Michal Sipľak

Following his move to Tatran Prešov, Sipľak's current-season form is up 91% on last season (Season 11→21), while his Rating eased 23→18. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Tatran Prešov · 3rd	27	1	2	7	18	21
2024/25	Puszcza Niepołomice · 18th	17	0	0	6.66	23	11
2023/24	Gornik Zabrze · 6th	13	1	0	6.81	27	7
2022/23	Cracovia Krakow · 7th	21	0	2	6.58	32	16
2021/22	Cracovia Krakow · 9th	24	0	3	6.99	36	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Slovakia · international

Side	Apps	G
Slovakia U21	9	2
Slovakia U19	1	0
Slovakia U17	2	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Sipľak is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Tatran Prešov, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 25% of Super Liga defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.7, ranking 110th of 150 in the Super Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (41.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sipľak.

Judged on this season alone, Sipľak graded 21 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 20 defensive midfielders in the Super Liga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 4.027 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 21). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 15th of 20 of the 20 defensive midfielders in the Super Liga. At 30 Sipľak is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Sipľak is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent4 clubs

Current potential15th of 20 defensive midfielders · Super Liga Current seasonTop 25% defensive midfielders · Super Liga 5th-best defensive midfielder in the Super Liga 110th in the Super Liga · potential 15th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super Liga

17.7

Ratingi

15th of 20 defensive midfielders

20.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.03

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tatran Prešov finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.03

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.7, Sipľak carries the 15th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super Liga of 20. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.9%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.075

Assists / 900.149

Goal contribution / 900.224

Defensive actions / 904.027

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %74

Cards / 900.447

Foul involvement / 901.044

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 30, Sipľak sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sipľak's projected Rating — 17.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Super Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots4

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions16

Blocks9

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

PPuszcza NiepołomiceJun 2024 – nowFree

Gornik Zabrzeuntil Jun 2024

Cracovia KrakowJul 2017 – Jun 2024

Zemplín MichalovceJul 2016 – Jul 2017

PPartizán BardejovJul 2015 – Jul 2016

Slovan Bratislavauntil Jul 2015

About M. Sipľak

Michal Sipľak is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Tatran Prešov, born on February 2, 1996 in Bardejov, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Slovakia. Tatran Prešov currently sit 3rd of 6 in the Super Liga.

This season

In the current season, M. Sipľak has made 27 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 1,207 minutes, averaging a 7 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 6 yellow cards.

Recent matches

April 26, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs AS Trencin (82 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Sipľak at 17.7 with a Season form score of 20.6, ranking 110th of 150 defensive midfielders in the Super Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, M. Sipľak has totalled 255 club appearances with 7 goals and 7 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 30 appearances for Cracovia Krakow.

M. Sipľak's career has also included time at PPuszcza Niepołomice, Gornik Zabrze, Cracovia Krakow, Zemplín Michalovce, PPartizán Bardejov and Slovan Bratislava.

On the international stage, M. Sipľak has represented Slovakia U21, Slovakia U19, Slovakia U17 — 12 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Tatran Prešov finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points