Martin Šimko

Martin Šimko
Šimko in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-24) May 24, 1998
Place of birth Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 KFC Komárno
Number 3
Youth career
FK Žiar nad Hronom
–2015 Dukla Banská Bystrica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Dunajská Streda B
2018 MFK Zvolen (loan) 1 (0)
2019 KFC Komárno (loan) 1 (1)
2019–2020 KFC Komárno 15 (0)
2020 Vysočina Jihlava 2 (0)
2020– KFC Komárno 144 (16)
International career
2014 Slovakia U16 5 (1)
2014 Slovakia U17 15 (1)
2017 Slovakia U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:53, February 17, 2026 (UTC)

Martin Šimko (born 24 May 1998) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Slovak First Football League club KFC Komárno, as a centre back or a defensive midfielder. He currently captains the side.[1][2]

Born in Žiar nad Hronom, Šimko started playing for Banská Bystrica and Dunajská Streda in the youth categories. He represented the Slovak U16, U17 and U18 national teams. He started making second-league starts in the spring of 2018 on loan in the Zvolen jersey and later joined KFC Komárno. He transferred to FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2020. Later that year he returned to Komárno, where he would win his first trophy after the club would win the second division.

Club career

Early career

Šimko played for the FK Dukla Banská Bystrica youth academy before joining the reserve team of FC DAC Dunajská Streda.[3][4] Following loan moves to MFK Zvolen and KFC Komárno, he would permanently join the latter club.[5][6]

Vysočina Jihlava

On 10 January 2020, it was announced that Šimko had joined Czech National Football League side FC Vysočina Jihlava.[7][8][9] Following the departure of Mohamed Tijani, the Jihlava management decided to sign Šimko as a back-up.[10]

KFC Komárno

In 2020, Šimko returned to KFC Komárno, becoming the clubs new captain.[1] In the autumn part of the 2023–24 2. Liga season, he was one of the best players for Komárno. He scored six goals and assisted 2 against Humenne, Púchov and Spišská Nová Ves. His performances led him to be voted the best player in the league.[11] In the same season, Komárno would celebrate winning the 2. Liga after catching up to title favorites Tatran Presov, who went on a bad run of results near the end of the season.[12][13] Šimko’s first top flight goal came in a game against MŠK Žilina, scoring the winning goal of a historic 1–0 victory where he would convert a header after a cross from Viktor Sliacky.[14] He scored both a goal and an own goal in a 2–1 loss against AS Trenčín on 26 July 2025.[15]

Honors

KFC Komárno

References

  1. ^ a b "Kapitán Komárna Martin Šimko: Možno opäť prepísať históriu..." futbalportal.net. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ "V úvode im bude chýbať skúsený tandem. Verím, že sme silnejší ako pred rokom, hovorí kapitán Komárna". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  3. ^ "Žlto-modré nádeje: Martin Šimko". dunajskostredsky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  4. ^ "Žlto-modré nádeje: Martin Šimko". DAC 1904. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  5. ^ resp (2020-01-10). "Změny v kádru FC Vysočina. Přichází stoper Šimko z Komárna". Zprávy z Moravy (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  6. ^ Líbal, Karel (2020-01-10). "První posila. Do FC Vysočina přichází stoper Martin Šimko". Jihlavský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  7. ^ "Do FC Vysočina přichází slovenský stoper Martin Šimko". FC Vysočina Jihlava (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  8. ^ resp (2020-01-10). "Změny v kádru FC Vysočina. Přichází stoper Šimko z Komárna". Zprávy z Moravy (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  9. ^ "První zimní posilu našla Jihlava na Slovensku. Dorazil obránce Šimko". iDNES.cz. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  10. ^ Líbal, Karel (2020-01-14). "Vysočina mě posune v kariéře dál, věří posila Jihlavy Šimko". Jihlavský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  11. ^ "Maďarčina? Dúfam, že ma v kabíne neohovárajú, smeje sa najlepší hráč druhej ligy". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  12. ^ "MONACObet liga – Ocenenie víťazov, napätie do posledného kola". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  13. ^ "MONACObet liga – Komárno s oslavami, Dolný Kubín o poschodie nižšie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  14. ^ "Jarná mizéria Žiliny pokračuje. S Komárnom prehrala aj napriek dlhej presilovke". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  15. ^ "Prvý gól Komárna v sezóne bol vlastný. Triumf Trenčína zariadila nová posila". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-23.
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