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| GOALKEEPERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Club |
| Matúš Kozáčik (23) | 32 | Plzeň |
| Ján Mucha (1) | 33 | Slovan Bratislava |
| Ján Novota (12) | 32 | Rapid Wien |
| DEFENDERS | ||
| Name | Age | Club |
| Ján Ďurica (4) | 34 | Lokomotiv Moskva |
| Norbert Gyömber (5) | 23 | Roma |
| Tomáš Hubočan (15) | 30 | Dinamo Moskva |
| Peter Pekarík (2) | 29 | Hertha |
| Kornel Saláta (16) | 31 | Slovan Bratislava |
| Milan Škriniar (14) | 21 | Sampdoria |
| Martin Škrtel (3) | 31 | Liverpool |
| Dušan Švento (18) | 30 | Köln |
| MIDFIELDERS | ||
| Name | Age | Club |
| Ondrej Duda (8) | 21 | Legia |
| Ján Greguš (6) | 25 | Jablonec |
| Marek Hamšík (17) | 28 | Napoli |
| Patrik Hrošovský (13) | 24 | Plzeň |
| Juraj Kucka (19) | 29 | Milan |
| Róbert Mak (20) | 25 | PAOK |
| Viktor Pečovský (22) | 33 | Žilina |
| Miroslav Stoch (10) | 26 | Bursaspor |
| Vladimír Weiss (7) | 26 | Al-Gharafa |
| FORWARDS | ||
| Name | Age | Club |
| Michal Ďuriš (21) | 28 | Plzeň |
| Adam Nemec (11) | 30 | Willem II |
| Stanislav Šesták (9) | 33 | Ferencváros |
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