Jakub Sylvestr

Early career

Sylvestr scored his first hat-trick in a match against Tatran Prešov on 4 April 2009.

Erzgebirge Aue

In 2012, Sylvestr joined 2. Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue, signing a four-year contract. He scored in a 3–0 win against FC St. Pauli. His second season with Erzgebirge Aue was his most successful, becoming the joint top goal scorer in the 2. Bundesliga. Several teams in the German top flight were interested in Slovak international in the summer transfer window. Sylvestr eventually decided to join rivals Nürnberg.

1. FC Nürnberg

On 3 June 2014, Sylvestr joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, signing a three-year contract. He scored in the home match of the opening round of the 2. Bundesliga against his former club Erzgebirge Aue. His strike from the 69th minute against Erzgebirge was ultimately the winner. Sylvestr was rumored to be leaving at the end of the season, but ultimately decided to stay at Nürnberg for one season.

Later career

On 19 February 2017, Sylvestr scored in his league debut for Danish Superliga club AaB. In his second match he scored a hat-trick, and was voted Player of the Month in the league. In December 2017, he left the club. On 20 October 2020, Sylvestr joined Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on a one-year deal. He appeared with the club in 19 league matches and scored twice as Chennaiyin finished on eighth position. On 9 January 2023, Sylvestr joined Polish second division side Resovia.

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Sylvestr has played for Slovakia's youth national teams. He made his senior debut on 3 September 2010, in a Euro 2012 qualifier against North Macedonia. Sylvestr came on in stoppage time as a substitute for Peter Pekarík, helping Slovakia win the match 1–0 after a goal scored by Martin Škrtel. Sylvestr would have to wait until 14 November 2012, for his next appearance for the national team, when coach Michal Hipp named him in the starting lineup for a friendly against the Czech Republic. On 19 November 2013, Sylvestr was given a chance under coach Ján Kozák in a friendly match against Gibraltar, which took place in the Portuguese Algarve city of Faro and was Gibraltar's first ever official match after being admitted as the 54th member of UEFA in May 2013. The match resulted in a surprising 0–0 draw, with players from the wider national team and several debutants playing for the Slovak national team.

KFC Komárno

2. Liga (Slovakia): 2023–24 Individual

2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14