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| image = Peter_Pekarík 2012_cropped.jpg
| image = Peter_Pekarík 2012_cropped.jpg
| caption = Pekarík with [[Hertha BSC]] in 2012
| caption = Pekarík with [[Hertha BSC]] in 2012
| fullname = Peter Pekarík<ref name="FIFA 2010">{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2010 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=20 October 2019 |pages=26 }}</ref>
| fullname = Peter Pekarík<ref name="FIFA 2010">{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |website=FIFA|access-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2010|page=26}}</ref>
| height = 1.77 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herthabsc.com/de/mannschaften/hertha-bsc/peter-pekarik |title=Peter Pekarík |publisher=Hertha BSC |access-date=4 August 2022 }}</ref>
| height = 1.77 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herthabsc.com/de/mannschaften/hertha-bsc/peter-pekarik |title=Peter Pekarík |publisher=Hertha BSC |access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|30|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA 2010"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|10|30|df=yes}}<ref name="FIFA 2010"/>
| birth_place = [[Žilina]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| birth_place = [[Žilina]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| currentclub = [[Hertha BSC]]
| currentclub = [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
| clubnumber = 2
| clubnumber = 2
| position = [[Right-back]]
| position = [[Right-back]]
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| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] | caps3 = 55 | goals3 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] | caps3 = 55 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = → [[Kayserispor]] (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 0
| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = → [[Kayserispor]] (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012– | clubs5 = [[Hertha BSC]] | caps5 = 206 | goals5 = 4
| years5 = 2012–2024 | clubs5 = [[Hertha BSC]] | caps5 = 243 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006– | nationalteam1 = [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] | nationalcaps1 = 117 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2006– | nationalteam1 = [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] | nationalcaps1 = 132 | nationalgoals1 = 2
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| club-update = 19:54, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 20:55, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
| club-update = 23:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
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| nationalteam-update = 20:23, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
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'''Peter Pekarík''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈpeter ˈpekariːk}}; born 30 October 1986) is a Slovak professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] for [[Bundesliga]] club [[Hertha BSC]] and the [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia national team]].
'''Peter Pekarík''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈpeter ˈpekariːk}}; born 30 October 1986) is a Slovak professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] for [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]] and the [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia national team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Žilina===
===MŠK Žilina===
Pekarík, born in [[Žilina]], began playing football at the youth section of his local club.<ref name="FIFA_2010-05-25">{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2010/m=5/news=slovakia-pekarik-raring-1217790.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155646/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2010/m=5/news=slovakia-pekarik-raring-1217790.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 April 2015 | title = Slovakia's Pekarik raring to go | publisher = FIFA.com | date = 25 May 2010 | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref> His [[Slovak Superliga|Corgoň Liga]] debut came for [[MFK Dubnica|ZŤS Dubnica]].<ref name="FIFA_2010-05-25" /> In his first season, he played 27 matches and came back to [[MŠK Žilina]] in the summer of 2005.<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=12777|accessdate=28 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="FIFA_2010-05-25" /> He won the Corgoň Liga in the [[2006–07 Slovak Superliga|2006–07 season]], playing 35 matches.<ref name="NFT" /><ref name="Soccerway" />
Born in Žilina, Pekarík played football at the youth section of his local club.[3] His Corgoň Liga debut came for ZŤS Dubnica.<ref name="FIFA 25 May 2010">{{cite web|title=Slovakia's Pekarík raring to go|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2010/m%3D5/news%3Dslovakia-pekarik-raring-1217790.html|url-status=dead|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=25 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155646/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2010/m=5/news=slovakia-pekarik-raring-1217790.html|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In his first season, he played 27 matches and came back to MŠK Žilina in summer 2005.<ref name="FIFA 25 May 2010"/> Pekarík won the Corgoň Liga in the 2006–07 season, playing 35 matches.<ref>{{NFT player|id=12777|accessdate=28 March 2015}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2024}}


