Michal Hamuľak


Michal Hamuľak is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for FK Humenné.

Club career

Early career

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.

Michalovce

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. 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. In the 2013/14 season, Hamuľak became the top scorer of the [2. Liga (Slovakia)|2nd Slovakia|Slovak Football League], scoring a total of 26 goals in 30 matches.

Slovan Liberec

In July 2014, Hamuľak went on a one-year loan with an option to Slovan Liberec. On 5 July 2014, in a friendly match against Bohemians Praha 1905, he scored a hat-trick, securing a 3–3 draw. He made his first league debut for Slovan Liberec against SK Dynamo České Budějovice on 27 July 2014. 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. He returned to Zemplín early in January 2015, playing a total of 7 league matches for Liberec.

Break from football

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.

FK Humenné

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

Honors

Individual