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Stanislav Lobotka

Slovakia

Position
Club
Age
Midfielder
Napoli
29
Caps
Goals
Rating
Group16QFSFF
7
7
6
7

Lobotka became famous even before he began playing for the national team. When Ajax signed him on loan as a teenager in 2013, his arrival was announced at a press conference where Lobotka, with his limited English, said: “This is my sen” (“sen” meaning “dream” in Slovak)...