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===Germany and loan to Kayserispor===
===VfL Wolfsburg===
Pekarík impressed with great performances in the first half of the [[2008–09 Slovak Superliga|2008–09 season]] and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for [[Bundesliga]] side [[VfL Wolfsburg]] in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/?clanok=68433 | title = Pekarík vo Wolfsburgu s číslom 19 | access-date = 11 June 2010 | date = 21 January 2009 | publisher = profutbal | language = sk | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121003141257/http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/?clanok=68433 | archive-date = 3 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Following great performances in the [[2008–09 Slovak Superliga]], Pekarík and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for Bundesliga side [[VfL Wolfsburg]] in January 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pekarík vo Wolfsburgu s číslom 19|url=http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/?clanok=68433|url-status=dead|website=Profutbal|date=21 January 2009|access-date=11 June 2010|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003141257/http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/?clanok=68433|archive-date=3 October 2012}}</ref> On 31 January 2009, he made his Bundesliga debut during a 1–1 draw against [[1. FC Köln]], only to be replaced by [[Cristian Zaccardo]] at half-time.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pekarík si odkrútil debut v bundeslige, Wolfsburgu pomohol k remíze|url=https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/zahranicne-ligy/clanok/114336-pekarik-si-odkrutil-debut-v-bundeslige-wolfsburgu-pomohol-k-remize/|website=[[Pravda (Slovakia)|Pravda]]|date=31 January 2009|access-date=28 March 2015|language=sk}}</ref> Except for one game, Pekarík played in all matches of the second half as Wolfsburg won its first Bundesliga title.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Patrick|last=Bösch|title=Wolfsburg ist zum ersten Mal Meister|url=https://www.badische-zeitung.de/neues-fuer-kinder/wolfsburg-ist-zum-ersten-mal-meister--15400412.html|website=[[Badische Zeitung]]|date=25 May 2009|access-date=28 March 2015|language=de}}</ref>


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In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish [[Süper Lig]] club [[Kayserispor]] for the 2011–12 season on loan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Pekarík Kayserispor'da|url=http://www.sporbul.com/spor/y/26200/peter-pekarik-kayserisporda.html|url-status=dead|website=SportBul|access-date=28 March 2015|language=tr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803230442/http://www.sporbul.com/spor/y/26200/peter-pekarik-kayserisporda.html|archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref>
On 31 January 2009, matchday 18, he debuted in the Bundesliga in a 1–1 draw against the [[1. FC Köln]]. At half time, coach [[Felix Magath]] substituted him for [[Cristian Zaccardo]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://futbal.pravda.sk/zahranicne-ligy/clanok/114336-pekarik-si-odkrutil-debut-v-bundeslige-wolfsburgu-pomohol-k-remize/ | title = Pekarík si odkrútil debut v bundeslige, Wolfsburgu pomohol k remíze | language = sk | publisher = pravda.sk | date = 31 January 2009 | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref> Except for one game, he played in the second half of the season in all games and won with Wolfsburg for the first time in club history the German championship.<ref name="kicker_2008-89">{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/44372/vereinsspieler_peter-pekarik.html | title = Peter Pekarik | language = de | publisher = kicker.de | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.badische-zeitung.de/neues-fuer-kinder/wolfsburg-ist-zum-ersten-mal-meister--15400412.html | title = Wolfsburg ist zum ersten Mal Meister | language = de | publisher = Badische Zeitung | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref> However, at the end of the season he was substituted more often and lost his place in the starting eleven.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


After a loan in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for Hertha BSC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hertha verpflichtet Pekarik|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/0000221098.php|url-status=dead|date=31 August 2012|access-date=1 September 2012|website=[[DFL]]|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103220142/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/0000221098.php|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> On 31 March 2017, in his eighth season in Germany, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 loss against [[1899 Hoffenheim]] which was his 151st Bundesliga match.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Juraj|last=Hudák|title=Video: Pekarík prelomil nekonečné čakanie, strelil premiérový gól v Bundeslige|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/video-pekarik-prelomil-nekonecne-cakanie-sterelil-premerovy-gol-v-budneslige-2023051314021866001|website=[[Aktuality.sk]]|date=31 March 2017|language=sk}}</ref>
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===Kayserispor===
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In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish first division side [[Kayserispor]] for the 2011–12 season on loan.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sporbul.com/spor/y/26200/peter-pekarik-kayserisporda.html | title = PETER PEKARİK KAYSERİSPOR'DA | language = tr | publisher = sporbul.com | access-date = 28 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160803230442/http://www.sporbul.com/spor/y/26200/peter-pekarik-kayserisporda.html | archive-date = 3 August 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


