var playerInfo={"8DC362CCE065919BCF40467C0DE6A7E8":"<P><STRONG><U>CLUB<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG><BR>Zilina<\/STRONG><BR>Slovak Superliga: 2009&#8211;10, 2011&#8211;12<BR>Slovak Super Cup: 2010<BR><BR><STRONG>Manchester United<\/STRONG><BR>EFL Cup: 2022&#8211;23<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>North East Football Writers&#39; Association Player of the Year:<\/STRONG> <BR>2018<BR><BR><STRONG>Newcastle United Player of the Year: <BR><\/STRONG>2019-20<\/P>","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","A16D5E6475634BB1C2248B183B7E41495B218039EB2EF0A3":"1","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"1","9EBD0BFF9766B31DEF99430639A2F292":"Manchester United F.C.[on loan]","30A86FC0880FF75E":"190cm","0FCC2F07B9D0EBFD":"Newcastle United F.C.","DD8BEAF452454A6D0A12C3D91CB3F716":"<P>Martin Dubravka (born 15 January 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Slovakia national team.<BR><BR>After playing in the top flights of Slovak, Danish and Czech football, Dubravka joined English club Newcastle United in January 2018, initially on loan. He won the club&#39;s Player of the Year award in the 2019&#8211;20 season. He spent part of the 2022&#8211;23 season on loan at Manchester United, playing twice in their EFL Cup-winning campaign.<BR><BR>Dubravka represented Slovakia at under-21 level, before making his senior international debut in May 2014. He started all three of Slovakia&#39;s games at UEFA Euro 2020.<BR><BR>In January 2018, Newcastle United showed interest in Dubravka, initially offering Sparta Prague a loan for &#8364;500,000, with an option to sign in the summer for &#8364;4.5 million. He finally joined the Premier League side on 31 January 2018, the final day of the winter transfer window on a half-year loan, due to expire at the end of 2017&#8211;18 season. He made his debut on 11 February, playing a pivotal role and keeping a clean sheet in a 1&#8211;0 win against Manchester United.<BR><BR>After a very successful loan spell, he signed permanently for Newcastle on 30 May 2018 for an undisclosed fee of around &#8364;5 million. On 17 February 2019 in Durham, Dubravka was recognised as the 2018 Player of the Year by the North East Football Writers&#39; Association, joining the likes of Alan Shearer, Kevin Keegan, and Shay Given. He became the seventh goalkeeper to win the award, over its thirty-nine seasons. Dubravka stated that he was happy to win the award because &quot;amazing players have won this trophy before&quot;. FourFourTwo ranked Dubravka as the twentieth best player of the Premier League, in the 2018&#8211;19 season. He was the highest ranked goalkeeper, ahead of highly valued goalkeepers such as Alisson Becker (Liverpool) and David de Gea (Manchester United).<BR><BR>Dubravka lost his place in the starting line-up to Nick Pope after the England international signed from Burnley. On 1 September 2022, he joined Manchester United on a season-long loan from Newcastle. On 3 September 2022, it was confirmed that he would wear the number 31 shirt last worn by Nemanja Matic. He made his debut in Man United&#39;s 4&#8211;2 win over Aston Villa in the EFL Cup third round on 10 November 2022. Newcastle recalled Dubravka from the loan on 1 January 2023. He made two appearances, both in the 2022&#8211;23 EFL Cup, keeping one clean sheet. Despite not playing for Manchester United in the 2023 EFL Cup Final, he still receives the winners medal for his contributions.<BR><BR>Dubravka played in Newcastle&#39;s 2&#8211;1 FA Cup third round defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. He made his first Premier League appearance since the last day of the previous season on 18 February 2023, replacing Elliot Anderson after Nick Pope was sent off for handling the ball outside the penalty area in the 2&#8211;0 home defeat to Liverpool. Dubravka was cup-tied for the 2023 EFL Cup final on 26 February, having played for Newcastle&#39;s opponents in the third and fourth rounds, which Manchester United won 2&#8211;0. He later confirmed that he did receive a winning medal for the final.<BR><BR>Dubravka was named in Slovakia&#39;s final squad for UEFA Euro 2020, where he played in all three group matches. Going into the match against Spain on 23 June, Slovakia had a slim chance to advance to the knockout stage as a third-placed team. After a shot from Pablo Sarabia hit the crossbar, he tried to tip the ball away and instead punched the ball into his own net. In doing so, he became the first goalkeeper in European Championship history, to save a penalty and score an own goal in the same match. Dubravka would go on to concede four goals, as Spain won the match 5&#8211;0.<BR><BR>Dubravka is a third-generation goalkeeper: his father and grandfather also played in the position. Dubravka has been dubbed the &quot;quintessential sweeper-keeper&quot; due to his &quot;outstanding footwork&quot; and he believes &quot;in modern football the keeper&#39;s almost like a libero. You need to play with the ball, not just kick it long&quot;.<BR><BR>Louise Taylor of The Guardian cited Dubravka the &quot;reluctant keeper&quot; after he admitted his favourite position to play is right wing; he sometimes plays as an outfielder in training and coaching staff have suggested that he switch to a midfield role.<\/P>","A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Martin Dubravka","0A9B0394F31973591937C38F2F471911":"Manchester United F.C.[on loan],Newcastle United F.C.,AC Sparta Prague,Newcastle United F.C.[on loan],Slovan Liberec,Esbjerg FB Reserve,MSK Zilina,MSK Zilina(U19)","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1989-1-15","DA5E7C1A0F1CB829A66A16651D2472FD":"Slovakia","FA149E2002A43ED77C24C62CDFF094A5":"3","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Martin Dubravka","C6E00DEB351621C4":"64553","18E9F76C307DDD99":"200","4678B5349347B7EB":"85kg","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"2023-1-1","82CBDCB828DBDF896209A361CA981BCF":"","A16D5E6475634BB126EF698FB3550B8C":"1000000.00","e_index":1};