Kryštof Daněk

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Kryštof Daněk
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)
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 30 (2)
2023–2024Pardubice (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 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

Daněk started playing football for local club SK Chalkovice at the age of six. In 2015 he moved to Sigma Olomouc academy.

Club career

Sigma Olomouc

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

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

Danek has represented the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 August 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 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
Total 30 2 4 0 4 0 38 2
Paradubice(loan) 2023–24 Czech First League 25 8 1 0 0 0 26 8
Career total 110 15 13 1 4 0 0 0 127 16

Honours

Club

Sparta Prague

Notes

  1. ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Sigma Olomouc 3-1 Jablonec". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. ^ "Danek scores first professional goal". livescore.biz. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. ^ "Danek 2020-22 stats". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Sparta Prague 1-2 Slovan Liberec". livescores.biz. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. ^ "Sparta Prague 1-1 Jablonec". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.