Erik Jirka

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Erik Jirka
Jirka with Real Oviedo in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Trnava, Slovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 77
Youth career
2005–2016 Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Spartak Trnava 76 (12)
2019–2021 Red Star Belgrade 6 (0)
2019 → Radnički Niš (loan) 16 (4)
2020 → Górnik Zabrze (loan) 17 (4)
2020–2021 → Mirandés (loan) 32 (5)
2021–2022 Real Oviedo 19 (0)
2022– Viktoria Plzeň 39 (6)
International career‡
2015–2016 Slovakia U18 5 (0)
2017 Slovakia U19 6 (1)
2017–2018 Slovakia U21 11 (1)
2021– Slovakia 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Erik Jirka (born 19 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň and the Slovakia national team.[2]

Club career[edit]

A FC Spartak Trnava youth graduate, Jirka made his professional league debut for on 8 November 2014 against Ružomberok.[3]

In September 2018, Jirka signed a four–year contract with Red Star Belgrade, effective from January 2019.[4] However, in July 2019, he went to vice-champions from Radnički Niš for a half-season loan to get more playing time.[5]

In January 2020, Jirka was sent on another half-season loan, this time to Polish club Górnik Zabrze.[6] The same year in August, he was sent on a third loan since arriving at Red Star Belgrade, this time to the Spanish side CD Mirandés for the entire 2020–21 season with an option to buy at the end of a season.[7] On 17 July 2021, Jirka signed with Real Oviedo a two-year contract with a further year dependent on the completion of objectives.[8]

International career[edit]

On 18 November 2020, Jirka received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad for a friendly match against the Czech Republic.[9] He debuted on 1 June 2021 in another friendly match against Bulgaria.[9]

In March 2022, Jirka was also called up as an alternate to Ivan Schranz for two friendly matches against Norway and Finland,[10] scoring his first international goal against the latter on 29 March.[11]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 September 2022 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  Azerbaijan 1–1 1–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours[edit]

Spartak Trnava

Red Star Belgrade

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Erik Jirka". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ Dosadil, Pavel (11 August 2022). "Miliony už se točí! Mistrovská Plzeň získala hned dva reprezentanty". Sport.cz (in Czech).
  3. ^ "Trnava si odnáša z Ružomberka bod, Jarábek: Remíza je spravodlivá". Profutbal (in Slovak). 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Gotovo: Zvezda dovela i Jirku!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 3 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Zvezda definitivno Pojačala Radnički: Tandem na "Čairu"!". Mondo (in Serbian). 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Neće u Domovinu: Jirka će u Poljsku, ovo je klub..." fudbal.hotsport.rs (in Serbian). 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Erik Jirka, jugará cedido en el C.D. Mirandés" [Erik Jirka will play on loan at C.D. Mirandés]. CD Mirandés (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Jirka signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Slovenskí futbalisti remizovali v príprave s Bulharskom". Teraz (in Slovak). 1 June 2021. Slováci sa snažili súpera zatlačiť, prišli aj ďalší noví hráči Jirka a Suslov. [The Slovaks tried to push the opponent, other new players Jirka and Suslov also arrived.]
  10. ^ Jurigová, Monika (23 March 2022). "Muži A | Ďalšie dve zmeny v Tarkovičovej nominácii". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ^ Spál, Pavol (29 March 2022). "Nemá dno, robí šialené veci. Slovákov potešil hráč, ktorý nehráva". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Erik Jirka". Soccerway. 10 May 2024.

External links[edit]

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