Matej Rakovan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matej Rakovan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Žilina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Žilina | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Karviná (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Slavia Prague (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Slavia Prague | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Vysočina Jihlava | 31 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dundee United | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2025 | Zlín | 87 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Slovakia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2025 | |||
Matej Rakovan (born 14 March 1990) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1]
Club career
Slavia Prague
In January 2013, he was loaned to Slavia Prague, where many of his former teammates played. The loan deal also included a transfer option.[2][3] He made his debut in the 1st league in the last round of the 2012/13 season in a match against Vysočina Jihlava (a 1–3 defeat).[4] After the season, Slavia exercised the option.[5]
Later career
Rakovan signed a two-year contract with Dundee United in June 2018. He was released from his contract on 23 January 2019 [6]
On 30 January 2019, Rakovan signed a contract until the end of 2020 with FC Fastav Zlín.[7]
External links
- Matej Rakovan at Soccerway
References
- ^ Matej Rakovan at Soccerway
- ^ "Slavia získala na hostování brankáře Mateje Rakovana". www.slavia.cz. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Brankár Matej Rakovan bude na jar obliekať dres pražskej Slavie". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Brankár Slavie Rakovan: Premiéru som si predstavoval inak". profutbal.net. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Postupové oslavy boli neskutočné. O to ťažšie sa mi odchádzalo, priznáva slovenský brankár". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Dundee United sign goalkeepers Matej Rakovan and Benjamin Siegrist". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ ŠEVCI MAJÍ DRUHOU ZIMNÍ POSILU. DO ZLÍNA PŘICHÁZÍ BRANKÁŘ MATĚJ RAKOVAN, fcfastavzlin.cz, 30 January 2019