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)
2009Petržalka (loan) 14 (7)
2010–2012 Dinamo Zagreb 32 (2)
2012–2014 Erzgebirge Aue 66 (23)
2014–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 42 (10)
2016SC 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 4 (6)
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.