Lubomir Tupta
Country: Slovakia
Date of birth: 27/03/1998 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Slovakia
Height: 180cm
Youth career: TJ Jarovnice, 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Calcio Catania, Hellas Verona (since 2015)
Current club: Hellas Verona
Squad number: 29
Current national team: Slovakia U-19
Position: winger, second striker, striker
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 225.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: Central Sport Management
Transfer rumours: Inter
Similar type of player: Samuel Eto’o
Strengths:
– pace and acceleration 
– finishing
– dribbling
– technique
– ball control 
– instinct 
– flair
– agility
– creativity 
Weaknesses:
– if he improves his heading ability he will become even more dangerous
Style of play:
– creative, unselfish and prolific striker
– can create a great striking partnership when paired with tall centre forward/target man
– highly technical player gifted with great dribbling skills and ball control
– likes to dribble
– very composed finisher capable on both feet
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration
– known for his “quick feet”, close control and cleverness at his off-the-ball movements
– often uses his speed and skill to take on defenders
– likes to try to beat offside trap
– intelligent movement, both inside and outside the penalty area
– great sense of positioning while receiving through balls
– attacking movement, positional sense, and ability to interpret the game, which, combined with his pace, mobility and energy, enables him to make effective attacking runs to beat the defensive line
– knows how to use his body to shield the ball from defenders thanks to his technique, cleverness and ball control
– possesses impressive powerful and accurate shooting skills
– very unpredictable for his opponents
He is best suited to playing as:
Striker in 4-4-2.
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League summary (as for 27 November 2016):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Lubomir Tupta was considered to be a huge talent from his earliest years. He joined Catania from Tartan Presov at the age of only 14. Soon after, he went to Verona. Great games in the Primavera side paved way for his senior debut, which happened on 2 December 2015 in Coppa Italia game against Pavia. Lubomir got a chance to play alongside famous Luca Toni in that game. The young striker is developing well and he could move to one of the Serie A teams very soon. He has been a Slovakian international for many years now – he started in the U-16 side and is currently a key player for the U-19 team.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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