===Hertha BSC===
===Return to MŠK Žilina===
On 26 September 2024, Pekarík returned to his hometown club MŠK Žilina after 15 years of playing abroad, signing a contract until 30 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Späť tam, kde sa to celé začalo|url=https://www.mskzilina.sk/clanek.asp?id=Spat-tam-kde-sa-to-cele-zacalo-16306|website=MŠK Žilina|date=26 September 2024|access-date=1 October 2024|language=sk}}</ref>
After a year in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for [[Hertha BSC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hertha verpflichtet Pekarik|trans-title=Hertha signs Pekarik|language=de|date=31 August 2012|access-date=1 September 2012|publisher=[[Deutsche Fußball Liga|DFL]]|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/0000221098.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103220142/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/0000221098.php|archive-date=3 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 31 March 2017, in his eighth season in Germany, Pekarík scored his first [[Bundesliga]] goal in a 3–1 loss against [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]]. At the moment it was his 151st Bundesliga match.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/269426/video-pekarik-prelomil-nekonecne-cakanie-sterelil-premerovy-gol-v-budneslige/ | title = Pekarík prelomil nekonečné čakanie, strelil premiérový gól v Bundeslige | language = sk | publisher = sport.sk | date = 31 March 2017 | access-date = 31 March 2017}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
===Early international career===
Pekarík made his [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia national team]] debut against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] on 10 December 2006.<ref name="FIFA_2010-05-25" /> He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]].<ref name="UEFA_2015-03-27" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/fussball-wm-qualifikation-maradona-tobt-1.464505-3 | title = Fußball-WM-Qualifikation – Miroslav Stoch (links) und die – Fußball-WM | language = de | publisher = Süddeutsche Zeitung | date = 7 June 2009 | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref> He was a part of the Slovakia team at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=299804/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211195359/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=299804/ | archive-date = 11 February 2009 | title = Peter PEKARÍK | publisher = FIFA.com | url-status = dead | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref> [[UEFA Euro 2016]] and [[UEFA Euro 2020]]. On 1 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Slovakia in a 1–1 draw in a friendly match against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/friendlies/match/2032182--slovakia-vs-bulgaria/ |title=Slovakia 1–1 Bulgaria |website=UEFA |date=1 June 2021 }}</ref>
On 10 December 2006, Pekarík debuted for the [[Slovakia national football team|Slovak senior squad]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Filip|last=Chudý|title=10 najlepších debutov v histórii slovenskej reprezentácie|url=https://sport7.dnes24.sk/98733/10-najlepsich-debutov-v-historii-slovenskej-reprezentacie?page=10|website=sport24.dnes.sk|date=3 April 2015|language=sk|page=10}}</ref> He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]].<ref name="UEFA 2015">{{cite news|first=Rastislav|last=Hribík|title=Pekarík happy to end wait for Slovakia goal|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season%3D2016/matches/round%3D2000446/match%3D2013919/postmatch/quotes/|url-status=dead|website=UEFA|date=27 March 2015|access-date=28 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002113557/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013919/postmatch/quotes/|archive-date=2 October 2015}}</ref>

Pekarík was included the Slovakia squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=MS 2010: Peter Pekarík: "Musíme sa pripraviť aj na vuvuzely"|url=https://sport7.dnes24.sk/2207/ms-2010-peter-pekarik-musime-sa-pripravit-aj-na-vuvuzely|website=sport7.dnes24.sk|date=12 June 2010|language=sk}}</ref> After being an unused substitute in the opening match against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]], he started the second and third [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]] matches, assisting [[Kamil Kopúnek]]'s decisive third goal in the 3–2 win over [[Italy national football team|Italy]] that qualified Slovakia for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]].<ref name="Slovakia vs Italy: Live">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/news/7847226/Slovakia-v-Italy-live.html|title=Slovakia vs Italy: Live|access-date=1 July 2024|website=The Telegraph|date=24 June 2010 }}</ref> He went on to start in the team's round of 16 match against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], where they lost 2–1.<ref name="Slovakia vs Italy: Live"/>

