Peter Pokorný (footballer)
 Pokorný in 2019 with Liefering | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Trenčín, Slovakia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | AS Trenčín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Liefering | 23 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Real Sociedad B | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Fehérvár (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023– | Śląsk Wrocław | 33 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Slovakia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovakia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Slovakia U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018 | Slovakia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Slovakia U21 | 22 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024 | |||
Peter Pokorný (born 8 August 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław.
Club career
Pokorný started playing football with AS Trenčín, before moving to the academy of Red Bull Salzburg. In 2018 he signed with FC Liefering, the feeder team of FC Red Bull Salzburg.[2]
Pokorný made his debut for FC Liefering on 3 August 2018, before being replaced by Nikola Stošić in the 63rd minute.[3]
On 16 June 2021, Pokorný signed a three-year deal with Spanish side Real Sociedad,[4] being placed initially into the B team under manager Xabi Alonso.[5]
After one season, however, in July 2022, Pokorný departed to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I to feature for Fehérvár on a one-year loan deal.[6]
On 9 August 2023, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a two-year deal, with an extension option for another year.[7]
International career
Pokorný was first recognised as an alternate broader squad member for the senior Slovak national team on 28 September 2021 ahead of two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Croatia.[8] Pokorný then first penetrated into the national team nomination in November 2022 by Francesco Calzona being listed as a part of a 27-man squad for two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement game against Chile.[9] While he was available on the bench for both of the fixtures, he was not fielded in either of them.[10][11] Subsequently, in December 2022, Pokorný was shortlisted in a nomination for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[12]
Personal life
Other than native Slovak, Pokorný also speaks English, German and Spanish.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 September 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2018–19 | 2. League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Real Sociedad B | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Fehérvár (loan) | 2022–23 | NB I | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b c Peter Pokorný at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Weltfußball (german)
- ^ FC Salzburg Wiki
- ^ "La Real Sociedad ficha a Peter Pokorný para el Sanse". Real Sociedad (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Peter Pokorný, primer fichaje para el debut de la Real B en Segunda". MARCA (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Peter Pokorny a MOL Fehérvár FC-ben folytatja pályafutását!". www.molfehervarfc.hu. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Peter Pokorný nowym zawodnikiem Śląska Wrocław" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Vrátil sa Rusnák, prichádza nový útočník. Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Slovensko - Čile | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Čierna Hora - Slovensko | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Peter Pokorny a MOL Fehérvár FC-ben folytatja pályafutását!". www.molfehervarfc.hu. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Peter Pokorný at Soccerway
External links
- Peter Pokorný at Soccerway