Daniel Smékal
 Smékal in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Smékal | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2020 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Petřkovice | ||
| 2020–2021 | Vítkovice | ||
| 2021–2024 | Baník Ostrava | 17 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | MFK Skalica (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2024– | Podbrezová | 34 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2025 | |||
Daniel Smékal (born 2 December 2001) is a Czech professional football player who currently plays for Slovak club FK Železiarne Podbrezová.
Club career
Baník Ostrava
Smékal is a graduate of the Baník Ostrava youth academy. He made his Czech First League debut in a 2:1 loss against Viktoria Plzeň, coming on as a substitute in the 75” minute of the game.[1][2] He scored his first goal for Baník in a 2:1 loss against FC Zbrojovka Brno, after a crossed ball by teammate Nemanja Kuzmanovič, Smékal opened the scoring with a close-range header in the 59” minute.[3]
In 2022, he signed a 3 year contract with the club.[4] At his time with Baník he mainly played for the reserve team.
MFK Skalica (loan)
On 26 July 2023, it was announced that Smékal would be joining Slovak club MFK Skalica on a 1 year loan.[5][6] He made his debut for Skalica in a league game against Zlaté Moravce, coming on as a substitute in the 62” minute and assisting a goal for Denis Baumgartner.[7] On 29 September 2023, Smékal scored his first goal for the club in a 5:3 loss to MŠK Žilina, scoring in the 50” minute.[8][9] He also scored in the 1” minute in a 1:1 draw one again against Žilina.[10] At his time at Skalica, he scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists in 31 league games.[11]
Železiarne Podbrezová
On 18 June 2024, it was announced by the club that Smékal would be leaving Baník Ostrava for Slovak first league side FK Železiarne Podbrezová, signing a 3 year contract.[12][13][11] He made his debut for the club on 27 July 2024, in a 0:0 draw against MŠK Žilina.[14] Smékal scored his first goal for Podbrezova in a 7:1 win over his former club MFK Skalica, coming on as a substitute in the 60” minute.[15]
International career
On 29 September 2021, Smékal was nominated for the Czech Republic U20 team for friendly matches against Romania U20 and England U20.[16][17]
External links
- Daniel Smékal at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- Daniel Smékal at the Czech First League (in Czech)
References
- ^ Hekele, David (2022-04-21). "Smékal jako Haaland? Na tréninku jsem měl stejnou rychlost, říká mladík Baníku". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Detail zápasu FC Viktoria Plzeň - FC Baník Ostrava". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Další domácí ztráta: Baník - Brno 1:2". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Daniel Smékal prodloužil". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Daniel Smékal: hostování ve Skalici". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Ostravský fotbalista Smékal jde hostovat do Skalice - Sport.cz". www.sport.cz (in Czech). 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "MFK Skalica - FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "MŠK Žilina - MFK Skalica | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Ghanaian youngster Henry Addo scores for MŠK Žilina in 5-3 win over Skalica". GhanaWeb. 2023-09-30. Archived from the original on 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Expresne rýchly gól Skalici víťazstvo nezaručil. So Žilinou si delili body". myzahorie.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ a b "Už dlhšie sa ho pokúšali uloviť: Podbrezová získala českú posilu, ktorá pozná slovenskú ligu". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Daniel Smékal sa stal posilou Podbrezovej". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Daniel Smékal do Podbrezové". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "FK Železiarne Podbrezová - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Podbrezová vytasila všetky ofenzívne sily, Skalici uštedrila drvivú prehru". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Nominace: premiéry pro Almásiho a Smékala". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Daniel Smékal - Z Valmezu do reprezentace! | Rozhovory | ValašskýFotbal.cz". www.valasskyfotbal.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.