Martin Skrtel

Martin Skrtel (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartin ˈʂkr̩cel]; born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Slovak Super Liga side FC Spartak Trnava. He is a former player and captain of the Slovakia national team.

He previously played for Trencin and Zenit Saint Petersburg, before joining Liverpool for £6.5 million in January 2008. After eight-and-a-half years with Liverpool, where he played 319 official games and scored 18 goals, he joined Fenerbahce. He has won the Russian Premier League and the League Cup, as well as being named Slovak Footballer of the Year four times.

Skrtel made his international debut for Slovakia in 2004 and has earned a total of 104 caps, making him the third most capped player of his country at the time of his retirement in 2019, behind Marek Hamsik and Miroslav Karhan. He also retired as Slovakia's 10th best international scorer with 6 goals, sharing the spot with Julius Simon and Miroslav Stoch. He represented the country as they reached the last 16 at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.

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