Pekarík played in all four of Slovakia's matches at [[UEFA Euro 2016]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Ján|last=Jesenka|title=Video {{!}} Zakrvavený Peter Pekarík krútil hlavou: Áno, je zlomený|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/euro-2016-video-zakrvaveny-peter-pekarik-krutil-hlavou-ano-je-zlomeny-2023051423235199411|website=Aktuality.sk|date=21 June 2016|language=sk}}</ref> where the team reached the [[UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]], losing to [[Germany national football team|Germany]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2018000--germany-vs-slovakia/lineups/|title=Germany vs Slovakia: Line-ups|access-date=1 July 2024|website=UEFA}}</ref> and all three of their matches at [[UEFA Euro 2020]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pekarík má za sebou jednu z najlepších sezón, chce pomôcť aj reprezentácii|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/peter-pekarik-hertha-berlin-desiata-sezona-rozhovor/|website=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|access-date=21 July 2021|language=sk}}</ref>

===2020s===
On 1 June 2021, Pekarík played his 100th match for Slovakia in a friendly 1–1 draw against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Pavol|last=Spál|title=Na kraji je slovenský unikát. Geneticky je predurčený na dvojnásobnú záťaž|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/na-kraji-obrany-slovenko-nepozna-lepsieho-na-konte-ma-stovku/|website=[[Sme]]|location=Bratislava|publisher=Petit Press|date=1 June 2021|language=sk}}</ref> He was named in Slovakia's squad for [[UEFA Euro 2024]] and played in all four of the team's matches at the tournament. This made him one of two players, along with the [[Juraj Kucka]], to play in all eleven of [[Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship|Slovakia's matches]] in [[UEFA European Championship]]s as an independent nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0289-19ffbcffa3bc-9ced1b47faa2-1000--slovakia-all-their-euro-records-and-stats/|title=Slovakia: All their Euro records and stats|access-date=1 July 2024|website=UEFA}}</ref>

