| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Lalkovič | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Košice, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Košice-Barca | |||
| 1998–2007 | MFK Košice | ||
| 2007–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Walsall (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Barnsley | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Walsall | 40 | (7) |
| 2016– | Portsmouth | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Slovakia U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Slovakia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Slovakia U21 | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:39, 8 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:04, 18 July 2015 (UTC) |
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Milan Lalkovič (born 9 December 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Football League One club Portsmouth.
Born in Košice, Lalkovič spent his early career with Košice-Barca and MFK Košice before signing for English club Chelsea in 2007. He joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2010; Lalkovič made a total of six appearances for Doncaster before returning to Chelsea.
Lalkovič signed a season-long loan deal with Dutch club ADO Den Haag in August 2011, and a season-long loan deal with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães in July 2012. On 4 January 2013 Lalkovič was recalled by Chelsea as he was struggling to find regular playing time.
On 15 July 2013, Lalkovič signed for Walsall on a six-month loan deal. During this period, Lalkovič scored 4 times in 24 appearances. On 6 January 2014, Lalkovič extended his loan with Walsall until the end of the season. On 23 May 2014, Chelsea released Lalkovič and made him available for free transfer.
On 25 July 2014, Lalkovič signed a deal with Czech FK Mladá Boleslav. Following the termination of his deal with the side, he completed a free transfer to League One side Barnsley on 8 January 2015, signing an eighteen-month contract. Lalkovič made his Barnsley début coming off the bench in a 2–0 victory against Yeovil Town. Lalkovič made seventeen appearances in total for the Tykes but was permitted to conclude his contract early at the end of the season.