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Erik Jirka

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

Jirka debuted for the Slovak senior squad on 1 June 2021 in a friendly match against Bulgaria.[9] In March 2022, he was called up as an alternative footballer to Ivan Schranz for two friendly matches against Norway and Finland.[10] Jirka scored his first international goal against the latter opponent on 29 March.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2024

International goals

Honours

Spartak Trnava

Red Star Belgrade

References

  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. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  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.

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