Erik Jirka

Erik Jirka
Jirka with Real Oviedo in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997
Place of birth Trnava, Slovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Piast Gliwice
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 Oviedo 19 (0)
2022–2024 Viktoria Plzeň 61 (10)
2025– Piast Gliwice 15 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Slovakia U18 5 (0)
2017 Slovakia U19 6 (1)
2017–2018 Slovakia U21 11 (1)
2021– Slovakia 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:26, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 September 2024

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

Club career

A FC Spartak Trnava youth graduate, Jirka made his professional league debut for the club 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 was sent out on loan to fellow Serbian club Radnički Niš, along with Dejan Meleg, to get more playing time.[5]

In January 2020, Jirka was sent on another 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 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 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 match played 24 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartak Trnava 2014–15 Slovak First League 2 0 — — — 2 0
2015–16 Slovak First League 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 1 0
2016–17 Slovak First League 30 6 2 0 6[b] 1 — 38 7
2017–18 Slovak First League 29 6 3 0 — — 32 6
2018–19 Slovak First League 15 0 1 0 14[c] 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 Serbian SuperLiga 16 4 1 0 2[b] 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 Segunda División 19 0 1 1 — — 20 1
Viktoria Plzeň 2022–23 Czech First League 28 2 1 0 8[d] 0 — 37 2
2023–24 Czech First League 21 5 0 0 4[e] 1 — 25 6
2024–25 Czech First League 12 3 1 0 8[b] 0 — 21 3
Total 61 10 2 0 20 1 0 0 83 11
Piast Gliwice 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
Career total 242 35 12 1 43 3 0 0 297 39
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Serbian Cup, Copa del Rey, Czech Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 19 November 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia
2021 5 0
2022 4 2
2023 1 0
Total 10 2
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jirka goal.
List of international goals scored by Erik Jirka[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2022 Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain  Finland 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 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

  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". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Erik Jirka". Soccerway. 10 May 2024.
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