The Petržalka Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Stanislav Olejník scores twice — 8.62
Two goals and a mark of 8.62 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Samuel Gladiš would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Samuel Gladiš is living that version at Petržalka, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market10 Aug 2026
Petržalka say no — this time
The offer from Malženice for Martin Hlavatý was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Michal Záhradník due for a Petržalka medical
Everything agreed with Jihlava, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stanislav Olejník signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Stanislav Olejník commits to Petržalka for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Adrián Kopičár in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Petržalka this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Matěj Slouk
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match8 Aug 2026
Petržalka find a way past Púchov
Púchov made Petržalka work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market10 Aug 2026
Petržalka promote Ivan Suslov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Suslov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Petržalka promote Erik Bozenik from within
- Market One of our own: Dominik Sestak joins the Petržalka first team
- Squad Adrián Kopičár needs a bigger stage