Róbert Polievka

Róbert Polievka (born 9 June 1996) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a forward for Dukla Banská Bystrica.

Club career Polievka made his professional debut for Banská Bystrica on 12 July 2014, coming on as a substitute in the 90” minute for Nicolas Šumský.

On 20 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Dunajská Streda. Polievka made his debut for the club in a 2:0 win over FK Senica, starting the match.

On 17 June 2024, it was announced that he would be joining Hungarian club MTK Budapest.

International career In March 2023, Polievka received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad for two home UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He debuted in a goalless draw against the former opponent on 23 March 2023, only to be replaced by Róbert Boženík after 72 minutes. Erik Farkaš of Aktuality.sk rated him 3 out of 10 on Polievka's debut, criticising lack of activity from the footballer as well as inadequate utilisation of his strengths.

Honours Individual Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: August 2022, February 2023 Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month: February 2023 Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23