Erik Prekop
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Trenčín,[1] Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | AS Trenčín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | AS Trenčín | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Slovan Nemšová (loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Inter Bratislava (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | → Petržalka (loan) | 26 | (13) |
| 2019–2022 | Hradec Králové | 80 | (14) |
| 2022–2024 | Bohemians 1905 | 55 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Baník Ostrava | 37 | (9) |
| 2025–2026 | Slavia Prague | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | Górnik Zabrze | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Slovakia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:33, 13 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2026 | |||
Erik Prekop (born 8 October 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
Prekop started his career at AS Trenčín, from where he had various loan spells. In 2019, he moved to the Czech Republic, playing with Hradec Králové, Bohemians 1905 and Baník Ostrava, before signing with Slavia Prague in 2025. A year later, Prekop moved to Polish club Górnik Zabrze. He made his debut for the Slovakia national team in 2025.
Club career
[edit]Prekop made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Zemplín Michalovce on 16 July 2016. Trenčín lost the away game 2:1. Prekop came on in the 65th minute, replacing Denis Jančo.[3] While at Trenčín, Prekop played in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. He later played on loan at Petržalka in the Slovak second tier.[4]
Prekop signed for Czech side Hradec Králové in July 2019.[4] He scored six goals in the Czech Cup in the 2021–22 season, but was goalless in 25 league matches for his club. After making just five appearances in the 2022–23 season, all as a substitute, he left Hradec to sign for Prague-based Bohemians 1905 in September 2022.[5] Having been Bohemians' top scorer in the 2023–24 season, Baník Ostrava signed Prekop in June 2024.[6] Prekop signed for Slavia Prague in September 2025 on a three-year contract.[7] He made his debut for Slavia in September 2025 in a 3–1 win against MFK Karviná.[8]
On 17 June 2026, Prekop signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[9]
International career
[edit]In December 2022, Prekop was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination and was immediately shortlisted by Francesco Calzona for prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[10] He made his national team debut in 2025 in a friendly match against Greece.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AS Trenčín | 2016–17 | Slovak First Football League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Inter Bratislava (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||
| Petržalka (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 13 | ||
| Hradec Králové | 2019–20 | Czech National Football League | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Czech National Football League | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 14 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 88 | 19 | ||||
| Bohemians 1905 | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| Total | 55 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 62 | 14 | |||
| Baník Ostrava | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | — | 40 | 8 | |
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 3 | — | 11 | 4 | ||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 51 | 14 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2025–26 | Czech First League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | 255 | 50 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 298 | 63 | ||
- ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Czech Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 7 June 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Slavia Prague
References
[edit]- ↑ "ERIK PREKOP". FK AS Trenčín (in Slovak). 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Erik Prekop" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "MFK Zemplín Michalovce - AS Trenčín 2:1 (1:0)". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 July 2016.
- 1 2 Machek, Radomír (13 July 2019). "Hradecký Prekop: Pohárové zápasy byly zážitek, ale to už bylo". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ↑ Machek, Vladimír (8 September 2022). "Votroky opouští útočník Prekop! V Hradci mu chybělo herní vytížení". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ostrava dál posiluje. Z Bohemians koupila Prekopa, přichází i Holzer a Fukala". idnes.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Slavia si vyhliadla nenápadného Slováka. Vysnívaná posila, teší sa Trpišovský". Sportnet (in Slovak). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ↑ "Prekop zažil víťazný debut v drese Slavie, neuveriteľné trápenie Baníka nekončí". sport.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ↑ Pawlik, Luka (16 June 2026). "Górnik Zabrze ma nowego napastnika. Jego słowa mówią wszystko". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". SFZ (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ "Erik Prekop". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Slavia rozdrtila v prázdném Edenu Jablonec a slaví mistrovský titul, Hradec také bral tři body". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Slovak First League profile
- Erik Prekop at the Czech First League
- Erik Prekop at Soccerway
- Eurofotbal profile
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Trenčín
- Slovak men's footballers
- Slovakia men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- AS Trenčín players
- FK Inter Bratislava players
- FC Petržalka players
- FC Hradec Králové players
- Bohemians 1905 players
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Czech First League players
- Czech National Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Slovak expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- 21st-century Slovak sportsmen