Adam Obert

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Adam Obert
Adam Obert, Frosinone - Cagliari 27-11-2022 (cropped).jpg
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Cagliari 77 (1)
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 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:17, 7 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:07, 20 March 2025 (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.

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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]

Senior

Obert with Slovakia in 2024 SVK vs. SMR 2024 Slovakia Nr. 4 Obert.jpg
Obert with Slovakia in 2024

In November 2022, Obert received his first call-up by coach Francesco Calzona to the Slovak senior team for two friendly matches against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's farewell one against Chile. [11]

On 17 November, in the former away match, he was only listed as a substitute and remained benched for the entirety of the 2–2 draw. [12] On 20 November, Obert debuted in a home match against the latter opponent in Tehelné pole against Chile, replacing Vernon De Marco at the 80th minute. As a result, he 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. Obert's debut match ended in a goalless draw. [13] [14]

In March 2023, Obert received his first competitive call-up for two home UEFA Euro 2024 qualifcations against Luxembourg and Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking Obert's first competitive national team call-up. [15] He was later included in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 and played a total of 24 minutes as a substitute, appearing in the 1–0 victory against Belgium and 2–1 loss against Ukraine. [16]

Personal life

His grandfather, Jozef, was a former footballer of Czechoslovakia and Slovan Bratislava. During Adam's tenure in Sampdoria and Cagliari, he became fluent in Italian. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cagliari 2021–22 Serie A 6020—80
2022–23 Serie B 33020—350
2023–24 Serie A17030—200
2024–25 Serie A21120—231
Total7719000861
Career total7719000861

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" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association.
  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" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "MUŽI A - V nominácii premiérovo Herc a Regáli, po čase Sekulič a Zreľák" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. 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"" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Šurin, Peter (13 March 2023). "Muži A | Premiérové nominácie od Calzonu pre Maka, Polievku a Vavra" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association.
  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" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Adam Obert". Soccerway.
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