Stanislav Šesták
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tatran Prešov | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Tatran Prešov | 42 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Slovan Bratislava | 58 | (6) |
| 2004–2007 | MŠK Žilina | 99 | (49) |
| 2007– | VfL Bochum | 72 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Slovakia | 29 | (10) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2009 | |||
Stanislav Šesták (born 16 December 1982 in Demjata) is a Slovak football striker who plays for VfL Bochum and the Slovakia national team.
Club career
Slovakia
Šesták started his career at Tatran Prešov. In December 2001, he moved to Slovan Bratislava. He only played two seasons in Bratislava and then moved on to MŠK Žilina in December 2003. In the season 2005–06 Šesták was top scorer of the Slovakian league. One year later his club MŠK Žilina won the Slovakian championship. Šesták scored 15 goals in that season and was second in the Slovakian top goalscorer list.
Bochum
On 7 June 2007 Šesták signed a four year contract at the club. In his first match, a pre-season friendly against Hajduk Split he scored immediately.
International career
Šesták plays regularly for the Slovakian national team. His first opponent after his move to VfL Bochum was ironicallly the German national team. He scored his first goals against San Marino on 13 October 2007. On 15 October 2008, Sestak scored two quick goals in the closing minutes against Poland to turn the game around from 0–1. He also scored the first goal in the match Czech Republic-Slovakia on 1 April 2009.