Milan Lalkovič

Milan Lalkovič

Lalkovič with Baník Ostrava in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Milan Lalkovič
Date of birth	(1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Chorley
Number	22
Youth career
	Košice-Barca
1998–2007	MFK Košice
2007–2010	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Chelsea	0	(0)
2011	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	6	(0)
2012	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)	2	(0)
2012–2013	→ Vitória de Guimarães (loan)	8	(0)
2013–2014	→ Walsall (loan)	38	(6)
2014–2015	Mladá Boleslav	6	(0)
2015	Barnsley	17	(0)
2015–2016	Walsall	40	(7)
2016–2018	Portsmouth	14	(1)
2017	→ Ross County (loan)	6	(0)
2018–2019	Sigma Olomouc	17	(2)
2019–2021	Baník Ostrava	13	(0)
2021	Příbram	8	(0)
2021–2022	Boston United	7	(0)
2022	Makedonikos
2022–2023	AO Chaniotis
2023	Thermaikos
2023–2024	AO Pyliou
2024	PAS Korinthos
2024	Stalybridge Celtic	6	(1)
2024–2025	Rushall Olympic	10	(0)
2025–	Chorley	0	(0)
International career‡
2007–2009	Slovakia U17	9	(2)
2009–2010	Slovakia U19	3	(0)
2011–2014	Slovakia U21	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:25, 20 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2015

Milan Lalkovič (born 9 December 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Chorley.

Club career

Early career

Born in Košice, Lalkovič spent his early career with Košice-Barca and MFK Košice before signing for English club Chelsea in 2007.^{[ citation needed ]} He joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2010; Lalkovič made a total of six appearances for Doncaster before returning to Chelsea. ^[1]

Lalkovič signed a season-long loan deal with Dutch club ADO Den Haag in August 2011, ^[2] and a season-long loan deal with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães in July 2012.^{[ citation needed ]} On 4 January 2013 Lalkovič was recalled by Chelsea as he was struggling to find regular playing time. ^[3]

On 15 July 2013, Lalkovič signed for Walsall on a six-month loan deal. ^[4] During this period, Lalkovič scored 4 times in 24 appearances. On 6 January 2014, Lalkovič extended his loan with Walsall until the end of the season. ^[5] On 23 May 2014, Chelsea released Lalkovič and made him available for free transfer. ^{[6] [7]}

On 25 July 2014, Lalkovič signed a deal with Czech FK Mladá Boleslav. ^[8] Following the termination of his deal with the side, he completed a free transfer to League One side Barnsley on 8 January 2015, signing an eighteen-month contract. ^[9] Lalkovič made his Barnsley début coming off the bench in a 2–0 victory against Yeovil Town. ^[10] Lalkovič made seventeen appearances in total for the Tykes but was permitted to conclude his contract early at the end of the season. ^[11]

Walsall

Lalkovič rejoined Walsall on 16 July 2015, signing a one–year deal with the Saddlers. ^[12] He scored his first goal in his second spell at Walsall in a League Cup tie against Brighton & Hove Albion. ^[13]

Portsmouth

On 28 June 2016, Lalkovič signed a two-year deal with Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall. ^[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Barnet on 24 September 2016. ^[15]

On 20 January 2017, Lalkovič joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign. ^[16]

On transfer deadline day, Milan had his contract cancelled 6 months early by mutual consent.

Czech First League

On 18 October 2018, Lalkovič joined Czech First League side Sigma Olomouc on a short-term deal until the end of the season. ^[17] After the season, he left Sigma Olomouc for FC Baník Ostrava. ^[18]

On 2 February 2021, Lalkovič joined fellow Czech First League side Příbram on a short-term deal until the end of the season. ^[19]

Return to England

On 2 November 2021, Lalkovic returned to England, after signing for National League North side Boston United. ^[20]

In October 2024, following two years in Greece, Lalkovič once again returned to England, joining Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic. ^[21] The following month, he joined National League North side Rushall Olympic. ^[22] In March 2025, Lalkovic joined fellow National League North side Chorley on a non-contract basis. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2025 ^[24]

