Denis Vavro

Denis Vavro
Vavro with Copenhagen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996
Place of birth Partizánske, Slovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
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 as of 17:32, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:27, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Early club career

Vavro made his league debut for MŠK Žilina against AS Trenčín on 20 April 2013.[1] On 26 August 2017, he signed a five-year contract with FC Copenhagen.[2]

Lazio and loan to Huesca

On 4 July 2019, Vavro moved to Serie A team S.S. Lazio for a reported transfer fee of €10 million.[3] On 1 February 2021, he moved to La Liga club Huesca on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Return to Copenhagen

On 24 January 2022, Vavro returned to Copenhagen on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Copenhagen had triggered the option clause and he re-signed with the Danish team on a four-year contract. His spell at Lazio was described as unimpressive and Vavro appreciated the return to Denmark.[6][7]

Days before Vavro confirmed his stay at Parken Stadium, a video surfaced on social media in which Vavro was asked if he hated Lazio, to which he quickly responded positively. Vavro soon apologised on social media, stating that the club was "big and historic" and even "too big for a player like him".[8][9]

Wolfsburg

On 30 June 2024, Vavro was loaned to VfL Wolfsburg in Germany.[10]

On 19 May 2025, VfL Wolfsburg exercised the option to buy and signed a two-year contract with Vavro.[11]

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.[12] He also played the full minutes in a 6–0 loss against the latter on 12 January.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15] This prevented him from playing in the remainder of the team's Group E matches as they failed to qualify for the knockout stage.[16]

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.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MŠK Žilina 2012–13 Slovak First League 400000—40
2013–14 110002[b]0—130
2014–15 6000——60
2015–16 231518[b]1—363
2016–17 25620——276
2017–18 51002[c]0—71
Total 74871121—9310
MŠK Žilina B 2014–15 Slovak 2. Liga 112——3[d]0142
2015–16 10———10
2016–17 10———10
Total 132——30162
Copenhagen 2017–18 Danish Superliga 261108[b]0—351
2018–19 3501014[b]2—502
Total 61120222—853
Lazio 2019–20 Serie A 110006[b]000170
2020–21 101000—20
2021–22 101000—20
Total 130206000210
Huesca (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 11000——110
Copenhagen (loan) 2021–22 Danish Superliga 141002[e]0—161
Copenhagen 2022–23 Danish Superliga 291106[c]0—361
2023–24 2924113[c]0—463
2024–25 50006[e]0—110
Total 63351250—934
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 29231——323
VfL Wolfsburg 2025–26 Bundesliga 17110—2[f]0201
Career total 295182036735038724
  1. ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Slovak 2. Liga promotion play-offs
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 5 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 201721
201970
202020
202110
202371
202490
202520
202630
Total332
As of 7 June 2025
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vavro goal.
List of international goals scored by Denis Vavro
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 January 2017Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1 Uganda1–21–3Unofficial Friendly
2 20 June 2013Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein15 Liechtenstein0–10–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

MŠK Žilina

Copenhagen

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "AS Trenčín 1–2 MŠK Žilina". Corgon Liga (in Slovak). 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Denis Vavro til FCK". FC Copenhagen (in Danish). 26 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vavro mieri do Lazia Rím, FC Kodaň súhlasil s prestupom". Profutbal (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Zavala, Steve (1 February 2021). "Official: Lazio Send Defender Denis Vavro to La Liga Side Huesca on Loan". The Laziali. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Denis Vavro returns to FCK". Copenhagen. 24 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official: FC Copenhagen Sign Denis Vavro From Lazio". The Laziali. 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ufficiale: Vavro lascia la Lazio, ha firmato col Copenhagen fino al 30 giugno 2026". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Vavro Under Fire After Suggesting He "Hates" Lazio". The Laziali. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Vavro Under Fire After Suggesting He 'Hates' Lazio". Yardbarker. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "New arrival from Copenhagen". VfL Wolfsburg. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "VfL take up purchase option". VfL Wolfsbur. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Prípravný futbalový zápas: Slovensko prehralo s Ugandou 1:3". Sportinak (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Euro 2020: Slovakia defender Denis Vavro and one staff member test positive for coronavirus". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Slovakia vs Spain: Euro 2020 live". The Guardian. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Denis Vavro - Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "FC Copenhagen are Danish champions". The Copenhagen Post. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023.
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