==Style of play==
British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised Pekarík for his important leadership qualities as a centre-back.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Lukáš|last=Vráblik|title=Peter Pekarik: Slovakia's Mr Reliable looking to go out on a high|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/08/peter-pekarik-slovakias-mr-reliable-looking-to-go-out-on-a-high|newspaper=The Guardian|date=8 June 2024|access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
{{updated|match played 27 June 2022}}<ref name="Soccerway" />
{{Updated|match played 27 May 2023}}<ref name="Soccerway" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Continental
⚫
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|[[MFK Dubnica]] (loan)
|[[MFK Dubnica]] (loan)
|[[2004–05 Slovak Superliga|2004–05]]
|[[2004–05 Slovak Superliga|2004–05]]
|[[Slovak Super Liga|Corgoň Liga]]
|[[Slovak Super Liga|Slovak Superliga]]
|27||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||0
|27||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||0
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
|rowspan="5"|[[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
|[[2005–06 Slovak Superliga|2005–06]]
|[[2005–06 Slovak Superliga|2005–06]]
|rowspan="4"|Corgoň Liga
|rowspan="4"|Slovak Superliga
|27||2||colspan="2"|–||4||0||31||2
|27||2||colspan="2"|–||4||0||colspan="2"|–||31||2
|-
|-
|[[2006–07 Slovak Superliga|2006–07]]
|[[2006–07 Slovak Superliga|2006–07]]
|35||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||0
|35||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||0
|-
|-
|[[2007–08 Slovak Superliga|2007–08]]
|[[2007–08 Slovak Superliga|2007–08]]
|31||1||colspan="2"|–||4||0||35||1
|31||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0||colspan="2"|–||35||0
|-
|-
|[[2008–09 Slovak Superliga|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 Slovak Superliga|2008–09]]
|18||3||colspan="2"|–||10||0||28||3
|18||3||colspan="2"|–||10||0||colspan="2"|–||28||3
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!138!!6!!colspan="2"|–!!18!!0!!156!!6
!111!!5!!colspan="2"|–!!18!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!129!!5
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|rowspan="4"|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|[[2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg season|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg season|2008–09]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bundesliga]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bundesliga]]
|16||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||18||0
|16||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||0
|-
|-
|[[2009–10 VfL Wolfsburg season|2009–10]]
|[[2009–10 VfL Wolfsburg season|2009–10]]
|16||0||0||0||7||0||23||0
|16||0||0||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0
|-
|-
|[[2010–11 VfL Wolfsburg season|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 VfL Wolfsburg season|2010–11]]
|23||0||1||1||colspan="2"|–||24||1
|23||0||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||1
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!0!!3!!1!!7!!0!!65!!1
!55!!0!!3!!1!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!65!!1
|-
|-
|[[Kayserispor]] (loan)
|[[Kayserispor]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Süper Lig|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Süper Lig|2011–12]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
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|[[2012–13 Hertha BSC season|2012–13]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
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|19||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||19||0
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|rowspan="10"|Bundesliga
|31||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||31||0
|31||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||0
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|[[2014–15 Hertha BSC season|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Hertha BSC season|2014–15]]
|30||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||32||0
|30||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||0
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|[[2015–16 Hertha BSC season|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Hertha BSC season|2015–16]]
|12||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0
|12||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0
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|[[2016–17 Hertha BSC season|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Hertha BSC season|2016–17]]
|31||1||3||0||2||0||36||1
|31||1||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||36||1
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|[[2017–18 Hertha BSC season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Hertha BSC season|2017–18]]
|17||0||1||0||5||0||23||0
|17||0||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0
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|[[2018–19 Hertha BSC season|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 Hertha BSC season|2018–19]]
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|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
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|[[2019–20 Hertha BSC season|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 Hertha BSC season|2019–20]]
|9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0
|9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||0
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|[[2020–21 Hertha BSC season|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 Hertha BSC season|2020–21]]
|23||3||1||1||colspan="2"|–||24||4
|23||3||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||4
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|[[2021–22 Hertha BSC season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Hertha BSC season|2021–22]]
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|[[2022–23 Hertha BSC season|2022–23]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
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!colspan="3"|Career total
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!449!!10!!15!!2!!32!!0!!496!!12
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===International===
===International===
{{updated|match played 26 March 2023.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12777/Peter_Pekarik.html |title=Peter Pekarík |website=National Football Teams |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 8 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12777/Peter_Pekarik.html |title=Peter Pekarík |website=National Football Teams |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
⚫
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
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|2006||1||0
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|2022||6||0
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|2023||2||0
|2023||9||0
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|2024||8||0
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|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!132!!2
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Peter Pekarík
|+ List of international goals scored by Peter Pekarík
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| align="center"|1 || 6 June 2009<ref name="UEFA_2015-03-27">{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013919/postmatch/quotes/ | title = Pekarík happy to end wait for Slovakia goal | publisher = UEFA.com | date = 27 March 2015 | access-date = 28 March 2015 | first = Rastislav | last = Hribik}}</ref> || [[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|SMR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|7–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
| align="center"|1 || 6 June 2009<ref name="UEFA 2015"/> || [[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|SMR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|7–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
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| align="center"|2 || 27 March 2015<ref name="UEFA_2015-03-27" /> || [[Štadión pod Dubňom]], [[Žilina]], Slovakia || {{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]
| align="center"|2 || 27 March 2015<ref name="UEFA 2015"/> || [[Štadión pod Dubňom]], [[Žilina]], Slovakia || {{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]
|}
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''MŠK Žilina'''
'''MŠK Žilina'''
* [[Slovak Super Liga|Fortuna Liga]]: [[2006–07 Slovak Superliga|2006–07]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/peter-pekarik/35445/ | title = P. Pekarík | work=Soccerway | access-date = 28 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Slovak Super Liga|Fortuna Liga]]: [[2006–07 Slovak Superliga|2006–07]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/peter-pekarik/35445/ |title=P. Pekarík |website=Soccerway |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Slovak Super Cup]]: 2007
* [[Slovak Super Cup]]: 2007


