Kryštof Daněk
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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 | 32 | (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 22 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024 | |||
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.
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 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
[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 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 the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 22 September 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| Paradubice(loan) | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 8 | |
| Career total | 112 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 16 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Sparta Prague
Notes
[edit]- ^ 1 appearance 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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