Michal Hamuľak (born 26 November 1990) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for FK Humenné.[1]

Michal Hamuľak
Personal information
Full name Michal Hamuľak
Date of birth (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Humenné, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
FK Humenné
Youth career
Humenné
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Humenné
2010Lučenec (loan)
2011–2012 Vranov nad Topľou
2013–2016 Michalovce 93 (41)
2014Slovan Liberec (loan) 7 (0)
2015Lokomotíva Košice (loan) 1 (0)
2016Bardejov (loan) 16 (9)
2017-2018 Bardejov 28 (22)
2021- FK Humenné 31 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2023

Club career

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Early career

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Hamuľak began his football career at ŠK Futura Humenné, from where he went on loan to MŠK Novohrad Lučenec as a youth player. In 2011, he transferred to Vranov nad Topľou.[2]

Michalovce

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Before the 2012/13 season, it was announced that Hamuľak would be goin on loan to Zemplín Michalovce for six months. In February 2013, he transferred to the team and signed a contract until 31 December 2016.[3] In a match against FK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom, he scored a double for his team, ending Zemplín’s 455 minute goal drought in the league.[4] In the 2013/14 season, Hamuľak became the top scorer of the 2nd Slovak Football League, scoring a total of 26 goals in 30 matches.[2][5]

Slovan Liberec

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In July 2014, Hamuľak went on a one-year loan with an option to Slovan Liberec.[6] On 5 July 2014, in a friendly match against Bohemians Praha 1905, he scored a hat-trick, securing a 3–3 draw.[7] He made his first league debut for Slovan Liberec against SK Dynamo České Budějovice on 27 July 2014.[8] He played his first competitive match for Liberec on 17 July in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League against home team MFK Košice, coming on in the 65th minute in a 1–0 victory.[9] He returned to Zemplín early in January 2015, playing a total of 7 league matches for Liberec.[10]

Break from football

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In 2018, when the case of illegal match-fixing in the two highest Slovak competitions broke out in June 2018, Partizán Bardejov resonated significantly in it. Up to five players and a coach were allegedly guilty in its colors. Hamuľak was also among the accused. After the scandal, he didn’t play football for three years.[11]

FK Humenné

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In 2021, Hamuľak returned to FK Humenné. He scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 league win against FK Slavoj Trebišov.[12]

Honors

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Individual

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References

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  1. Michal Hamuľak at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Cihlář, Miloslav (20 July 2014). "Z druhé ligy rovnou do Evropy". Liberecký deník (in Czech). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. "www.futbalnet.sk". www.futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. "Dvojgólový hrdina Michal Hamuľak". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. "Obžera a Hamuľak sa dohodli so Slovanom Liberec". www.profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. "Obžera a Hamuľak sa dohodli so Slovanom Liberec". www.profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. "Slovan remizoval s Bohemians 3:3, Michal Hamuľak se uvedl hattrickem". FC Slovan Liberec (in Czech). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. "Ceske Budejovice - Liberec 1:1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. "Košice - Liberec 0:1, nadějný výsledek zařídil Jarolím z penalty". iDNES.cz. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  10. "Góly navrátilca Hamuľaka majú Michalovciam pomôcť k postupu do Fortuna ligy". www.profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  11. "Pre korupčnú aféru tri roky nehral. Pri návrate mohol hneď skórovať". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  12. "Michal Hamuľak vystrelil v derby Humenné na čelo druhej ligy!- Noviny Zemplína". www.novinyzemplina.sk. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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