Michal Habai

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Michal Habai
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-30) 30 July 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SV Petzenkirchen
Youth career
1997–2004 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Slovan Bratislava ? (?)
2007–2008 → Baník Sokolov (loan) ? (?)
2008–2010 Baník Sokolov 37 (0)
2010–2012 SFM Senec ? (?)
2012–2013 Petržalka ? (?)
2013–2014 Greenock Morton 15 (1)
2014 Livingston 7 (0)
2014–2015 Rača ? (?)
2015–2018 Danubia Hrubý Šúr ? (?)
2018– SV Petzenkirchen ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2018

Michal Habai (born 30 July 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defender (or defensive midfielder). He is currently playing in Austria with SV Petzenkirchen.

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Club career

Habai came to Scotland at the age of 27, having spent his career playing in his homeland of Slovakia, with a spell in the Czech Republic with Druhá liga side Baník Sokolov.

He signed for Greenock Morton in July 2013, [1] and made his first competitive debut for Morton in a 1–0 defeat in the Scottish Challenge Cup to Annan Athletic. He scored his first goal for Morton in a 6-2 Scottish League Cup win over East Fife. [2]

Habai turned down an offer of a trial from League One side Rangers after catching their eye playing as a trialist in Morton's pre-season friendly with Sheffield United. [3]

Morton released Habai in January 2014, he signed for Livingston the same day. [4] He was released by Livingston in May 2014. [5] At the start of the 2015–16 season, Habai joined FK Rača in the Slovak third tier.

Habai moved to Austrian lower-league side SV Petzenkirchen in the summer of 2018. [6]

Personal life

Although Habai played for Slovan Bratislava, he was a childhood fan of city rivals Artmedia Bratislava (who famously defeated Celtic in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers in 2005). [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (19 July 2013). "Duo sign for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "East Fife 2 - 6 Morton". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (24 July 2013). "EXCLUSIVE Michal ignored Rangers offer". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Michal Habai signs on". Livingston F.C. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Squad Ins & Outs". Livingston F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Player squad KM". SV Petzenkirchen. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Fisher, Stewart (22 September 2013). "Night Celtic fell to the Brat pack". Herald Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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