Kryštof Daněk (born 5 January 2003) is a Czech professional footballer playing as a midfielder who currently plays for AC Sparta Prague in the Czech First League, and the Czech Republic national under-21 football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Olomouc, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | SK Chvalkovice | ||
| 2015–2020 | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sigma Olomouc | 55 | (5) |
| 2022– | Sparta Prague | 36 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pardubice (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U15 | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Czech Republic U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Czech Republic U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024 | |||
Early life
editDaněk started playing football for local club SK Chalkovice at the age of six. In 2015 he moved to Sigma Olomouc academy.
Club career
editSigma Olomouc
editDaněk made his professional debut for Sigma Olomouc in a 3-1 Czech Cup win over Jablonec in March 2020.[1] In the rest of that season Danek made 3 other appearances in the league.
In the 2020-21 season Daněk played a more central role for Sigma Olomouc, scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win against Opava.[2] In total in the 2020–21 season Daněk scored 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions. The next season Daněk scored 3 goals in 32 games in all competitions.[3]
Sparta Prague
editIn June 2022 Daněk transferred to fellow Czech First League club Sparta Prague on a multi-year deal.[4] Daněk made his debut for Sparta in a 2–1 home defeat to Slovan Liberec.[5] He also scored his first goal in that game. His second goal for the club came in a 1–1 draw at home to Jablonec.[6]
On 8 September 2023, Daněk joined Pardubice on a half-year loan deal.[7]
International career
editDanek has represented the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 28 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma Olomouc | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–21 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 63 | 6 | ||||
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| Paradubice(loan) | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 8 | |
| Career total | 116 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 16 | ||
Honours
editClub
editSparta Prague
Notes
edit- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ "Sigma Olomouc 3-1 Jablonec". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Danek scores first professional goal". livescore.biz. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Danek 2020-22 stats". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Krystof Danek transfers to Sparta Prague". sigmafotbal.cz (in Czech). 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Sparta Prague 1-2 Slovan Liberec". livescores.biz. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Sparta Prague 1-1 Jablonec". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Nussbauer, Michal (8 September 2023). "Vysvobození pro Daňka, čeká jej půlroční hostování v Pardubicích". sport.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links
edit- Kryštof Daněk at Fortunaliga.cz
- Kryštof Daněk at FAČR (in Czech)
- Kryštof Daněk at Soccerway
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