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'''Slovakia'''
'''Slovakia'''
*[[King's Cup (Thailand football tournament)|King's Cup]]: [[2018 King's Cup|2018]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups?gameId=509792 |title=Thailand vs. Slovakia - Football Match Line-Ups - March 25, 2018 - ESPN |website=www.espn.co.uk |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411104006/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups?gameId=509792 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1434927/slovakia-beat-thailand-3-2-win-kings-cup|title=Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup|website=Bangkok Post|date=25 March 2018|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[King's Cup (Thailand football tournament)|King's Cup]]: [[2018 King's Cup|2018]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thailand vs. Slovakia Match Line-ups|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups?gameId=509792|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411104006/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups?gameId=509792|archive-date=11 April 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1434927/slovakia-beat-thailand-3-2-win-kings-cup|title=Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup|website=[[Bangkok Post]]|date=25 March 2018|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Peter Pekarík}}
{{Commons category|Peter Pekarík}}
* {{sports links}}
* [https://www.herthabsc.com/en/teams/first-team-profiles/peter-pekarik Profile] at the Hertha BSC website
* [https://www.herthabsc.com/en/teams/first-team-profiles/peter-pekarik Profile] at the Hertha BSC website
* {{FIFA player|299804}}
* {{FIFA player|299804}}
* {{NFT player|i12777}}
* {{Fussballdaten|pekarikpeter}}
* {{Fussballdaten|pekarikpeter}}


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Latest revision as of 18:19, 21 October 2024

Peter Pekarík
Pekarík with Hertha BSC in 2012
Personal information
Full name Peter Pekarík[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Žilina
Number 2
Youth career
Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Žilina 111 (5)
2004–2005 → Dubnica (loan) 27 (0)
2009–2012 VfL Wolfsburg 55 (0)
2011–2012 → Kayserispor (loan) 27 (0)
2012–2024 Hertha BSC 243 (5)
2024– Žilina 0 (0)
International career‡
2006– Slovakia 132 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Peter Pekarík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈpekariːk]; born 30 October 1986) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Žilina and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

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MŠK Žilina

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Born in Žilina, Pekarík played football at the youth section of his local club.[3] His Corgoň Liga debut came for ZŤS Dubnica.[3] In his first season, he played 27 matches and came back to MŠK Žilina in summer 2005.[3] Pekarík won the Corgoň Liga in the 2006–07 season, playing 35 matches.[4][better source needed]

Germany and loan to Kayserispor

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Following great performances in the 2008–09 Slovak Superliga, Pekarík and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in January 2009.[5] On 31 January 2009, he made his Bundesliga debut during a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Köln, only to be replaced by Cristian Zaccardo at half-time.[6] Except for one game, Pekarík played in all matches of the second half as Wolfsburg won its first Bundesliga title.[7]

In August 2011, Pekarík joined Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor for the 2011–12 season on loan.[8]

After a loan in Turkey, Pekarík returned to Germany, signing for Hertha BSC.[9] On 31 March 2017, in his eighth season in Germany, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 loss against 1899 Hoffenheim which was his 151st Bundesliga match.[10]

Return to MŠK Žilina

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On 26 September 2024, Pekarík returned to his hometown club MŠK Žilina after 15 years of playing abroad, signing a contract until 30 January 2025.[11]

International career

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Early international career

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On 10 December 2006, Pekarík debuted for the Slovak senior squad in a friendly match against United Arab Emirates.[12] He scored his first international goal in a 7–0 home victory over San Marino.[13]

Pekarík was included the Slovakia squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[14] After being an unused substitute in the opening match against New Zealand, he started the second and third Group F matches, assisting Kamil Kopúnek's decisive third goal in the 3–2 win over Italy that qualified Slovakia for the knockout stage.[15] He went on to start in the team's round of 16 match against the Netherlands, where they lost 2–1.[15]

Pekarík played in all four of Slovakia's matches at UEFA Euro 2016,[16] where the team reached the round of 16, losing to Germany[17] and all three of their matches at UEFA Euro 2020.[18]

2020s

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On 1 June 2021, Pekarík played his 100th match for Slovakia in a friendly 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.[19] He was named in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 and played in all four of the team's matches at the tournament. This made him one of two players, along with the Juraj Kucka, to play in all eleven of Slovakia's matches in UEFA European Championships as an independent nation.[20]

