Martin Šviderský

Martin Šviderský (born 4 October 2002) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Almería.

Early life
Born in Vranov nad Topľou of Eastern Slovakia, Šviderský began his career at the age of six with hometown youth side MFK Vranov nad Topľou. After playing for Zemplín Michalovce youth teams, he moved to Tatran Prešov. He also spent time on trial at Saint-Étienne and Celtic as 10-year-old, after impressing former player Ľubomír Moravčík.

Manchester United
On 26 April 2018, Šviderský agreed to join Manchester United's Academy, initially to the under-16 squad, but had to wait for clearance, and subsequently suffered a knee injury. On 26 February 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the club.

Šviderský made his senior debut with the under-23s on 29 September 2020, starting in a 0–0 away win over Rochdale, for the season's EFL Trophy. During the season, he was also named as the club's Scholar of The Year for the under-18 category.

On 10 June 2022, Šviderský was listed by United as the only Academy player which contract was due to expire to be offered a new deal, even though he had already announced his departure from the club days earlier through his Instagram account. He officially left the club on 1 July, after his contract expired.

Almería
On 7 July 2022, Šviderský signed a five-year contract with Almería, who was recently promoted to La Liga. He was the third player to move on a free transfer from Manchester United to Almería in three years, after Largie Ramazani and Arnau Puigmal. He was sent off during his debut for the reserves on 18 December, in a 3–0 Tercera Federación home win over El Palo.

On 25 April 2023, Almería announced that Šviderský had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, only returning to training in November.

On 31 January 2024, Šviderský joined Primera Federación side Murcia on loan until the end of the season.

International career
Šviderský represented Slovakia at under-17 and under-21 levels.

In December 2022, Šviderský was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination and was immediately shortlisted in it by Francesco Calzona, who joined the side in late summer, for prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.

Personal life
According to his social media communication on Instagram, Šviderský is a devout Christian.