Erik Jirka
Slovak footballer (born 1997)
 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 | 49 | (7) |
| 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 22 June 2024 ‡ 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
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
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Trnava | 2014–15 | Fortuna Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 76 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | — | 103 | 14 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Radnički Niš (loan) | 2019–20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Real Oviedo | 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 36 | ||
International goals
| 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
Spartak Trnava
Red Star Belgrade
References
- ^ "Erik Jirka". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Dosadil, Pavel (11 August 2022). "Miliony už se točí! Mistrovská Plzeň získala hned dva reprezentanty". Sport.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Trnava si odnáša z Ružomberka bod, Jarábek: Remíza je spravodlivá". Profutbal (in Slovak). 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Gotovo: Zvezda dovela i Jirku!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 3 September 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zvezda definitivno Pojačala Radnički: Tandem na "Čairu"!". Mondo (in Serbian). 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Neće u Domovinu: Jirka će u Poljsku, ovo je klub..." fudbal.hotsport.rs (in Serbian). 9 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jirka signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "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.] - ^ Jurigová, Monika (23 March 2022). "Muži A | Ďalšie dve zmeny v Tarkovičovej nominácii". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Spál, Pavol (29 March 2022). "Nemá dno, robí šialené veci. Slovákov potešil hráč, ktorý nehráva". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Erik Jirka". Soccerway. 10 May 2024.
External links
- Erik Jirka at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile
- Erik Jirka at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
