Tomas Hubocan

Tomas Hubocan (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaːʐ ˈɦubɔtʂan]; born 17 September 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defender for Omonia.

He made his senior international debut in 2006. He has gone on to make over 70 appearances for Slovakia, representing his nation at the UEFA Euro 2016 and the UEFA Euro 2020 tournaments.

Club Career

MSK Zilina

Hubocan began in MSK Zilina since his youth years, beyond the time when he was on loan in ViOn Zlate Moravce since January 2006 until June 2006. After the end of loan he came back to Zilina and he worked up for one of the best defenders in Corgon Liga. In the 2006–07 season, he won the league with Sosoni.

Zenit

Hubocan signed for Zenit on 11 February 2008 on a three-year contract for €3.8 million, the highest ever paid to a Slovak club. Hubocan is hoped to fill the vacancy in the center of Zenit's defense created by fellow Slovak defender Martin Skrtel being sold to Liverpool.

As Zenit's star center-backs Ivica Krizanac and Nicolas Lombaerts were still on the injured list, and defenders Kim Dong-Jin and Roman Shirokov were not quite ready to make their comebacks, Hubocan received his first taste of Champions League football against Real Madrid (at the Petrovsky stadium) on 30 September 2008. Only having played a total of 11 games for Zenit, it was a rude awakening as he conceded a disastrous own-goal in the 4th minute.

Having only played in 22 league games over two seasons, Hubocan was not quite trusted by former head coaches Dick Advocaat and Anatoli Davydov. He finally broke through to the starting eleven in 2010 under Italian Luciano Spalletti, winning the competition for the unfamiliar left back spot over the likes of Michael Lumb and Radek Sirl. Spalletti rated Hubocan as a hot prospect for the future.

On 30 September 2010, he scored his first goal for Zenit in a UEFA Europa League match against AEK Athens F.C.

Trabzon

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