Timotej Hranica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Žilina | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Žilina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Žilina B | 35 | (9) |
| 2024– | Žilina | 51 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Slovakia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Slovakia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slovakia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Slovakia U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2026 | |||
Timotej Hranica (born 28 May 2005) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Slovak First Football League club MŠK Žilina as a defender.[1]
Club career
[edit]Žilina
[edit]Hranica joined the youth team of MŠK Žilina in 2012.[2] He was a part of the squad in the Youth League which defeated Pafos 6–0 on aggregate.[3] In the next round they were drawn with Sparta Prague. They drew 2–2 away, and in the home match in Žilina, after a 4–4 draw, a penalty shootout took place, in which Žilina would win.[4][5]
In 2023, Hranica signed his first professional contract with Žilina.[6][7] He made his first league debut for Žilina in a 1–1 draw against FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda, coming onto the pitch as a substitute in the 79th minute for Antoin Essomba.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in the next season, scoring in the 41st minute of a 5–0 away win against Slovan Bratislava.[9][10] On 3 September 2025, Hranica signed a three-year extension to his contract with Žilina.[2][11][12]
International career
[edit]In 2024, Hranica trained with the A-team of the Slovakia national football team before a game against Sweden, but would not play the game.[13][14] He played for the U21 side in a 3–1 loss against Portugal U21, coming on off the bench in the 72nd minute for Samuel Kopásek.[15] In 2025, Hranica was nominated as a back-up for the Slovakia U21 team ahead of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia.[16][17] On 18 November 2025, he started in a 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against England.[18]
Honours
[edit]Žilina
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tím". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 "Mladý reprezentant Timotej Hranica sa upísal Šošonom na ďalšie tri roky". Regionálny informačný spravodajský portál pre Žilinský kraj. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Mládežnícka Liga majstrov - Novinky". Stars & Friends (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Mládežnícka Liga majstrov: Žilina zvládla odvetu so Spartou Praha po veľkej dráme". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Mladí Žilinčania vyradili v mládežníckej Lige majstrov Borussiu Dortmund a zahrajú si osemfinále". Arena Sport (in Slovak). 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Timotej Hranica | Od prípravky až po prvú profi zmluvu". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Timotej Hranica podpísal prvú profi zmluvu - Novinky". Stars & Friends (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ o, mediak (2024-09-09). "Nádejný Timotej Hranica si otvoril ligový strelecký účet: Šošoni pracujú s mladými ukážkovo, hovorí". Žilinak.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "ŠK Slovan Bratislava - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Žilina si poistila služby mládežníckeho reprezentanta. Predĺžil zmluvu o takmer tri roky". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Žilina si poistila Hranicu: Tento dres pre mňa znamená viac ako len futbal". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "U21 – Asistent trénera Auxt pred Walesom: Rovnako náročný zápas ako proti Grécku". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Dvadsaťjednotka vo víťaznom ťažení. Po Grékoch si poradila aj s Walesom". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Homoľa, Jakub (2024-11-18). "U21 – Slovensko – Portugalsko 1:3". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Nominácia Slovenska na EURO do 21 rokov 2025 na Slovensku". Denník N (in Slovak). 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Šošoni v repre | Sedmička z "Áčka"". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "V boji o prvé miesto neuspeli: Slovenská dvadsaťjednotka podľahla Anglicku rozdielom triedy". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Žilina suverénne ovládla finále Slovenského pohára. Získala prvú trofej po deviatich rokoch". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.