Jakub Sylvestr

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Jakub Sylvestr
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 MFK Zvolen
Number 23
Youth career
1997–2004 Jupie Podlavice
2004–2005 Dukla Banská Bystrica
2005–2007 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Slovan Bratislava 77 (13)
2009 → Petržalka (loan) 14 (7)
2010–2012 Dinamo Zagreb 32 (2)
2012–2014 Erzgebirge Aue 66 (23)
2014–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 42 (10)
2016 → SC Paderborn (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 Aalborg 22 (5)
2018–2019 Beitar Jerusalem 29 (7)
2019 Bnei Yehuda 13 (7)
2019–2020 Ashdod 8 (1)
2020 Hapoel Haifa 17 (5)
2020–2021 Chennaiyin 19 (2)
2021–2022 Žalgiris Vilnius 46 (8)
2023 Resovia 13 (1)
2023 Sektzia Ness Ziona 6 (1)
2024-2025 Komárno 39 (8)
2025- MFK Zvolen 7 (10)
International career
2006–2008 Slovakia U19 11 (2)
2008–2010 Slovakia U21 14 (7)
2010–2014 Slovakia 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025

Jakub Sylvestr (born 2 February 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for MFK Zvolen. [1] He made six appearances for the Slovakia national team.

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Club career

Sylvestr scored his first hat-trick in a match against Tatran Prešov on 4 April 2009. [2]

On 19 February 2017, Sylvestr scored in his league debut for Danish Superliga club AaB. In his second match he scored a hat-trick, and was voted Player of the Month in the league. In December 2017, he left the club. [3]

On 20 October 2020, Sylvestr joined Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on a one-year deal. [4] He appeared with the club in 19 league matches and scored twice as Chennaiyin finished on eighth position. [5]

On 9 January 2023, Sylvestr joined Polish second division side Resovia. [6]

In the summer of 2025, Sylvestr joined 2. Liga club MFK Zvolen. [7] He impressed with his performance in his first four games, being able to score two hat-tricks in a 3–2 win over against FC Petržalka and a 5–1 over Baník Lehota. [8] [9] [10]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Sylvestr sa nečakane objavil na súpiske druholigového Zvolena - Denník Šport". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sylvestrov gólový koncert zničil Prešov" (in Slovak). profutbal. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "AaB siger farvel til reservekeeper" [AaB says goodbye to reserve goalkeeper]. Bold.dk (in Danish). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Slovakian forward Jakub Sylvestr signs for Chennaiyin FC". Official Chennaiyin FC Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Player profile: Jakub Sylvestr indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jakub Sylvestr nowym zawodnikiem Resovii" (in Polish). Resovia. 9 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Teraz.sk (22 August 2025). "Pohronie zdolalo Starú Ľubovňu 3:1, Sylvestr so 4 gólmi za Zvolen". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "VIDEO Neskutočná forma bývalého reprezentanta Slovenska: Jakub Sylvestr zničil aj nováčika". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Áno, pozvánka od Calzonu je presne to, na čo čakám, smeje sa po štyroch góloch do siete Lehoty Jakub Sylvestr - Denník Šport". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Blaško, Radoslav (23 August 2025). "MFK Zvolen s novou posilou zvíťazil aj u nováčika, štvorgólový Sylvestr. Tóth: Je to výsledok všetkých hráčov". ZVonline.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 August 2025.


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