Albert Rusnak

Club

Seattle Sounders FC

Position

Midfielder

Nationality

Slovakia

Date of birth

1994-07-07

Birthplace

Vyškov, Czech Republic

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

132 lbs

Shirt number

11

Signing / transfer fee

Signed

Albert Rusnák (born 7 July 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders and the Slovakia national team.

Career
Manchester City
Rusnák played youth football in Slovakia for MFK Košice from a very young age, before signing for Manchester City in July 2010, where he joined the club's academy side.

Loan to Oldham Athletic
After three years of youth and reserve-team football, he signed for Football League One side Oldham Athletic on loan. Rusnák made his first senior appearance as a 63rd-minute substitute for Jonson Clarke-Harris in a league game against Tranmere Rovers on 31 August 2013, in a match that they lost 0–1 at Boundary Park. His first start came three days later, in a 4–1 away Football League Trophy win over Shrewsbury Town. On 17 September, Rusnák's loan was cut short and he returned to City.

Loan to Birmingham City
On 21 January 2014, Rusnák joined Football League Championship (second-tier) club Birmingham City on a month's youth loan. He went straight into the starting eleven for the FA Cup fourth round defeat to Swansea City the following Saturday. On 18 February 2014, Rusnák extended his loan spell until the conclusion of the 2013–14 season.

Loan to SC Cambuur
On 25 July 2014, Rusnák moved to Dutch Eredivisie club SC Cambuur on loan until January. He became a key part of the team, scoring in a 3–0 win over local rivals FC Groningen and having his loan extended until the end of the season. Earlier in the season, in another local derby at sc Heerenveen, he gave the ball away from kick-off, resulting in a penalty being awarded after nine seconds, but Cambuur fought back for a 2–2 draw.

FC Groningen
With his Manchester City contract due to expire in the summer of 2015, Rusnák moved on a three-year contract to Groningen on 18 December 2014. On 3 May 2015, he scored both goals in the KNVB Cup final as they defeated reigning champions PEC Zwolle to win their first major trophy and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

Real Salt Lake
On 6 January 2017, Rusnák joined Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer in time for the 2017 season. The terms of the move were undisclosed. He will wear the number 11 shirt last worn by Javier Morales. He finished his debut MLS season with the joint highest number of assists in the league, 11, tied with Michael Barrios of FC Dallas. This accounted for 25% of Real Salt Lake’s team goals in the whole competition.