Martin Valjent

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Martin Valjent
Personal information
Full name Martin Valjent[1]
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Place of birth Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
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Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 24
Youth career
Dubnica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dubnica 14 (0)
2013–2017 Ternana 76 (2)
2017–2019 Chievo 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Ternana (loan) 38 (3)
2018–2019 → Mallorca (loan) 29 (0)
2019– Mallorca 230 (4)
International career‡
2013 Slovakia U18
2014 Slovakia U19 14 (2)
2015–2017 Slovakia U21 19 (2)
2018– Slovakia 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:40, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

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Martin Valjent (born 11 December 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Mallorca and the Slovakia national team.[2]

Club career

At the age of 17 in summer 2013, Valjent joined Italian Serie B club Ternana Calcio.[3]

In August 2018, Valjent moved to RCD Mallorca on loan, a prominent team in Segunda División.[4] In February 2021, he extended his contract with Mallorca until 2025, emphasizing his dedication to the club.[5][6] On 24 February 2024, Valjent played his 200th match for RCD Mallorca in a 2023–24 Copa del Rey match against Deportivo Alavés which ended in a 1–1 draw.[7] In 2025, he extended his contract until 2029.[8]

International career

Valjent was first called up to the Slovakia national team by Ján Kozák sr. for fixtures against Netherlands and Morocco on 31 May and 4 June 2018 respectively. This was done due to Gyömbér and Štetina's injuries.[9] Valjent debuted during a match against Morocco in Geneva, replacing Tomáš Hubočan in the 79th minute.[10]

Valjent's first competitive start came in a Euro 2020 qualifying fixture against Croatia on 6 September 2019 in Trnava, with Valjent playing as a right-back. Slovakia lost the game 4–0.[11] It was that Valjent had a difficult task in defending Dejan Lovren at the side-line, as his preferred post is the one of a centre-back.[12] In October, Valjent returned to the national team in a friendly match against Paraguay on his preferred post. His performance was reported on very positively, receiving praise from RTVS' commentary expert Marián Zeman during the farewell game for Martin Škrtel, with whom he starred in the starting XI, as well as Hubočan and Adam Nemec. This game also coincided with a return to Tehelné pole after some ten years and ended in a 1–1 draw.[13]

On 26 August 2020, Valjent was called up by the Slovak senior squad to take part in the two opening matches of the UEFA Nations League against the Czech Republic and Israel.[14]

Slovak media intensively speculated about the possible reasons for Valjent's continued exclusion from the national team after 2022, in spite of his consistent performances in La Liga. The manager of the national team Francesco Calzona refused to elaborate on the absence of call-ups, although he praised Valjnet's professionalism and positive attitude in the national team.[15][16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dubnica 2012–13[19] 2. liga 14 0 — — 14 0
Ternana 2013–14 Serie B 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2014–15 Serie B 35 0 2 0 — 37 0
2015–16 Serie B 25 2 2 0 — 27 2
2016–17 Serie B 33 0 2 0 — 35 0
Total 76 2 6 0 0 0 82 2
Chievo 2018–19 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Ternana (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 38 3 1 0 — 39 3
Mallorca (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 29 0 2 0 4[a] 0 35 0
Mallorca 2019–20 La Liga 36 0 1 0 — 37 0
2020–21 Segunda División 33 1 1 0 — 34 1
2021–22 La Liga 36 0 3 0 — 39 0
2022–23 La Liga 30 0 2 0 — 32 0
2023–24 La Liga 28 0 4 0 — 32 0
2024–25 La Liga 31 3 1 0 1[b] 0 33 3
2025–26 La Liga 36 0 2 0 — 38 0
Total 259 4 16 0 5 0 280 4
Career total 386 9 22 0 5 0 413 9

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  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2018 1 0
2019 2 0
2020 5 0
2021 1 0
2022 4 0
2026 2 1
Total 15 1
Slovakia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Valjent goal.[20]
List of international goals scored by Valjent
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2026 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 1–0 3–4 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Acta del Partido celebrado el 14 de agosto de 2021, en Palma de Mallorca" [Minutes of the Match held on 14 August 2021, in Palma de Mallorca] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Player Profile | Martin Valjent". RCD Mallorca. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sedemnásťročný Valjent ide z Dubnice do Talianska". Sme (in slovenčina). Petit Press. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."El Mallorca logra la cesión de Martin Valjent". BeSoccer (in español). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jesenka, Ján (24 February 2021). "Veľké rozhodnutie Martina Valjenta! Na Malorke to oznámili aj na veľkých bilbordoch". Aktuality.sk (in slovenčina). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cabot, Ricard (26 June 2019). "El Mallorca ejecuta la opción de compra de Valjent". Diario de Mallorca (in español). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chacártegui, Miguel (25 February 2024). "Martin Valjent, tras cumplir 200 partidos con el RCD Mallorca: "Me gustaría hacer algo grande en este club y entrar en la historia"". Diario de Mallorca (in español). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Martin Valjent renews his contract until 2029". RCD Mallorca. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Z Kozákovej nominácie vypadli Gyömbér a Štetina, nahradia ich Mihalík a Valjent". Aktuality.sk (in slovenčina). 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Valjent v Taliansku vystriedal všetky pozície, ale neočakáva, že nahradí Pekaríka". Aktuality.sk (in slovenčina). 4 September 2018.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Slovenským futbalistom sa vzdialil postup na ME, s Chorvátmi vysoko prehrali". Sme (in slovenčina). Petit Press. 9 September 2019.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vavro pôsobil ako malý žiak. Azda zápas nevidel tréner Lazia". Sme. Petit Press. 9 September 2019.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Slováci v príprave remizovali s Paraguajom, s reprezentáciou sa rozlúčila trojica hráčov". Sme (in slovenčina). Petit Press. 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Forteza, Gabriel (26 August 2020). "Martin Valjent convocado por Eslovaquia para la Nations League" [Martin Valjent called up by the Slovak squad]. Diario AS (in español). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Spál, Pavol (25 February 2025). "Na Malorke je zbožňovaný líder, na Slovensku odsúvaný. Jeho prípad je záhadou". Sme (in slovenčina). Petit Press. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lauko, Ondrej (30 May 2024). "Bránil Messiho, Benzemu aj Bellinghama. Štyri dôvody, prečo Valjent nie je v nominácii na Euro". Denník N (in slovenčina).
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Farkaš, Erik (9 November 2023). "Calzona vysvetľuje, prečo v nomináciách chýba Valjent. Agent to odmietol komentovať". Aktuality.sk (in slovenčina). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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