Kryštof Daněk
Czech footballer
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Kryštof Daněk (born 5 January 2003) is a Czech professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Czech Republic national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Olomouc, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | SK Chvalkovice | ||
| 2015–2020 | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sigma Olomouc | 55 | (5) |
| 2022–2026 | Sparta Prague | 36 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Sparta Prague B | 3 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pardubice (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2025–2026 | → LASK (loan) | 41 | (3) |
| 2026– | LASK | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U15 | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Czech Republic U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Czech Republic U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Early life
Daněk started playing football for local club SK Chalkovice at the age of six. In 2015 he moved to Sigma Olomouc academy.
Club career
Sigma Olomouc
Daněk made his professional debut for Sigma Olomouc in a 3-1 Czech Cup win over Jablonec in March 2020.[1] In the rest of that season Danek made 3 other appearances in the league.
In the 2020-21 season Daněk played a more central role for Sigma Olomouc, scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win against Opava.[2] In total in the 2020–21 season Daněk scored 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions. The next season Daněk scored 3 goals in 32 games in all competitions.[3]
Sparta Prague
In June 2022 Daněk transferred to fellow Czech First League club Sparta Prague on a multi-year deal.[4] Daněk made his debut for Sparta in a 2–1 home defeat to Slovan Liberec.[5] He also scored his first goal in that game. His second goal for the club came in a 1–1 draw at home to Jablonec.[6]
On 8 September 2023, Daněk joined Pardubice on a half-year loan deal.[7]
On 6 February 2025, Daněk joined LASK on a half-year loan deal with option to make transfer permanent.[8]
LASK
On 4 July 2025, Daněk joined LASK on a one-year loan deal with option to buy.[9]. Daněk helped LASK to an Austrian Cup title, followed by the club's first Austrian Bundesliga title in 61 years.[10]
International career
Danek has represented the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma Olomouc | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–21 | Czech First League | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 63 | 6 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Paradubice (loan) | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 8 | |
| LASK (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | |||
| LASK | 2026–27 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2[d] | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Career total | 162 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 192 | 21 | ||
- Includes Czech Cup, Austrian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Czech Republic | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Sparta Prague
LASK
