Kryštof Daněk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Olomouc, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Pardubice (on loan from Sparta Prague) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 | 27 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Pardubice (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Pardubice (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Czech Republic U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Czech Republic U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Czech Republic U21 | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 | |||
Kryštof Daněk is a Czech professional footballer playing as a midfielder who currently plays for Pardubice on loan from AC Sparta Prague in the Czech First League, and the Czech Republic national under-21 football team.
Early life[edit]
Daněk started playing football for local club SK Chalkovice at the age of six. In 2015 he moved to Sigma Olomouc academy.
Club career[edit]
Sigma Olomouc[edit]
Daněk 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 forst 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[edit]
In 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 FC 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[edit]
Danek has represented Czech Republic at U16, U17 and U21 level.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 9 June 2023
| 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 | |
| Career total | 82 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8 | ||
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Sparta Prague
References[edit]
- ^ "Sigma Olomouc 3-1 Jablonec". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Danek scores first professional goal". livescore.biz.
- ^ "Danek 2020-22 stats". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Krystof Danek transfers to Sparta Prague". sigmafotbal.cz (in Czech). 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Sparta Prague 1-2 Slovan Liberec". livescores.biz.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links[edit]
- Kryštof Daněk at Soccerway
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