Denis Vavro

Denis Vavro (born 10 April 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Copenhagen of the Danish Superliga and the Slovakia national team.

Early club career
Vavro made his league debut for MŠK Žilina against AS Trenčín on 20 April 2013. On 26 August 2017, he signed a five-year contract with FC Copenhagen.

Lazio and Loan to Huesca
On 4 July 2019, Vavro moved to Serie A team S.S. Lazio for a reported transfer fee of €10 million. On 1 February 2021, he moved to La Liga club Huesca on loan until the end of the season.

Return to Copenhagen
On 24 January 2022, Vavro returned to Copenhagen on loan with an option to buy. On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Copenhagen had triggered the option clause and he re-signed with the Danish team on a four-year contract. His spell at Lazio was described as unimpressive and Vavro appreciated the return to Denmark.

Days before Vavro confirmed his stay at Parken Stadium, a video surfaced on social media in which Vavro was asked if he hated Lazio, to which he quickly responded positively. Vavro soon apologised on social media, stating that the club was "big and historic" and even "too big for a player like him".

International career
Vavro was called up for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017, against Uganda and Sweden, debuting and scoring the team's only goal in a 3–1 loss against the former. He also played an entire match against Sweden (6–0 loss) on 12 January.

Vavro returned to the Slovakian senior team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, playing six matches in Group E, as well as the play-off semi-final against the Republic of Ireland.

At the UEFA Euro 2020 finals, Vavro was an unused substitute in the team's opening match against Poland, before testing positive for COVID-19 on 17 June. This prevented him from playing in the remainder of the team's Group E matches as they failed to qualify for the knockout stage.

Vavro was included in Slovakia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024, starting in central defence in all of the team's matches as they reached the round of 16, losing 2–1 to England after extra time.

International

 * Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vavro goal.

Honours
MŠK Žilina
 * Fortuna Liga: 2016–17

Copenhagen
 * Danish Superliga: 2018–19, 2022–23
 * Danish Cup: 2022–23

Individual
 * Peter Dubovský Award: 2017