Daniel Smékal
Czech footballer (born 2001)
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Daniel Smékal (born 2 December 2001) is a Czech professional football player who currently plays for Czech club Pardubice.
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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 | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pardubice | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2020 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Odra Petřkovice | ||
| 2020–2021 | Vítkovice | ||
| 2021–2024 | Baník Ostrava | 17 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Skalica (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 37 | (11) |
| 2025– | Pardubice | 21 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:06, 29 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
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 75th 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 59th 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.[5]
MFK Skalica (loan)
On 26 July 2023, it was announced that Smékal would be joining Slovak club MFK Skalica on a 1 year loan.[6][7] He made his debut for Skalica in a league game against Zlaté Moravce, coming on as a substitute in the 62th minute and assisting a goal for Denis Baumgartner.[8] On 29 September 2023, Smékal scored his first goal for the club in a 5–3 loss to MŠK Žilina, scoring in the 50th minute.[9][10] He also scored in the 1st minute in a 1–1 draw one again against Žilina.[11] At his time at Skalica, he scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists in 31 league games.[12]
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.[13][14][12] He made his debut for the club on 27 July 2024, in a 0–0 draw against MŠK Žilina.[15] 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 60th minute.[16]
At his time with Podbrezová, he would score 11 goals and provide 6 assist in 37 league games.[17]
Pardubice
After being heavily linked with the club,[18][19] it was announced on 6 September 2025, that Smékal would be returning to the Czech Republic, this time to the Czech First League club FK Pardubice.[20][21] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 league loss against FK Jablonec, coming onto the field as a substitute for Filip Vecheta in the 72nd minute.[22]
International career
On 29 September 2021, Smékal was nominated for the Czech Republic U20 team for friendly matches against Romania U20 and England U20.[23][24]
External links
- Daniel Smékal at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- Daniel Smékal at the Czech First League (in Czech)