Jakub Hromada
Birth date25 May 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeKošice, Slovakia
Height1.80 m
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubRapid București
Clubnumber14
Youthyears 1–2013
Youthclubs 1KAC Jednota Košice
Youthyears 22011–2012
Youthclubs 2→ Zemplín Michalovce (loan)
Youthyears 32012–2013
Youthclubs 3→ Juventus (loan)
Youthyears 42013–2015
Youthclubs 4Juventus
Youthyears 52014
Youthclubs 5→ Genoa (loan)
Youthyears 62015
Youthclubs 6Sampdoria
Youthyears 72015
Youthclubs 7→ Pro Vercelli (loan)
Years 12015–2017
Clubs 1Sampdoria
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22015–2016
Clubs 2→ Senica (loan)
Caps 225
Goals 25
Years 32016–2017
Clubs 3→ Viktoria Plzeň (loan)
Caps 318
Goals 31
Years 42017–2024
Clubs 4Slavia Prague
Caps 477
Goals 42
Years 52020
Clubs 5→ Slovan Liberec (loan)
Caps 522
Goals 52
Years 62024
Clubs 6→ Rapid București (loan)
Caps 68
Goals 61
Clubs 7Rapid București
Years 72024–
Caps 743
Goals 71
Nationalyears 12011
Nationalteam 1Slovakia U15
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22011
Nationalteam 2Slovakia U16
Nationalcaps 21
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 32012–2013
Nationalteam 3Slovakia U17
Nationalcaps 37
Nationalgoals 31
Nationalyears 42014
Nationalteam 4Slovakia U18
Nationalcaps 43
Nationalgoals 40
Nationalyears 52014–2015
Nationalteam 5Slovakia U19
Nationalcaps 56
Nationalgoals 52
Nationalyears 62016–2017
Nationalteam 6Slovakia U21
Nationalcaps 610
Nationalgoals 61
Nationalyears 72021
Nationalteam 7Slovakia
Nationalcaps 75
Nationalgoals 70
Club-update15 May 2026
Nationalteam-update14 November 2021

Jakub Hromada (born 25 May 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.

Club career

Senica

On 12 August 2015, Senica signed two-year loan with Hromada from Sampdoria. He made his professional Fortuna liga debut for Senica against Slovan Bratislava on 15 August 2015.[1]

Loan to Viktoria Plzeň

On 23 June 2016, Hromada signed one-year loan with option to buy from Sampdoria.

Slavia Prague

On 20 June 2017, Hromada signed for Slavia Prague,[2] although the transfer rumours were on for most of June. At the time of the signing Hromada was expected to be at 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland, but had to withdraw a couple of days before its commencement, due to a knee injury.[3] On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017-18 Czech Cup final against Jablonec.[citation needed]

Loan to Rapid București

On 4 February 2024, Slavia loaned Hromada to Romanian Liga I club Rapid București until end of the season with option to make transfer permanent. He made his professional debut on 24 February 2024, in a 3–1 away loss to Politehnica Iaşi. Three weeks later, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Universitatea Craiova.[4]

Rapid Bucureşti

On 17 June 2024, Jakub Hromada joined on a three-year contract after the club decided to pay €500,000 to Slavia Prague and sign him for a permanent deal.[5]

International career

In March 2021, Hromada was first called up to Slovak senior national team by Štefan Tarkovič for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Cyprus, Malta and Russia.[6]

After being benched for two ties against Cyprus (away, 0–0) and Malta (home, 2–2), Tarkovič granted Hromada his international debut on 30 March 2021 in a crucial qualifier against Russia, which could have seen Slovakia's chances of qualification diminish after first set of fixtures. Hromada debuted in the starting-XI and saw Slovakia take a lead in the first half through a header by Milan Škriniar. He was booked with a yellow card in first-half injury time, following a foul on Rifat Zhemaletdinov.[7] Hromada was replaced after 60 minutes of play by Patrik Hrošovský. In his absence, Russia equalised through Fernandes, but Róbert Mak sealed Slovak 2–1 victory soon after.[8] After his debut, Hromada was praised for exhibition of "modern football", defensive anticipation, rebound collection, ball exportation and speed.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Senica (loan)2015–16Slovak Super Liga25531——286
Viktoria Plzeň (loan)2016–17Czech First League181006[b]0—241
Slavia Prague2017–18Czech First League140404[c]0—220
2018–19Czech First League10———10
2019–20Czech First League0010—1[d]020
2020–21Czech First League140315[c]0—221
2021–22Czech First League221103[e]0—261
2022–23Czech First League1913000—221
2023–24Czech First League70103[c]0—110
Total772131150101063
Slovan Liberec (loan)2019–20Czech First League13030——160
2020–21Czech First League92008[c]1—173
Total2223081—333
Rapid București (loan)2023–24Liga I81———81
Rapid București2024–25Liga I18000——180
2025–26Liga I25120——271
Total51220——532
Career total193122122911024415
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Czech Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Czech-Slovak Supercup
  5. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia202150
Total50

Honours

Slavia Prague

References

  1. ^ FK Senica 1:1 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 15.08.2015, futbalnet.sk
  2. ^ "Slavia přivedla Slováka Hromadu ze Sampdorie, upsal se na tři roky"
  3. ^ "Slováci před Eurem "21" přišli o Hromadu, Slavia zájem neztrácí"
  4. ^ "Slávistický záložník Hromada bude na jaře hostovat v Rapidu Bukurešť" (in Czech). sport.cz. Czech News Agency. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Jakub Hromada has signed with Rapid" (in Romanian). fcrapid.ro. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Štefan Tarkovič oznámil nomináciu na úvodné kvalifikačné zápasy na MS 2022" (in Slovak). Šport.sk. SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia as. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  7. ^ "Slovakia-Russia | European Qualifiers". UEFA. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  8. ^ "Kvalifikácia MS 2022: Slovensko je späť v hre! Sebavedomí Rusi odchádzajú z Trnavy s prehrou" (in Slovak). Šport.sk. SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia as. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  9. ^ "Kucka bol ako buldog. Hromada ukázal futbalovú modernu (hodnotenie)" (in Slovak). sportnet.sme.sk. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  10. ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.