Ivan Mesík
_(cropped).JPG) Mesík with Heracles Almelo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
| 2016–2019 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019−2020 | Spartak Trnava | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Nordsjælland | 38 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Stabæk (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Odd (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Odd 2 (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Pescara | 46 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Heracles Almelo | 63 | (3) |
| 2026– | Charlton Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Slovakia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovakia U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Slovakia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Slovakia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Slovakia U21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 15 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 30 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ivan Mesík (born 1 June 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic and the Slovakia national team.
Club career
Spartak Trnava
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Mesík made his Fortuna Liga debut for Spartak against Nitra on 18 May 2019 playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 away win that was sealed by a goal by David Depetris.[1] This was Mesík's only appearance in the season.
In the 2019–20 season, Mesík became a regular in the red-black jersey playing in 16 of 18 league rounds. He scored his first league goal against Nitra, in the third round, on 4 August 2019, in a 2–0 home win, after a corner by Marko Tešija.[2] He also scored a goal against a third league side Jednota Bánová in the cup, in a narrow 3–2 win.[3] He also made appearances in the pre-season Czechoslovak Supercup, against Slavia Prague, as a late replacement for Jozef Menich,[4] as well as unsuccessful Europa League qualifying campaign, against both Radnik Bijeljina and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5] Overall, by January, Mesík had collected 23 competitive starts and two goals for Spartak.
Nordsjælland
On 28 January 2020, it was announced that Mesík was leaving Spartak Trnava, aged 19-years-old, going on to sign a five-year deal with Nordsjælland, playing in the Superliga.
The club was battling for promotion for the season's championship group at the time of his arrival. Mesík became a second Slovak to feature for the club with Stanislav Lobotka playing there few years before.[6]
On 31 August 2021, Mesík was loaned out to Norwegian club Stabæk Fotball for the rest of 2021.[7]
Pescara
On 5 January 2023, Mesík signed for Serie C club Pescara on a permanent transfer.[8]
Heracles Almelo
On 5 June 2024, Mesík joined Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a four-year contract.[9]
Charlton Athletic
On 30 June 2026, Mesík joined Charlton Athletic on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[10][11]
International career
On 7 June 2022, Mesík was called up to the Slovak senior team for the first time as an alternate following an injury of newly appointed national team captain Milan Škriniar. Mesík was to be available for two away UEFA Nations League fixtures against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on 10 and 13 June 2022.[12] In the initial nomination by Štefan Tarkovič, who was fired from managerial duties on the same day following a home defeat to Kazakhstan on 6 June,[13] Mesík was not even listed as an alternate,[14] and therefore appeared with the Slovakia U21 team in a nomination by Jaroslav Kentoš.[15]
Mesík made his senior debut for Slovakia in a Nations League match against Slovenia on 20 March 2025.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 August 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Spartak Trnava | 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| FC Spartak Trnava total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2019–20 | Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FC Nordsjælland total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2021 | Eliteserien | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Odd (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Odd 2 (loan) | 2022 | Norwegian Division 2 - Group 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Pescara | 2022–23 | Serie C - Group C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie C - Group B | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Pescara total | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Heracles Almelo total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2026–27 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, Coppa Italia, KNVB Cup and FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Includes Czech-Slovak Supercup and Coppa Italia Serie C
International
- As of match played 7 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ NITRA VS. SPARTAK TRNAVA 0 - 1 18 May 2019, soccerway.com
- ↑ "VIDEO Trnava v treťom kole zdolala Nitru, Sereď prekvapila Dunajskú Stredu". Športky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "TJ Jednota Bánová - FC Spartak Trnava | 2 - 3". sfz.futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Slavia po výhře 3:0 v Trnavě získala Československý Superpohár | ČeskéNoviny.cz". www.ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Slovakia - I. Mesík - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Trnavu opúšta mladý stopér, Mesík zamieril na sever Európy | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ IVAN MESIK LÅNES UD TIL STABÆK Archived 28 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, fcn.dk, 31 August 2021
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: IVAN MESIK E' BIANCAZZURRO" [OFFICIAL: IVAN MESIK IS BLUE-WHITE]. www.pescaracalcio.com (in Italian). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "HERACLES ALMELO CONTRACTEERT IVAN MESIK EN LORENZO MILANI" [HERACLES ALMELO SIGNS IVAN MESIK AND LORENZO MILANI]. www.heracles.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ivan Mesík joins the Addicks". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Charlton sign Slovakia left-back Mesik". BBC Sport. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Slováci po prehre prišli o veľkú posilu. Kapitán Škriniar vynechá dva zápasy". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Tarkovič končí ako tréner futbalovej reprezentácie. Odvolali ho po fiasku s Kazachstanom". TA3 (in Slovak). TASR. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Bez Dúbravku a Hamšíka. Tarkovič nominoval na zápasy Ligy národov". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Sarňák, Branislav (24 May 2022). "U21 – Kentoš na júnový dvojzápas povolal 23 hráčov – bez Trusu a Bernáta, ale so Strelcom". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Ivan Mesík, Soccerway
External links
- Futbalnet profile
- Ivan Mesík at Soccerway
- Ivan Mesík at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Banská Bystrica
- Slovak men's footballers
- Slovak expatriate men's footballers
- Slovakia men's youth international footballers
- Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Stabæk Fotball players
- Odds BK players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- Heracles Almelo players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Eliteserien players
- Serie C players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Slovak sportsmen