Kornel Salata

Kornel Salata (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkɔrnel ˈsalaːta]; born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak football defender of Hungarian descent who currently plays for II. liga club KFC Komarno.

Club Career

Salata made his Corgon Liga debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Puchov. After season Puchov relegated to the Slovak First League and Salata signed for Artmedia Petrzalka. There he won the Corgon Liga and the Slovak Cup in the 2007–08 season. In summer 2009, he moved to Slovan Bratislava, playing first match in the 2009 Slovak Super Cup. In January 2011, he signed four-year contract for Russian club Rostov for €1 million as one of the best Corgon Liga defenders.

Salata left Rostov in August 2014.

International Career

Salata made his national team debut against Switzerland on 24 May 2008. He participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing 83 minutes in second group match against Paraguay.

International goals

Score and result list Slovakia's goal tally first.