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Towards the end of July 2012, Zilina flew to Israel, for the return match against Kiryat Shmona in the Champions League qualifiers.
The Slovaks came to Kiryat Eliezer with a 0:1 advantage from the first game, but surrendered to an own goal by Vladimir Leitner and a goal by Shimon Abuhchira, lost 2:0 and were eliminated.
Ernest Maboka then completed 90 minutes, a few years before he returned to Haifa.
Between the goalposts stood Martin Dubrebka and on the bench sat the 17-year-old boy Milan Skriniar.
The first is playing today in Newcastle, the second in Paris Saint-Germain.
Both entered the statistics of players improved in Žilina, sold to a new destination and reached the top of European football.
Will this also be the case of Henry Addo, who is on the verge of moving from Jilina to Maccabi Tel Aviv?
Žilina has sold dozens of players in the last 20 years, even to Israel (Mabuka, Mario Pechalka).
The total amount is estimated at more than 43 million euros, and that's without counting the money coming in from percentages of future sales.
Some of them did not live up to expectations and had mediocre careers, but others rose to the heights of European football or at least became good players in senior leagues.
Maccabi Tel Aviv surely hopes that Edo's story will be like this and that it will derive a professional profit from it - and later also a financial profit through a leap similar to the one made by his predecessors.
From the bench in Kiryat Eliezer, for celebrations with Kylian Mbappe.
Shkriniar/GettyImages, Jean Catuffe
Žilina's success stories
Milan Škriniar -
grew up in Žilina and in January 2016 was sold to Sampdoria for 5.2 million euros.
After a year and a half he made his way to Inter for 34 million euros and last summer he finished his contract and signed with Paris Saint-Germain.
Considered in recent years to be one of the best brakes in the world.
Martin Dubravka -
the Slovakian goalkeeper was born in the city of Žilina, grew up in the group and in 2014 was sold to the Danish Asbjerg for only 100,000 euros.
Since then, he has played for Newcastle and Manchester United, among others, and has 139 appearances in the Premier League.
Jakub Kiwior -
Žilina purchased the Polish stopper from Podbrezova for 250,000 euros in the summer of 2019 and sold him to the Italian Spezia for 2.4 million euros two years later.
In January 2023, he moved to Arsenal for 25 million euros.
Robert Boznik -
The Slovak striker grew up in Žilina and in the summer of 2020 was sold to Feyenoord for 4 million euros.
He is currently playing on loan at Buabista and is excelling in the Portuguese league, and Italian side Verona are showing great interest in him.
David Hančko -
The Slovakian defender grew up in Žilina and in the summer of 2018 was sold to Fiorentina for 3.8 million euros.
Moved on to Slavia Prague and was sold to Feyenoord in the summer of 2022 for €8.3 million.
Last season, Borg was a key factor in winning the Dutch Championship.
Denis and Oro -
the Slovakian brakeman grew up in Žilina and in the summer of 2017 was sold to P.C.
Copenhagen for 1.4 million euros.
The Danish team sold him to Lazio after two years for 10.5 million euros.
In 2022, she bought it back for 4.5 million.
Laszlo Benes -
the Slovak striker played for several years in the youth of the Hungarian Giori and in 2015 he moved to Žilina for several tens of thousands of euros.
In the summer of 2016, she sold him to Borussia Monchengladbach for 5 million euros.
Benes did not leave a mark until in 2022 he was sold to Hamburg for 1.5 million euros.
This season he already has 10 goals and 7 assists and the luxury team may finally be promoted back to the Bundesliga.
Petar Pekarik -
the Slovakian defender was purchased from Dubnica in the summer of 2004 for about 50 thousand euros and after a year in Žilina, he was sold to German Wolfsburg for 850 thousand.
Since 2012 he has been playing for Hertha Berlin and at the age of 37 he looks back and counts 243 appearances in the Bundesliga.
Tomasz Hobočan -
the Slovakian defender was born in Žilina and grew up in the team.
At the beginning of 2008, he was sold to Zenit St. Petersburg for 4 million euros.
He also played in Dynamo Moscow and Marseille, won many titles in Russia and recorded 65 appearances in European establishments.
Mark Mintel -
the Slovak striker was born in Žilina and grew up in the team.
In the summer of 2003 he was sold to Nuremberg for 150 thousand euros and over the years he became one of the symbols of the Bavarian team.
In the 2004/05 season, he was crowned the top scorer of the Bundesliga with 24 goals, ahead of Roy McKay and Dimitar Barbatov.
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Žilina bought Kivior in the summer of 2019 for 250 thousand euros.
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The expected sale of Edo to Maccabi Tel Aviv left Zilina fans frustrated in the last day.
In one of their internet forums, the allegations were against him (for wanting to leave) and especially against the management (for wanting to sell).
The frustration of Zilina's few fans stems from the fact that every player who discovers potential is immediately sold to the highest bidder.
The Slovak league - maybe excluding Sloven Bratislava - is made up of teams that are the bedrock of their existence.
Adding or growing cheap players and selling in the millions.
One fan wrote: "If he leaves, I will be very disappointed with his attitude, because he leaves easily when the team wants him to stay! But we know these cases already... just get as much money as possible and that's it."
Then he replied and removed the "blame" from Edo: "The players are just following the philosophy of the club: 'Get as much money as possible while it is possible'. If every player who shows some quality is immediately sold, why would Edo's case be any different?"
Another fan wrote: "I claimed and I continue to claim that he is a good player. But he doesn't want to play here, so what can be done? There have been so many cases like this in the past."
One of the fans concluded: "All the players are just waiting to leave, and if they stay, they complain that they were not allowed to leave."
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