Erik Jirka

Erik Jirka

Jirka with Real Oviedo in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Trnava, Slovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Piast Gliwice
Number	90
Youth career
2005–2016	Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Spartak Trnava	76	(12)
2019–2021	Red Star Belgrade	6	(0)
2019	→ Radnički Niš (loan)	16	(4)
2020	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)	17	(4)
2020–2021	→ Mirandés (loan)	32	(5)
2021–2022	Real Oviedo	19	(0)
2022–2024	Viktoria Plzeň	61	(10)
2025–	Piast Gliwice	0	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	Slovakia U18	5	(0)
2017	Slovakia U19	6	(1)
2017–2018	Slovakia U21	11	(1)
2021–	Slovakia	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024

Erik Jirka (born 19 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice and the Slovakia national team. ^[2]

Club career

A FC Spartak Trnava youth graduate, Jirka made his professional league debut for on 8 November 2014 against Ružomberok. ^[3]

In September 2018, Jirka signed a four–year contract with Red Star Belgrade, effective from January 2019. ^[4] However, in July 2019, he went to vice-champions from Radnički Niš for a half-season loan to get more playing time. ^[5]

In January 2020, Jirka was sent on another half-season loan, this time to Polish club Górnik Zabrze. ^[6] The same year in August, he was sent on a third loan since arriving at Red Star Belgrade, this time to the Spanish side CD Mirandés for the entire 2020–21 season with an option to buy at the end of a season. ^[7] On 17 July 2021, Jirka signed with Real Oviedo a two-year contract with a further year dependent on the completion of objectives. ^[8]

International career

Jirka debuted for the Slovak senior squad on 1 June 2021 in a friendly match against Bulgaria. ^[9] In March 2022, he was called up as an alternative footballer to Ivan Schranz for two friendly matches against Norway and Finland. ^[10] Jirka scored his first international goal against the latter opponent on 29 March. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak Trnava	2014–15	Fortuna Liga	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2015–16	Fortuna Liga	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		1	0
	2016–17	Fortuna Liga	30	6	2	0	6 [b]	1	—		38	7
	2017–18	Fortuna Liga	29	6	3	0	—		—		32	6
	2018–19	Fortuna Liga	15	0	1	0	14 [c]	1	—		6	3
	Total		76	12	6	0	21	2	—		103	14
Red Star Belgrade	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Radnički Niš (loan)	2019–20	Serbian SuperLiga	16	4	1	0	2 [b]	0	—		19	4
Górnik Zabrze (loan)	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	17	4	—		—		—		17	4
Mirandés (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	32	5	0	0	—		—		32	5
Real Oviedo	2021–22	Segunda División	19	0	1	1	—		—		20	1
Viktoria Plzeň	2022–23	Czech First League	28	2	1	0	8 [d]	0	—		37	2
	2023–24	Czech First League	21	5	0	0	4 [e]	1	—		25	6
	2024–25	Czech First League	12	3	1	0	8 [b]	0	—		21	3
	Total		61	10	2	0	20	1	0	0	83	11
Piast Gliwice	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			227	35	11	1	43	3	0	0	281	39

1. Includes Slovak Cup, Serbian Cup, Copa del Rey, Czech Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 March 2022	Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain	Finland	0–2	0–2	Friendly
2.	22 September 2022	Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia	Azerbaijan	1–1	1–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Spartak Trnava

• Fortuna Liga: 2017–18 ^[12]

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19 ^[12]

References

1. "Erik Jirka". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
2. Dosadil, Pavel (11 August 2022). "Miliony už se točí! Mistrovská Plzeň získala hned dva reprezentanty". Sport.cz (in Czech).
3. "Trnava si odnáša z Ružomberka bod, Jarábek: Remíza je spravodlivá". Profutbal (in Slovak). 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
4. "Gotovo: Zvezda dovela i Jirku!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
5. "Zvezda definitivno Pojačala Radnički: Tandem na "Čairu"!". Mondo (in Serbian). 4 July 2019.
6. "Neće u Domovinu: Jirka će u Poljsku, ovo je klub..." fudbal.hotsport.rs (in Serbian). 9 January 2020.
7. "Erik Jirka, jugará cedido en el C.D. Mirandés" [Erik Jirka will play on loan at C.D. Mirandés]. CD Mirandés (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
8. "Jirka signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 17 July 2021.
9. "Slovenskí futbalisti remizovali v príprave s Bulharskom". Teraz (in Slovak). 1 June 2021. Slováci sa snažili súpera zatlačiť, prišli aj ďalší noví hráči Jirka a Suslov.[The Slovaks tried to push the opponent, other new players Jirka and Suslov also arrived.]
10. Jurigová, Monika (23 March 2022). "Muži A | Ďalšie dve zmeny v Tarkovičovej nominácii". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
11. Spál, Pavol (29 March 2022). "Nemá dno, robí šialené veci. Slovákov potešil hráč, ktorý nehráva". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
12. "Erik Jirka". Soccerway. 10 May 2024.

External links

• Erik Jirka at Soccerway
• Futbalnet profile
• Erik Jirka at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)