Daniel Smékal

Not to be confused with Daniel Šmejkal.
Daniel Smékal
Smékal in 2024
Personal information
Full name Daniel Smékal
Date of birth (2001-12-02) 2 December 2001
Place of birth Czech Republic
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Pardubice
Youth career
?–2020 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Odra Petřkovice
2020–2021 Vítkovice
2021–2024 Baník Ostrava 17 (1)
2023–2024 → Skalica (loan) 31 (5)
2024–2025 Železiarne Podbrezová 37 (11)
2025– Pardubice 6 (0)
International career
2021 Czech Republic U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2025

Daniel Smékal (born 2 December 2001) is a Czech professional football player who currently plays for Czech club Pardubice.

Club career

Baník Ostrava

Smékal is a graduate of the Baník Ostrava youth academy. He made his Czech First League debut in a 2–1 loss against Viktoria Plzeň, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute of the game.[1][2] He scored his first goal for Baník in a 2–1 loss against FC Zbrojovka Brno, after a crossed ball by teammate Nemanja Kuzmanovič, Smékal opened the scoring with a close-range header in the 59th minute.[3]

In 2022, he signed a 3 year contract with the club.[4] At his time with Baník he mainly played for the reserve team.[5]

MFK Skalica (loan)

On 26 July 2023, it was announced that Smékal would be joining Slovak club MFK Skalica on a 1 year loan.[6][7] He made his debut for Skalica in a league game against Zlaté Moravce, coming on as a substitute in the 62th minute and assisting a goal for Denis Baumgartner.[8] On 29 September 2023, Smékal scored his first goal for the club in a 5–3 loss to MŠK Žilina, scoring in the 50th minute.[9][10] He also scored in the 1st minute in a 1–1 draw one again against Žilina.[11] At his time at Skalica, he scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists in 31 league games.[12]

Železiarne Podbrezová

On 18 June 2024, it was announced by the club that Smékal would be leaving Baník Ostrava for Slovak first league side FK Železiarne Podbrezová, signing a 3 year contract.[13][14][12] He made his debut for the club on 27 July 2024, in a 0–0 draw against MŠK Žilina.[15] Smékal scored his first goal for Podbrezova in a 7–1 win over his former club MFK Skalica, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute.[16]

At his time with Podbrezová, he would score 11 goals and provide 6 assist in 37 league games.[17]

Pardubice

After being heavily linked with the club,[18][19] it was announced on 6 September 2025, that Smékal would be returning to the Czech Republic, this time to the Czech First League club FK Pardubice.[20][21] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 league loss against FK Jablonec, coming onto the field as a substitute for Filip Vecheta in the 72nd minute.[22]

International career

On 29 September 2021, Smékal was nominated for the Czech Republic U20 team for friendly matches against Romania U20 and England U20.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ Hekele, David (2022-04-21). "Smékal jako Haaland? Na tréninku jsem měl stejnou rychlost, říká mladík Baníku". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  2. ^ "Detail zápasu FC Viktoria Plzeň - FC Baník Ostrava". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  3. ^ "Další domácí ztráta: Baník - Brno 1:2". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  4. ^ "Daniel Smékal prodloužil". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  5. ^ "Baník se loučí se Smékalem. Zůstává na Slovensku, Ostrava má právo na zpětný odkup » inFotbal.cz" (in Czech). 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  6. ^ "Daniel Smékal: hostování ve Skalici". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  7. ^ "Ostravský fotbalista Smékal jde hostovat do Skalice". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  8. ^ "MFK Skalica - FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble | Detail zápasu". Niké liga (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  9. ^ "MŠK Žilina - MFK Skalica | Detail zápasu". Niké liga (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  10. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Henry Addo scores for MŠK Žilina in 5-3 win over Skalica". GhanaWeb. 2023-09-30. Archived from the original on 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  11. ^ "Expresne rýchly gól Skalici víťazstvo nezaručil. So Žilinou si delili body". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press a.s. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  12. ^ a b "Už dlhšie sa ho pokúšali uloviť: Podbrezová získala českú posilu, ktorá pozná slovenskú ligu". Športky.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  13. ^ "Daniel Smékal sa stal posilou Podbrezovej". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  14. ^ "Daniel Smékal do Podbrezové". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  15. ^ "FK Železiarne Podbrezová - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  16. ^ "Podbrezová vytasila všetky ofenzívne sily, Skalici uštedrila drvivú prehru". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  17. ^ "Daniel Smékal". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  18. ^ "NIKÉ LIGA: Řehák posilnil Podbrezovú, Smékal má namierené do Pardubíc". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 2025-09-06. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  19. ^ Novák, Jiří (2025-09-06). "Pardubice zaregistrovaly tři posily. Návrat Řezníčka, Smékal zpět v Česku". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  20. ^ "Daniel Smékal zamieril do Pardubíc | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  21. ^ "Železiarne Podbrezová predali Daniela Smékala do Pardubíc - Denník Šport". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  22. ^ "Detail zápasu FK Jablonec - FK Pardubice". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  23. ^ "Nominace: premiéry pro Almásiho a Smékala". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  24. ^ "Daniel Smékal - Z Valmezu do reprezentace! | Rozhovory | ValašskýFotbal.cz". www.valasskyfotbal.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
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