Mária Korenčiová

Mária Korenčiová
Korenčiová playing for SC Freiburg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Freedom FC
Number 12
Youth career
FK Lamač
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Slovan Bratislava
2013 Slavia Prague 21
2013–2016 Sand 18 (0)
2015–2016 Sand II 1 (0)
2016–2017 FC Neunkirch 25 (0)
2017–2018 SC Freiburg 9 (0)
2017–2018 SC Freiburg II 4 (0)
2018–2022 Milan 56 (0)
2022 Levante 9 (0)
2022–2024 Como 36 (0)
2024– Freedom FC
International career‡
2006– Slovakia 119 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August2024

Mária Korenčiová (born 27 April 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie B club Freedom FC and the Slovakia women's national team.

Club career

Korenčiová started her career in 2005 Slovan Bratislava, where she played for 8 years. Also in 2005 she made her debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Slovan and first played with the Slovak U-19 national team. She made her debut for the senior national team on November 23, 2006 in the 2009 EURO qualifiers' preliminary round, and since the 2011 World Cup qualifiers she has been its first-choice goalkeeper.[1]

In the 2012–13 winter break she moved to Slavia Prague in the Czech league, and following the end of the season she signed for SC Sand of the 2nd Bundesliga, Germany's second tier.[2] Sand was promoted to the first division for the 2014–15 season.[3]

In July 2016, Korenčiová moved to Swiss Nationalliga A side FC Neunkirch.[4]

In July 2018, Korenčiová joined Italian club AC Milan.[5]

In 2020, Korenčiová was named the best Slovak player of the year.[6]

In January 2022, after 3.5 years at Milan, Korenčiová left the club to join Spanish club Levante, signing until the end of the 2021–22 Primera División season.[7][8] She returned to Italy with Como in July 2022.[9]

References

  1. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  2. ^ SC Sand signs Maria Korenciová. Ladykick.net, 19 July 2013
  3. ^ "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Player profile". FC Neunkirch (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Slovenská brankárka Mária Korenčiová do slávneho AC Miláno".
  6. ^ "Škriniar obhájil titul Futbalista roka. Hamšík skončil tretí". pluska.sk (in Slovak). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Mária Korenčiová, AC Milan transfer market: Official statement of her sale".
  8. ^ "Slovenská reprezentantka Mária Korenčiová už nebude chytať za AC Miláno".
  9. ^ "Mária Korenčiová è una nuova giocatrice del Como Women" (in Italian). L Football. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.


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