Michal Sulla

Michal Sulla (born 15 July 1991) is a Slovak football goalkeeper who currently plays for Slovan Bratislava.

International Career

Sulla was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures in January 2017. He made his debut on 8 January 2017 against Uganda, conceding two goals in the first half - by Moses Oloya (6th minute) and Farouk Miya (14th minute). Slovakia went on to lose 1–3. Sulla did not play in the 0–6 loss against Sweden later that week.

He earned another cap in the final match of the 2018 King's Cup, on 25 March 2018, in a 3–2 victory over Thailand, despite being benched in the 2–1 semi-final victory over UAE three days earlier. In the 42nd minute Sulla conceded a controversial goal; an attempted pass to Robert Mazan went straight to the foot of Teerasil Dangda, who found Jakkaphan Kaewprom, who enjoyed a de facto empty net to score to - 2–1.

Jan Kozak's resignation incident

Sulla was nominated for a double fixture against Czech Republic and Sweden on 13 October and 16 October 2018, respectively. He did not play in either of the two matches, but was involved in the controversy, that had led to resignation of Jan Kozak, then Slovakia's longest serving and most successful coach, who introduced Sulla to the national team.

Sulla violated the code of conduct of national team player, along with Martin Dubravka, Norbert Gyomber, Lubomir Satka, Milan Skriniar, Vladimir Weiss and Stanislav Lobotka. On the night of 13 October 2018, after loss in Slovakia's second UEFA Nations League fixture and a derby match against Czech Republic (1–2), they left the hotel and went out, missed the bedtime and violated the wellness policy, regarding regeneration and rehabilitation. They were allegedly busted by Jan Kozak at about midnight, admitting to the incident and apologising during the next day. Jan Kozak resigned from the national team in afternoon hours of 14 October, revealing the details of his decision in a press conference on 18 October, to avoid