Denis Vavro

Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Huesca on loan from Lazio and the Slovakia national team.

Denis Vavro
Vavro with Copenhagen in 2017
Personal information
Full name Denis Vavro
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996
Place of birth Partizánske, Slovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Huesca
(on loan from Lazio)
Number 93
Youth career
Tempo Partizánske
Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Žilina 74 (7)
2017–2019 Copenhagen 61 (1)
2019– Lazio 12 (0)
2021– → Huesca (loan)
National team‡
2012–2014 Slovakia U17 5 (1)
2015– Slovakia U21 12 (1)
2017– Slovakia 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

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]

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 1–3. He also played an entire match against Sweden (0–6 loss) on 12 January.[5][6]

Career statistics

International goals
As of match played 21 March 2019. Slovakia score listed first, "score" column indicates score after each goal scored by Vavro.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 January 2017Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE1 Uganda1–21–3Unofficial Friendly

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. https://profutbal.sk/clanok/235157-vavro-mieri-do-lazia-rim-fc-kodan-suhlasil-s-prestupom
  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. http://www.sportinak.sk/online-prenos-pripravny-zapas-futbal--slovensko---uganda
  6. http://www.sportinak.sk/online-prenos-pripravny-zapas-futbal--slovensko---svedsko-teraz
  7. "FC Copenhagen are Danish champions". The Copenhagen Post. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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