Artur Gajdoš (born 20 January 2004) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the Niké Liga.
Early life Gajdoš was born on 20 January 2004 in Ilava. His father Jozef was a footballer who played for 2. Liga club FK Dubnica. At the age of nine, Gajdoš moved to the youth team of AS Trenčín, which offered better youth coaching and training facilities.
Club career AS Trenčín Gajdoš made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Ružomberok on 1 November 2020 at the age of 16 years and 286 days. At that time, he was among 20 youngest players to ever start in the Slovak top league. Later in the month, Gajdoš signed a three-year professional contract with the club as an alumnus of club's This is my sen Academy.
In January 2024, the daily Sme listed Gajdoš among top 5 young talents of Slovak football, alongside Šimon Faško, Nino Marcelli, Leo Sauer and Mário Sauer.
ŠK Slovan Bratislava On 3 September 2024, Slovan Bratislava announced signing one of best Niké Liga young prospect Artur Gajdoš, he signed a four-year contract.Artur Gajdoš prestupuje do Slovana! 03.08.2024, skslovan.com
International career Gajdoš was a part of the Slovakia national under-20 football team, that advanced to the elimination stage at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
In November 2022, Gajdoš received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad as a backup footballer for two friendly matches against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement game against Chile. The same year in December, he was listed in the national team's training camp at NTC Senec.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAS Trenčín2020–21Slovak First Football League8000——802021–22Slovak First Football League6030——902022–23Slovak First Football League29651——3472023–24Slovak First Football League29512——3072024–25Slovak First Football League51———51Total771293——8615Dubnica nad Váhom (loan)2021–222. Liga20———20Slovan Bratislava2024–25Slovak First Football League1102030—1602025–26Slovak First Football League2122030—2622026–27Slovak First Football League402040—100Total36260100—522AS Trenčín (loan)2024–25Slovak First Football League172——21190Career total132161531212015917
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia202620Total20
Honours Individual Slovak Super Liga Young Player of the Season: 2022–23
References
External links AS Trenčín official club profile Futbalnet profile