play-off round. On 22 February 2019, Nemec announced his retirement from international football at the age of 33, along with two national team defenders Tomáš Hubočan and Martin Škrtel. However, the trio shared a farewell game on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against Paraguay, which coincided with a national team return to Tehelné pole, after ten years. Nemec played in the starting XI and was substituted by Róbert Boženík after some 30 minutes. Slovakia tied the game 1–1. With Nemec being seen as a sharp-shooter of the past five years, it was seen as a symbolic moment, since Boženík was at the time expected to replace the role of Nemec as national team's center forward and goalscorer. In the match Boženík had fulfilled his duty, scoring a surprising opening goal after 60 minutes, utilising a pass from László Bénes. Nemec had commended the 19 year-old in a post-match interview. At the time of his international retirement, he remained one of only nine players to have scored more than ten goals for Slovakia. He tied Stanislav Šesták as Slovakia's fifth top scorer with 13 goals and had topped Slovak legends, such as Peter Dubovský or Ľubomír Moravčík. He also tied Harry Kane as the top goalscorer of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group F, with five goals. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nemec goal. Honours Žilina Slovak Super Liga: 2006–07 Slovak Super Cup: 2004, 2007 Genk Belgian Cup: 2008–09 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2. Bundesliga: 2009–10 Dinamo București Cupa Ligii: 2016–17 FC Voluntari Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22 Slovakia King's Cup: 2018 Individual Liga I Team of the Season: 2016–17 Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2018–19 (16 goals) References External links Adam Nemec at Slovak Football Association 1985 births Living people People from Žiar nad Hronom Slovak footballers Association football forwards Slovakia international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Slovak Super Liga players Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Major League Soccer players Eredivisie players Liga I players Cypriot First Division players MŠK Žilina players FC Erzgebirge Aue players K.R.C. Genk players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players FC Ingolstadt 04 players 1. FC Union Berlin players New York City FC players Willem II (football club) players FC Dinamo București players Pafos FC players FC Voluntari players Slovak expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers