Dominik Smékal

Dominik Smékal

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Boskovice, Czech Republic[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hlučín
Number	13
Youth career
2004–2010	Hranice
2010–2013	Baník Ostrava
2013–2014	Sigma Olomouc
2014–2016	Inter Milan
2016–2017	Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Baník Ostrava	0	(0)
2017	→ Senica (loan)	6	(0)
2018–2019	→ Odra Petřkovice (loan)	42	(2)
2019	Baník Ostrava B	8	(2)
2020–2022	Opava	2	(0)
2021	→ Karviná (loan)	0	(0)
2022	→ Hlučín (loan)	10	(4)
2022–	Hlučín	16	(6)
International career
2014	Czech Republic U16	2	(1)
2015–2016	Czech Republic U18	8	(3)
2016	Czech Republic U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022

Dominik Smékal (born 22 January 1998) is a Czech footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hlučín.

Club career

In 2015, while in the youth academy of Italian side Inter Milan, Smékal was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the most promising young footballers born in 1998.[2]

In 2022, he joined Moravian-Silesian Football League side Hlučín on a six-month loan deal, later making this deal permanent.[3] He scored a famous hattrick for Hlučín against Viktoria Plzeň in the 2022–23 Czech Cup, as his side went on to win 3–2.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 December 2022.[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Baník Ostrava	2017–18	Fortuna liga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FK Senica (loan)	2017–18	Fortuna Liga	6	0	0	0	–		0	0	6	0
Odra Petřkovice (loan)	2017–18	MSFL	15	0	0	0	–		0	0	15	0
	2018–19		27	2	2[a]	0	–		0	0	29	2
	Total		42	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	42	2
Baník Ostrava B	2019–20	MSFL	8	2	–		–		0	0	8	2
Opava	2020–21	Fortuna liga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Fortuna národní liga	2	0	2[a]	1	–		0	0	4	1
	Total		2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Karviná (loan)	2020–21	Fortuna liga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Hlučín (loan)	2021–22	MSFL	10	4	0	0	–		0	0	10	4
Hlučín	2022–23		16	6	5[a]	4	–		0	0	21	10
	Total		26	10	5	4	0	0	0	0	31	14
Career total			78	12	9	5	0	0	0	0	87	17

Notes

1. Appearances in the Czech Cup

References

1. Dominik Smékal at WorldFootball.net
2. "Next Generation 2015: 50 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
3. "Dominik Smékal posílil Hlučín" [Dominik Smékal strengthened Hlúčín]. fchlucin.cz (in Czech). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
4. Šimek, Květoslav (19 October 2022). "Byl v Interu, teď šel z práce dřív, aby sejmul Plzeň: Má to Chorý zapotřebí?" [He was at Inter, now he left work early to take down Pilsen: Does Chorý need it?]. isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
5. Dominik Smékal at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.