Martin Dobrotka

Martin Dobrotka
Personal information
Full name	Martin Dobrotka
Date of birth	22 January 1985
Place of birth	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Pohronie
Youth career
	Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	Slovan Bratislava
2004–2006	České Budějovice
2005–2006	→ Rimavská Sobota (loan)
2006–2012	Slovan Bratislava
2012–2014	Slavia Prague
2015	Slovan Bratislava
2016	Skalica
2016	Baník Ostrava
2017	Baník Sokolov
2017	Zlaté Moravce
2018–2020	Stal Mielec
2020–2021	Wigry Suwałki
2021–2025	Arka Gdynia
2025–	Pohronie
International career
2004	Slovakia U19
2009	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Martin Dobrotka (born 22 January 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. liga club Pohronie.

Club career

Dobrotka spent a year and a half in the Czech Gambrinus liga with SK Dynamo České Budějovice and also one season in FC Rimavská Sobota.^[1] On 23 April 2011, while playing for Slovan Bratislava, he scored a goal remarkably similar to Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. He scored the winning goal with his hand in an away league match against FC Nitra in the 89th minute.

He made his first appearance Slovakia national team on 11 February 2009 against Cyprus in Limassol.

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovakia
Slovakia	2009	1	0
Total		1	0

Slovan Bratislava^[3]

Arka Gdynia

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^ "Martin Dobrotka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
^ "Martin Dobrotka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (25 May 2025). "Arka Gdynia triumfatorem Betclic 1 Ligi. Trofeum za zwycięstwo poleciało do Stalowej Woli!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.