Vincent Chyla

Vincent Chyla
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-08) January 8, 2004
Place of birth Slovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Železiarne Podbrezová
Number 13
Youth career
2021–2023 MŠK Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 MŠK Žilina B 23 (1)
2024– Železiarne Podbrezová 63 (1)
International career‡
2025– Slovakia U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 January 2026

Vincent Chyla (born 8 January 2004) is a Slovak football player who currently plays for Slovak First Football League club FK Železiarne Podbrezová, as a centre midfield.

He currently represents the Slovakia national under-21 football team.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

In 2014, Chyla joined the MŠK Žilina youth academy. He played in all of the youth categories.[3] He would later play for the reserve team in the second league.[4][5] Chyla scored his first goal for the B team in a 1–1 draw against ŠTK Šamorín.[6]

Podbrezová

During the winter transfer window of 2024, Chyla joined first division side FK Železiarne Podbrezová.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win against Zemplín Michalovce, playing the full game.[7] In the quarter-finals of the Slovak cup against Slovan Bratislava, Chyla would come on off the bench in the 77th minute with the score set at 1–1. He would score in the 84th minute, helping his team advance to the next round.[8][9] On 20 January 2025, he signed an extension to his contract with Podbrezová.[10] In May 2025, it was rumored that American club Seattle Sounders FC alongside clubs from Portugal, Netherlands and Hungary wanted to sign Chyla.[11][12][13] He scored his first goal for Podbrezová on 14 February 2026, scoring the fourth goal of a 5–0 win against MFK Ružomberok in the 73rd minute.[14]

International career

Youth

Chyla would get his first international call-up for the Slovakia national under-21 football team in March 2025 for games against Germany and France.[15][16] He debuted for the U21’s in a 1–0 loss against Germany, scoring on off the bench in the 88th minute for Dominik Hollý.[17] He would also feature in the game against France U21.[18] In 2025, Chyla was nominated as a back-up for the Slovakia U21 team ahead of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19] On 18 November 2025, he started in a 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against England U21.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Slovenský reprezentant púta pozornosť v zahraničí: Spomína sa záujem z MLS, Portugalska či Holandska". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. ^ "Záujem o Chylu z Podbrezovej rastie, sleduje ho aj Seattle Sounders". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  3. ^ "Šošoni získali z Podbrezovej v rámci výmeny Samuela Ďatka". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  4. ^ a b Gončar, Milan (2024-02-23). "Chyla: Nad ponukou z Podbrezovej som neváhal". Podbrezovan (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  5. ^ "Sú stotožnení s vedením. Aj my hráči "európsky" snívame, poodtajňuje Podbrezovčan Vincent Chyla". futbalportal.net. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Žilinské béčko na záver remizovalo so Šamorínom. Vinco Chyla s premiérovým gólom". Regionálny informačný spravodajský portál pre Žilinský kraj. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  7. ^ "FK Železiarne Podbrezová - MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  8. ^ "Hral za béčko, exportne vyradil Slovan. Talent Podbrezovej má veľký sen". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  9. ^ Šport.sk (2024-03-13). "Šok na Tehelnom poli. Slovan opäť nezíska pohár, vo štvrťfinále ho rozobrala Podbrezová". Šport.sk. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  10. ^ "Vincent Chyla predĺžil zmluvu s Podbrezovou". FK Železiarne Podbrezová (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  11. ^ "Z Niké ligy až do MLS? Spomína sa záujem o mládežníckeho reprezentanta". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  12. ^ "Zámorie, susedia alebo popredné ligy? Slovenského mladíka zrejme ligista už neudrží". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  13. ^ "O mladíka Podbrezovej má záujem viacero klubov | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  14. ^ "Gólový uragán futbalistov Podbrezovej. V úvodných dvoch jarných dueloch strelili 9 gólov". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  15. ^ "Do reprezentácie U21 bola nominovaná trojica Danko, Mielke a Chyla". FK Železiarne Podbrezová (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  16. ^ "Debutant Chyla sa teší na zraz U21: "Je to odmena za roky tvrdej práce," hovorí". FK Železiarne Podbrezová (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  17. ^ "U21 – Slovensko – Nemecko 0:1". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  18. ^ Homoľa, Jakub (2025-03-24). "U21 – Slovensko – Francúzsko 0:4". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  19. ^ "Nominácia Slovenska na EURO do 21 rokov 2025 na Slovensku". Denník N (in Slovak). 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  20. ^ "V boji o prvé miesto neuspeli: Slovenská dvadsaťjednotka podľahla Anglicku rozdielom triedy". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
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