Appearances by cub, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea	2011–12 [25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13 [26]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14 [27]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2011–12 [25]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
ADO Den Haag (loan)	2011–12 [25]	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Vitória de Guimarães (loan)	2012–13 [26]	Primeira Liga	8	0	1	0	1	0	—		10	0
Walsall (loan)	2013–14 [27]	League One	38	6	2	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	42	6
Mladá Boleslav	2014–15	Czech First League	6	0	2	0	—		0	0	8	0
Barnsley	2014–15 [28]	League One	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Walsall	2015–16 [29]	League One	40	5	1	0	3	1	3 [b]	0	47	6
Portsmouth	2016–17 [30]	League Two	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	16	1
	2017–18 [31]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		14	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	18	1
Ross County (loan)	2016–17 [30]	Scottish Premiership	6	0	2	0	0	0	—		8	0
Sigma Olomouc	2018–19	Czech First League	17	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
Baník Ostrava	2019–20	Czech First League	11	0	1	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2020–21		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Příbram	2020–21	Czech First League	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		8	0
Boston United	2021–22	National League North	7	0	0	0	—		2 [c]	0	9	0
Makedonikos	2021–22	Gamma Ethniki Grp 2	No data currently available
	2022–23	Super League 2	No data currently available
Chaniotis	2022–23	Gamma Ethniki Grp 2	No data currently available
Thermaikos	2022–23	Gamma Ethniki Grp 1	No data currently available
Pyliou	2023–24	3rd National Grp 4	No data currently available
Korinthos	2023–24	Gamma Ethniki Grp 3	No data currently available
Stalybridge Celtic	2024–25 [32]	NPL Division One West	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
Rushall Olympic	2024–25 [33]	National League North	10	0	—		—		4 [d]	2	14	2
Career total			197	15	10	0	5	1	14	2	226	18

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in Football League Trophy and two appearances in Football League One play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Staffordshire Senior Cup and one appearance in Walsall Senior Cup

Honours

Vitória de Guimarães

• Taça de Portugal: 2012–13

Makedonikos

• Gamma Ethniki: 2021–22 runner-up, promotion via play-offs

References

1. "The Reserves Profiles: Milan Lalkovič". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.
2. "Blues' Lalkovic goes Dutch". Sky Sports.
3. "Milan Lalkovic, Matej Delac return to Chelsea FC". weaintgotnohistory.com. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
4. "Walsall sign Chelsea youngster Milan Lalkovic on loan deal". talksport.co.uk. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
5. "LALKOVIC STAYS AT WALSALL". chelseafc.com. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
6. "Clubs submit retained and released lists". premierleague.com. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
7. "HUTCHISON, PIREZ RELEASED BY CHELSEA". tribalfootball.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
8. "Lalkovič do Mladej Boleslavi". Football Service Agency (in Czech). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
9. "Barnsley: Milan Lalkovic, Ben Pearson and George Waring join". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
10. "BBC Sport – Barnsley 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
11. "Milan Lalkovic: Ex-Chelsea trainee joins Walsall on 12-month contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
12. "Milan Lalkovic: Ex-Chelsea trainee joins Walsall on 12-month contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
13. "Walsall 2–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
14. "Portsmouth have signed Milan Lalkovic after reaching a compensation agreement with former club Walsall". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016.
15. "Portsmouth 5–1 Barnet". BBC. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
16. "Slovakian international Milan Lalkovic comes in on loan from Portsmouth". Ross County FC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
17. "Former Walsall winger Milan Lalkovic joins Czech side". Express and Star. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
18. Masi, Joseph (5 June 2019). "Former Walsall winger Milan Lalkovic joins FC Banik Ostrava". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
19. Větrovský, Bc Tomáš (2 February 2021). "Milan Lalkovič posilou Příbrami". FK PŘÍBRAM - Fotbalový klub. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
20. Singleton, Craig (2 November 2021). "Squad Update - November 2021". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
21. "Club News - Former Football League winger Milan Lalkovic signs for Celtic". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
22. "BREAKING: PICS TURN ON THE STYLE WITH MILAN CAPTURE". www.rofc.co.uk. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
23. "Milan Lalkovič signs in". chorleyfc.com. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
24. Milan Lalkovič at Soccerway
25. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
26. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
27. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
28. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
29. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
30. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
31. "Games played by Milan Lalkovič in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
32. "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Milan Lalkovic – 2024–2025". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
33. "Rushall Olympic – Fixtures and Results". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

External links

• Milan Lalkovič at Fortunaliga.cz
• Milan Lalkovič – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Milan Lalkovic at Soccerbase