Martin Jakubko


Martin Jakubko is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Slovakia national team 41 times and scored 9 goals.

Career

Jakubko is a youth product of Sabinova and Lipian. In 2003, he spent time in China, trialling with Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, but the experience did not culminate in a transfer. He returned to Tatran Prešov, where he took part in a players' strike due to the non-payment of wages. On 13 January 2004, he signed for Dukla Banska Bystrica.
On 30 November 2004, Jakubko made his debut for the Slovak national team in a 1–0 victory against Hungary at the 2004 King's Cup. He scored his first international goal against Poland in friendly match on 7 February 2007. During the 2010 [FIFA World Cup qualification] he played six games and helped to qualify for the tournament, scoring two goals. Jakubko played at the 2010 [FIFA World Cup], making a substitute appearance in a 2–1 loss against the Netherlands. He earned a penalty kick, which was successfully converted by Róbert Vittek as the last action of the match.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 February 2007Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain1–02–2Friendly
224 March 2007GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus3–13–1UEFA [Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]
310 September 2008Ljudski Vrt, Maribor, Slovenia1–21–22010 [FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]
46 June 2009Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia6–07–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
515 August 2012TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark1–13–1Friendly
611 September 2012Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia2–02–02014 FIFA [World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]
723 March 2013Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
815 October 2013Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia1–02–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
95 March 2014Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel1–03–1Friendly