 He also retired as Slovakia's 10th best international scorer with 6 goals, sharing the spot with Július Šimon and Miroslav Stoch.He represented the country as they reached the last 16 at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.Škrtel started his professional career at Trenčín, where he played 44 games and scored 8 goals for them between 2001 and 2004.