Style of play

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British newspaper The Guardian praised Pekarík for his important leadership qualities as a centre-back.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 May 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MFK Dubnica (loan) 2004–05 Slovak Superliga 27 0 – – – 27 0
Žilina 2005–06 Slovak Superliga 27 2 – 4 0 – 31 2
2006–07 35 0 – – – 35 0
2007–08 31 0 – 4 0 – 35 0
2008–09 18 3 – 10 0 – 28 3
Total 111 5 – 18 0 – 129 5
VfL Wolfsburg 2008–09 Bundesliga 16 0 2 0 – – 18 0
2009–10 16 0 0 0 7 0 – 23 0
2010–11 23 0 1 1 – – 24 1
Total 55 0 3 1 7 0 – 65 1
Kayserispor (loan) 2011–12 Süper Lig 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
Hertha BSC 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 19 0 0 0 – – 19 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 31 0 0 0 – – 31 0
2014–15 30 0 2 0 – – 32 0
2015–16 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
2016–17 31 1 3 0 2 0 – 36 1
2017–18 17 0 1 0 5 0 – 23 0
2018–19 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2019–20 9 0 0 0 – – 9 0
2020–21 23 3 1 1 – – 24 4
2021–22 27 1 2 0 – 2 0 31 0
2022–23 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Total 207 5 10 1 7 0 2 0 226 5
Career total 454 10 15 2 32 0 2 0 503 12

International

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As of match played 8 September 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 5 0
2009 12 1
2010 10 0
2011 8 0
2012 8 0
2013 6 0
2014 8 0
2015 5 1
2016 10 0
2017 7 0
2018 5 0
2019 6 0
2020 6 0
2021 12 0
2022 6 0
2023 9 0
2024 8 0
Total 132 2
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekarík goal.
List of international goals scored by Peter Pekarík
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2009[13] Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  San Marino 2–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 27 March 2015[13] Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

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MŠK Žilina

VfL Wolfsburg

Hertha BSC

Slovakia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Peter Pekarík". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Slovakia's Pekarík raring to go". UEFA. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Pekarík vo Wolfsburgu s číslom 19". Profutbal (in Slovak). 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Pekarík si odkrútil debut v bundeslige, Wolfsburgu pomohol k remíze". Pravda (in Slovak). 31 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. ^ Bösch, Patrick (25 May 2009). "Wolfsburg ist zum ersten Mal Meister". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Peter Pekarík Kayserispor'da". SportBul (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Hertha verpflichtet Pekarik". DFL (in German). 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  10. ^ Hudák, Juraj (31 March 2017). "Video: Pekarík prelomil nekonečné čakanie, strelil premiérový gól v Bundeslige". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
  11. ^ "Späť tam, kde sa to celé začalo". MŠK Žilina (in Slovak). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ^ Chudý, Filip (3 April 2015). "10 najlepších debutov v histórii slovenskej reprezentácie". sport24.dnes.sk (in Slovak). p. 10.
  13. ^ a b c Hribík, Rastislav (27 March 2015). "Pekarík happy to end wait for Slovakia goal". UEFA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. ^ "MS 2010: Peter Pekarík: "Musíme sa pripraviť aj na vuvuzely"". sport7.dnes24.sk (in Slovak). 12 June 2010.
  15. ^ a b "Slovakia vs Italy: Live". The Telegraph. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ^ Jesenka, Ján (21 June 2016). "Video | Zakrvavený Peter Pekarík krútil hlavou: Áno, je zlomený". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
  17. ^ "Germany vs Slovakia: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Pekarík má za sebou jednu z najlepších sezón, chce pomôcť aj reprezentácii". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  19. ^ Spál, Pavol (1 June 2021). "Na kraji je slovenský unikát. Geneticky je predurčený na dvojnásobnú záťaž". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
  20. ^ "Slovakia: All their Euro records and stats". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  21. ^ Vráblik, Lukáš (8 June 2024). "Peter Pekarik: Slovakia's Mr Reliable looking to go out on a high". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d "P. Pekarík". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  23. ^ "Peter Pekarík". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Thailand vs. Slovakia Match Line-ups". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Slovakia beat Thailand 3-2, win King's Cup". Bangkok Post. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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