Denis Vavro

Denis Vavro
Vavro with Copenhagen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Partizánske, Slovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2011 Tempo Partizánske
2011–2015 Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Žilina 74 (7)
2017–2019 Copenhagen 61 (1)
2019–2022 Lazio 13 (0)
2021 → Huesca (loan) 11 (0)
2022 → Copenhagen (loan) 14 (1)
2022–2025 Copenhagen 64 (3)
2024–2025 → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 29 (2)
2025– VfL Wolfsburg 17 (1)
International career‡
2012–2014 Slovakia U17 5 (1)
2015–2018 Slovakia U21 12 (1)
2017– Slovakia 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak football player. He plays as a centre-back for German side VfL Wolfsburg and the Slovakia national team.

International career

Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, against Uganda and Sweden – debuting and scoring the team's only goal in a 3–1 loss against the former. He also played the full minutes in a 6–0 loss against the latter on 12 January.

Vavro returned to the Slovak senior team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, playing six matches in Group E, as well as the play-off semi-final against the Republic of Ireland.

At the UEFA Euro 2020, Vavro was an unused substitute in the team's opening match against Poland, before testing positive for the COVID-19 pandemic on 17 June. This prevented him from playing in the remainder of the team's Group E matches as they failed to qualify for the knockout stage.

Vavro was included in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024, starting in central defence in all of the team's matches as they reached the round of 16, losing 2–1 to England after extra time.

References

  1. ↑ "Prípravný futbalový zápas: Slovensko prehralo s Ugandou 1:3". Sportinak (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Slováci prehrali so Švédskom 0–6. To je niečo strašné, hovorí Kozák". Sportinak (in Slovak). 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Slovakia 0-0 Republic of Ireland (4-2 on pens): Alan Browne and Matt Doherty miss crucial spot-kicks to end Euro 2020 hopes". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Euro 2020: Slovakia defender Denis Vavro and one staff member test positive for coronavirus". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Slovakia vs Spain: Euro 2020 live". The Guardian. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Denis Vavro - Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.