Daniel Samek

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Daniel Samek
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Chaloupky, Czech Republic [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 83
Youth career
2010–2018 Hradec Králové
2018–2021 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Slavia Prague 21 (3)
2022– Lecce 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Czech Republic U15 10 (0)
2019–2020 Czech Republic U16 10 (2)
2021– Czech Republic U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Daniel Samek (born 19 February 2004) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian Serie A club Lecce. [2]

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Club career

Samek began his career at Hradec Králové, joining Slavia Prague's academy in 2018. On 3 March 2021, Samek made his debut for Slavia Prague, coming on as a 70th minute substitute in a 10–3 Czech Cup win against Slavia Karlovy Vary, becoming the youngest player in the club's history. [1] On 23 May 2021, Samek made his league debut for Slavia Prague, starting in a 1–1 draw against Jablonec. [3] On 22 August 2021, Samek scored his first goal for Slavia, scoring the second goal in a 4–0 win against Baník Ostrava. Samek also assisted the opening goal for Stanislav Tecl during the tie. [4]

On 30 July 2022, Samek signed a five-year contract with Lecce in Italy. [5]

International career

Samek has represented the Czech Republic at under-15, under-16 and under-19 level. [6]

Style of play

Former Italian international Stefano Torrisi has described Samek as a "modern midfielder" who is "physically well built". Samek has been compared to Czech Republic captain Tomáš Souček and Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong as a result of his "offensive and defensive actions", "good dribbling" and "good passing technique". [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Prague B 2020–21 CFL 10———10
2021–2251———51
Total61———61
Slavia Prague 2020–21 Fortuna Liga 2010——30
2021–22 193207 [lower-alpha 2] 0—283
Total2133070—313
Career total274307000374
  1. ↑ Includes Czech Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Daniel Samek: Czech wonderkid looking to emulate Frenkie de Jong". Goal. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Samek končí ve Slavii. Osmnáctiletý záložník posílí nováčka italské ligy" (in Czech). Sport.cz. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Samek" (in Czech). SK Slavia Praha. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "SESTŘIH: Slavia - Baník 4:0. Kanonáda! Gólem a nahrávkou zazářil Samek" (in Czech). iSport. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "UFFICIALE: SAMEK IN GIALLOROSSO A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" (in Italian). Lecce. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Samek". World Football. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Daniel Samek at Soccerway


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