Roman Begala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1999 | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tatran Prešov | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | TJ Poľana Banské | ||
| 2009–2014 | Vranov nad Topľou | ||
| 2014–2017 | VSS Košice | ||
| 2017 | Senica | ||
| 2018 | Zemplín Michalovce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | VSS Košice | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Zemplín Michalovce | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Slavoj Trebišov (loan) | 52 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Slavoj Trebišov | 68 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Petržalka | 37 | (7) |
| 2025– | Tatran Prešov | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Roman Begala (born 18 July 1999) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for FC Tatran Prešov in Slovak First Football League as a midfielder.
Career
He grew up in Banské near Vranov nad Topľou,[2] and his very first club was TJ Poľana Banské.[3] His other youth teams included MFK Vranov nad Topľou,[4] VSS Košice, FK Senica and MFK Zemplín Michalovce.[2] He also made his senior debut for VSS Košice, but the club then went bankrupt in 2017. After the stint in Senica, where he captained the youth team, he began training with Zemplín Michalovce's senior team in January 2018.[4]
Begala made his Slovak Super Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against Slovan Bratislava on 27 July 2018. He replaced Stanislav Danko three minutes before the end of a 0–3 defeat.[5]
Later in the 2018–19 season, he joined Slavoj Trebišov. Here, he became captain and was ultimately the team's longest-serving player when he requested to have his contract terminated in 2023. Sportnet called him a "club icon" of Slavoj Trebišov. Following 127 matches across all competitions, he looked to join FC Petržalka.[2][6][7] The team ended slightly above the middle in the 2024–25 2. Liga.
As Begala's contract with Petržalka would expire in 2025, Czech media discussed transfer interest from Dynamo Ceske Budejovice as well as Tatran Prešov.[8] Begala started training with Tatran Prešov, winners of the 2024–25 Second Liga and thus newly promoted to the first tier.[9] The transfer was announced as official on 20 June 2025.[10]
References
- ^ Roman Begala at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Kapitán Begala opúšťa loď Slavoja". Noviny Zemplína (in Slovak). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- ^ a b Mako, Imrich (8 February 2018). "Roman Begala bude v jarnej časti pôsobiť v MFK Zemplín Michalovce". Vranovské Noviny (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ SLOVAN BRATISLAVA VS. ZEMPLÍN MICHALOVCE 3 - 0 27.07.2019, soccerway.com
- ^ "Begala a Ilinjo pokračujú v Trebišove". Noviny Zemplína (in Slovak). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Mriška, Ivan (8 January 2024). "Ikona klubu opúšťa Trebišov. Hrať bude v ambicióznom tíme" (in Slovak). Sportnet. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Štefl, Jan (20 May 2025). "Dynamo už řeší posily do druhé ligy. Zaujal je kapitán Petržalky Begala, v létě mu končí smlouva" (in Czech). Infotbal.cz. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Nováčika z Prešova čaká hneď na úvod skúška ohňom: Nebolo jednoduché rozlúčiť sa s hráčmi, ktorí vybojovali postup" (in Slovak). Futbalový Svet. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Stredopoliar ROMAN BEGALA posilňuje káder zeleno-bielych. 💚. FC Tatran Prešov 20 June 2025 (in Slovak)
External links
- Roman Begala at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)