Boris Godál

Boris Godál
Personal information
Full name Boris Godál
Date of birth (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987
Place of birth Lúka, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Železiarne Podbrezová
Number 33
Youth career
MŠK Lúka
2002–2006 AS Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 AS Trenčín 136 (11)
2006–2007Moravany nad Váhom (loan)
2013–2015 Zagłębie Lubin 17 (1)
2013–2014 Zagłębie Lubin II 2 (0)
2015–2019 Spartak Trnava 88 (11)
2019–2020 AEL Limassol 18 (1)
2020–2023 Železiarne Podbrezová 51 (11)
2023Al-Adalah (loan) 15 (2)
2023–2025 Dukla Banská Bystrica 38 (2)
2025 TJ Lovča ? (:)
Managerial career
2026- Železiarne Podbrezová (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 January 2026

Boris Godál (born 27 May 1987) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FK Železiarne Podbrezová.

Club career

Early career

In February 2013, Godál joined Polish club Zagłębie Lubin on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Spartak Trnava

Godál was transferred to Spartak Trnava in June 2015.[1] He made his debut for Spartak in a 4–2 loss against Spartak Myjava.[2] His first goal came in a 2–1 win against ViOn Zlaté Moravce, equalizing the game before Martin Mikovič would score the winning goal.[3] Godál scored a double for Spartak in a 2–1 league win against AS Trenčín in the 2017/18 season.[4] Later that season, he also scored the winning goal in a 2–0 win against DAC Dunajska Streda, which secured the league title for Spartak after 45 years.[5] The next season, Godál helped his team qualify to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the club’s history.[6]

Later career

Later on he played for AEL Limassol,[7] Železiarne Podbrezová and Al-Adalah.[8]

In 2023, Godál signed for MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica.[9] He made his debut for Dukla in a 3–0 away win in the league against Zemplín Michalovce, coming on off the bench in the 80th minute for Branislav Ľupták.[10] He saw relegation to the 2. Liga with the club in 2025.[11]

On 7 January 2026, it was announced that Godál would be returning to the first division, this time re-joining FK Železiarne Podbrezová.[12][13]

International career

In March 2013, Godál was included in the Slovak national team's wider squad for a qualifying match against Lithuania (March 22) and a friendly match against Sweden (March 26, both matches were held in Žilina at the Pod Dubňom stadium).[14] He did not feature in either of the games.

Honours

Zagłębie Lubin

Spartak Trnava

AEL Limassol

Individual

References

  1. ^ Prvou posilou Spartaka Trnava sa stal Boris Godál Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine 09.06.2015, profutbal.sk
  2. ^ "Spartak Myjava - FC Spartak Trnava | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  4. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - AS Trenčín | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Diváci vtrhli na trávnik, Trnava má titul po 45 rokoch". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Kapitán futbalového majstra chodí do práce na bicykli a udiera do bubnov". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  7. ^ Šport.sk (9 January 2019). "Kapitán Spartaka Trnava Boris Godál si už našiel nový klub". Šport.sk. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Boris Godál odchádza na hosťovanie do saudského klubu FC Al-Adalah". FK Železiarne Podbrezová (in Slovak). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ^ ljstudiocreatives. "Boris Godál hráčom MFK Dukla B.Bystrica". mfkdukla.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  10. ^ "MFK Zemplín Michalovce - MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Godál sa stále chce vykúpiť z uplynulej nešťastnej sezóny. V prvej lige zrejme skončil". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Godál sa vrátil domov vystužiť defenzívu. Po troch rokoch od rozchodu s Podbrezovou". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Podbrezová chce udržať mužstvo pokope, realizačný tím posilnil Godál". Niké liga. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Stoch a Weiss sú v reprezentácii len medzi nahrádníkmi". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  15. ^ "I liga 2014/2015". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Vyhlásili najlepších hráčov sezóny. Anketu ovládol DAC, hviezdou večera kanonier Žiliny | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.