Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Albert Rusnák was born July 7, 1994. He is an attacking midfielder in Major League Soccer.

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. After three years of youth and reserve-team football, he signed for Football League One side Oldham Athletic on loan. 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.

On July 25, 2014, Rusnák moved to Dutch Eredivisie club SC Cambuur on loan until January. With his Manchester City contract due to expire in the summer of 2015, Rusnák moved on a three-year contract to Groningen. 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.

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 14 assists, good for fourth-best in the league. Rusnák then hit the 10-goal mark in both his second and third seasons with RSL.

Rusnák made his debut in the senior national team in November 2016, in the last friendly fixture for the year, against Austria. Rusnák joined the Seattle Sounders for the 2023 season.