after Miroslav Karhan and Marek Hamšík. Vittek scored Slovakia's first ever goal at a World Cup, netting in the 1–1 draw with New Zealand on 15 June 2010. Vittek also scored two goals against defending World Cup holders Italy on 24 June 2010 to knock them out of the competition and subsequently ensured that Slovakia progressed to the 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage. On 28 June 2010, Slovakia lost 2–1 to the Netherlands in their first knockout stage match, in which Vittek converted a last-minute penalty to become Slovakia's top international scorer. With four goals in the competition, he also became the joint top scorer at the stage that Slovakia were knocked out. He scored only one goal fewer than Germany's Thomas Müller, who won the Golden Boot. After the World Cup, Vittek was not a regular on the team in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, playing in only three matches as Slovakia failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2012 by ending fourth in their group. Vittek also didn't feature in Slovakia's 2014 World Cup qualifiers. After a period of national wilderness of almost two years, Vittek was chosen in the squad for Slovakia's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Spain and Ukraine. He was an unused substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Spain but started in the 0–0 draw against Ukraine. Career statistics Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vittek goal. Honours 1. FC Nürnberg 2. Bundesliga: 2003–04 (promoted) DFB-Pokal: 2006–07 Slovan Bratislava Slovak Super Liga: 2013–14, 2018–19 Individual Slovak Footballer of the Year: 2006 References External links 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bratislava Association football forwards Slovak footballers Slovakia international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players Slovak Super Liga players Süper Lig players Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players MKE Ankaragücü footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players 1. FC Nürnberg players Lille OSC players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Trabzonspor footballers Debreceni VSC players Slovak expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Slovak expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Hungary