniar". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 23 March 2022.
7. "Slovenský tínedžer v Serie A: Niektorí sú na mňa svine. Zosilniem ako Škriniar". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 23 March 2022.
8. Sarňák, Branislav (12 March 2022). "U21 – Obert predĺžil zmluvu s Cagliari do roku 2026: Vyústenie úsilia a tvrdej práce". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
9. "MUŽI A - V nominácii premiérovo Herc a Regáli, po čase Sekulič a Zreľák". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
10. Sarňák, Branislav (17 March 2022). "U21 – Tréner Kentoš v marci nemôže počítať s Pokorným, Lavrinčíkom, Goljanom či Kóšom. Nováčikom Bobček". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak).
11. Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "Muži A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
12. "Čierna Hora - Slovensko | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 21 November 2022.
13. "Slovensko - Čile | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 21 November 2022.
14. Šurin, Peter (20 November 2022). "Muži A – S Čile bezgólová remíza a Hamšíkov odchod slávobránou, podľa Calzonu "je nádherný"". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
15. Šurin, Peter (13 March 2023). "Muži A – Premiérové nominácie od Calzonu pre Maka, Polievku a Vavra". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak).
16. "Adam Obert - Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
17. Sarňák, Branislav (12 March 2022). "U21 – Obert predĺžil zmluvu s Cagliari do roku 2026: Vyústenie úsilia a tvrdej práce". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 March 2022.

External links

• Adam Obert at Soccerway
• Lega Serie A Profile ^{[ dead link ]}
• Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)