Martin Škrtel
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Škrtel playing for Liverpool in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Škrtel | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Handlová, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hajskala Ráztočno | |||
| 1990–2001 | Baník Prievidza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Trenčín | 45 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 74 | (3) |
| 2008–2016 | Liverpool | 242 | (16) |
| 2016–2019 | Fenerbahçe | 79 | (6) |
| 2019 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 30 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Spartak Trnava | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Hajskala Ráztočno | 50 | (42) |
| Total | 489 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2019 | Slovakia | 104 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025 | Spartak Trnava (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Škrtel (born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently serves as sporting director of Slovak club FC Spartak Trnava.
Škrtel played for FK AS Trenčín and Zenit Saint Petersburg, before joining Liverpool for £6.5 million in January 2008. After eight and a half years with Liverpool, where he played 320 competitive games and scored 18 goals, he joined Fenerbahçe. He has won the Russian Premier League and the League Cup, as well as being named Slovak Footballer of the Year four times.
Škrtel made his international debut for Slovakia in 2004 and earned a total of 104 caps, making him the third most-capped player of his country at the time of his retirement in 2019, behind Marek Hamšík and Miroslav Karhan. He also retired as Slovakia's 10th best international scorer with 6 goals. Škrtel represented the country as they reached the last 16 at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.