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Daniel Samek
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)
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*
Years Team Apps (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]

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
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Prague B 2020–21 CFL 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021–22 5 1 — — — 5 1
Total 6 1 — — — 6 1
Slavia Prague 2020–21 Fortuna Liga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2021–22 19 3 2 0 7[b] 0 — 28 3
Total 21 3 3 0 7 0 — 31 3
Career total 27 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 37 4
  1. ^ Includes Czech Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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