# Tomáš Starosta

Tomáš Starosta (born May 20, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga.
He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995–96 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 50 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–2000 | HC Dukla Senica | Slovak.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 53 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001–02 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 51 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2003–04 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 33 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 54 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | HC Yugra | KHL | 54 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | HC Yugra | KHL | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | HC Yugra | KHL | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 42 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 49 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018–19 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019–20 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 33 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovak totals | Slovak totals | Slovak totals | 450 | 31 | 89 | 120 | 274 | 77 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 64 |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 175 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 134 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 401 | 26 | 64 | 90 | 309 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Slovakia | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |