Denis Vavro
Vavro with Copenhagen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Partizánske, Slovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2011 Tempo Partizánske
2011–2015 Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Žilina 74 (7)
2017–2019 Copenhagen 61 (1)
2019–2022 Lazio 13 (0)
2021 → Huesca (loan) 11 (0)
2022 → Copenhagen (loan) 14 (1)
2022– Copenhagen 46 (2)
International career‡
2012–2014 Slovakia U17 5 (1)
2015–2018 Slovakia U21 12 (1)
2017– Slovakia 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:04, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Copenhagen of the Danish Superliga and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Žilina

Vavro made his debut for MŠK Žilina against AS Trenčín on 20 April 2013.[1]

Copenhagen

On 26 August 2017, Denis Vavro signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen.[2]

Lazio

On 4 July 2019, Vavro moved to Serie A team S.S. Lazio for a reported transfer fee of €10 million.[3]

Loan to Huesca

On 1 February 2021, Vavro moved to La Liga club Huesca, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]

Return to Copenhagen

On 24 January 2022, he returned to Copenhagen on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Copenhagen had triggered the option clause and Vavro re-signed with the Danish team on a four-year deal. His spell at Lazio was described as unimpressive and Vavro appreciated the return to Denmark as a return home.[6][7]

Days before he confirmed his stay at Parken Stadium, a video surfaced on social media in which Vavro was asked if he hated Lazio, to which he quickly responded positively. He soon apologised on social media, stating that the club was "big and historic" and even "too big for a player like me".[8][9]

International career

Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017, against Uganda and Sweden. He capped his debut against Uganda, playing the entire match. In 57th minute, Vavro scored his first goal, by shooting from outside of the penalty box after a deflected corner. Slovakia went on to lose the game 3–1. He also played an entire match against Sweden (6–0 loss) on 12 January.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MŠK Žilina 2012–13 Slovak First Football League 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2013–14 11 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 13 0
2014–15 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2015–16 23 1 5 1 8[b] 1 — 36 3
2016–17 25 6 2 0 — — 27 6
2017–18 5 1 0 0 2[c] 0 — 7 1
Total 74 8 7 1 12 1 — 93 10
MŠK Žilina B 2014–15 2. Liga 11 2 — — 3[d] 0 14 2
2015–16 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016–17 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 13 2 — — 3 0 16 2
Copenhagen 2017–18 Danish Superliga 26 1 1 0 8[b] 0 — 35 1
2018–19 35 0 1 0 14[b] 2 — 50 2
Total 61 1 2 0 22 2 — 85 3
Lazio 2019–20 Serie A 11 0 0 0 6[b] 0 0 0 17 0
2020–21 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021–22 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 13 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 21 0
Huesca (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Copenhagen (loan) 2021–22 Danish Superliga 14 1 0 0 2[e] 0 — 16 1
Copenhagen 2022–23 Danish Superliga 29 1 1 0 6[c] 0 — 36 1
2023–24 17 1 4 1 12[c] 0 — 33 2
Total 46 2 5 1 18 0 — 69 3
Career total 232 14 16 2 60 3 3 0 311 19
  1. ^ Includes Slovakian Cup, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Slovakian 2. Liga Promotion
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2017 2 1
2019 7 0
2020 2 0
2021 1 0
2023 7 1
Total 19 2

International goals

As of 20 June 2023
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vavro goal.
List of international goals scored by Denis Vavro
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 January 2017 Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1  Uganda 1–2 1–3 Unofficial Friendly
2 20 June 2013 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 15  Liechtenstein 0–1 0–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

MŠK Žilina

Copenhagen

Individual

References

  1. ^ "AS Trenčín - MŠK Žilina 1:2 (1:1)" (in Slovak). corgonliga.sk. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Denis Vavro til FCK" (in Danish). F. C. Copenhagen. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Vavro mieri do Lazia Rím, FC Kodaň súhlasil s prestupom | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ Zavala, Steve (1 February 2021). "Official: Lazio Send Defender Denis Vavro to La Liga Side Huesca on Loan". The Laziali. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "DENIS VAVRO RETURNS TO FCK". Copenhagen. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Official: FC Copenhagen Sign Denis Vavro From Lazio". The Laziali. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Vavro lascia la Lazio, ha firmato col Copenhagen fino al 30 giugno 2026 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ says, Burky (1 July 2022). "Vavro Under Fire After Suggesting He 'Hates' Lazio". The Laziali. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Vavro Under Fire After Suggesting He 'Hates' Lazio". Yardbarker. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Prípravný futbalový zápas: Slovensko prehralo s Ugandou 1:3". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Slováci prehrali so Švédskom 0:6. To je niečo strašné, hovorí Kozák". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ "FC Copenhagen are Danish champions". The Copenhagen Post. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links


F.C. Copenhagen – current squad
Slovakia squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Slovak Youth Footballer of the Year - Peter Dubovský Award
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