Denis Duga

Denis Duga
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Myjava, Slovakia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Number 14
Youth career
–2008 Spartak Myjava
2008–2013 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Slavia Prague jun.
2014 → Spartak Myjava (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2016 Spartak Myjava 61 (9)
2017 Sellier & Bellot Vlašim 3 (0)
2017 Senica 14 (1)
2018– ViOn Zlaté Moravce 181 (7)
International career‡
2015–2016 Slovakia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2015

Denis Duga (born 5 September 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays for Slovak club ViOn Zlaté Moravce in the 2. Liga. He currently captains the side.

Club career

FK Senica

In August 2017, it was announced that Duga would be returning to Slovakia to join First Football League club FK Senica. He was considered the most experienced player in the squad at the age of only 22.

He made his debut for Senica in a 1–0 home defeat in the league against FC Nitra. Duga's first contribution came in a 3–1 loss against Spartak Trnava, assisting a goal scored by Jurij Medveděv in the 70th minute. Duga scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against ŠK Slovan Bratislava, scoring in the 46th minute to make the score 2–1 in favor of the opponents. Four minutes after half time, Oliver Podhorín would score the equalizing goal for Senica.

Zlaté Moravce

In 2018, Duga joined fellow league outfit side FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce. He made his first division debut for ViOn in a 1–0 away victory against his former club, FK Senica. Duga scored his first goal for the club 2 seasons after his debut, scoring in the 21st minute of the game in a 2–1 loss against FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. He experienced relegation with the club in the 2023–24 season. He signed an extension to his contract with ViOn in 2024 alongside several other players.

International career

Duga once played for the Slovakia national under-21 football team under coach Pavel Hapal while playing for Slavia Prague in the youth category.

References

  1. ↑ "Na štandardky chodievam do šestnástky súpera väčšinou iba zavadzať, usmieva sa Duga. Tentoraz po nej nový kapitán ViOn-u vyrovnal". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Teraz.sk (8 August 2017). "Futbalista Duga sa stal novou posilou Senice". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. ↑ TASR (8 August 2017). "Futbalista Duga sa stal novou posilou Senice". dobrenoviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Senica angažovala slovenského stredopoliara z druhej českej ligy". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Šport.sk (8 August 2017). "Video: V Senici privítali novú tvár, prichádza Denis Duga". Šport.sk. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "FK Senica - FC Nitra | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "FK Senica - FC Spartak Trnava | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "FL: Trápenie futbalistov Slovana. Proti poslednej Senici predviedli ukážkové zlyhanie". Šport24.sk (in Slovak). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "ŠK Slovan Bratislava - FK Senica | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "FK Senica - FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble - FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Vion sa po sezóne rozlúči s Niké ligou | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "ViOn sa posilňuje: Prichádzajú nové tváre aj zo Slovenska, spolu podpísal až sedem hráčov". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.