# Ján Greguš

Ján Greguš (born 29 January 1991) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Slovakia national team.

## Club career

Greguš began playing football at the hometown club Nitra. On 20 May 2009, he made his senior debut in Corgoň Liga against Spartak Trnava at the age of 18.
After four games for Nitra, Greguš signed for Baník Ostrava in July 2009. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 away win against Hradec Králové on 8 April 2012.
In January 2013, Greguš joined English Championship club Bolton Wanderers on loan with Wanderers manager Dougie Freedman stating he would initially be part of the club's development squad. He scored on his development squad debut against Manchester City in a 3–3 draw. After one year at Bolton Wanderers during which he mostly played for the development squad Greguš returned to Baník Ostrava.
Greguš moved to Jablonec mid-season during the 2014–15 campaign. He went on to make 36 appearances scoring 6 goals before leaving the club.
On 19 June 2016, the Danish club Copenhagen announced the signing of Greguš on a four-year contract.

### Major League Soccer

On 20 December 2018, Minnesota United announced the signing of Greguš as their third designated player. Greguš was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft on 23 December 2021. He signed with the club on 6 January 2022. On 17 March 2023, Greguš signed with Nashville SC until the end of the 2023 season. On 3 August 2023, Greguš returned to Minnesota in exchange for $75,000 in General Allocation Money and Minnesota's second-round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. He signed for Houston Dynamo on 31 January 2024. On 7 November 2024, his contract option was declined by Houston following their 2024 season.

## International career

Greguš debuted in Slovakia senior team on 31 March 2015 against Czech Republic. In the 49th minute of the game, Greguš assisted Ondrej Duda for the winning goal of the match. By the end of the year, he played for matches against Spain, Switzerland and Iceland.
Two years later, in his 12th cap for the national team, Greguš scored his first goal in the Slovak senior squad. This was in the 42nd minute of a qualifying match for a 2018 FIFA World Cup against Malta in Ta'Qali, when Greguš' right-foot shot slipped under Andrew Hogg. At that time, the score was tied 1–1, after an early goal by Vladimír Weiss (second minute), followed by 14th-minute equalizer by Jean Paul Farrugia. Slovakia went on to win the game 3–1 and moved to the second position of the Group F table, after five of the ten matches played. After the match, Greguš said that this goal was "so far, the most important" goal in his career.
In 2018, he was fielded for the 90 minutes of the final match of the 2018 King's Cup against Thailand (3–2 victory), winning his first trophy with Slovakia, after being benched in the semi-finals against UAE. Later in the year, he scored his second international goal in a friendly fixture against Morocco, as a part of their preparation for 2018 FIFA World Cup. He scored with a right-foot shot from the outside of the penalty box, after calling the ball ahead Albert Rusnák, who got the assist. Greguš only played the second half of the game, replacing the captain Marek Hamšík. Slovakia lost the game 2–1.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Nitra | 2008–09 | Slovak Super Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Baník Ostrava | 2009–10 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Baník Ostrava | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 21 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Baník Ostrava | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Baník Ostrava | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Baník Ostrava | 2013–14 | Czech First League | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Baník Ostrava | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Baník Ostrava | Total | Total | 94 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jablonec | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 |
| Jablonec | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 5 |
| Jablonec | Total | Total | 38 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 |
| Copenhagen | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 4 |
| Copenhagen | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Copenhagen | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Copenhagen | Total | Total | 67 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 |
| Minnesota United | 2019 | MLS | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Minnesota United | 2020 | MLS | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Minnesota United | Total | Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 251 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 323 | 24 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League and eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League and five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

### International

    As of match played 14 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Greguš goal.
List of international goals scored by Ján Greguš :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 26 March 2017 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta | Malta | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 4 June 2018 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2019 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | Jordan | 3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 15 November 2020 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |

## Honours

Copenhagen
* Danish Superliga: 2016–17
* Danish Cup: 2016–17
Slovakia
* King's Cup: 2018