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Erik Prekop

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Erik Prekop
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Trenčín,[1] Slovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Górnik Zabrze
Number 31
Youth career
2005–2016 AS Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 AS Trenčín 12 (0)
2017 → Slovan Nemšová (loan)
2017–2018 → Inter Bratislava (loan) 23 (8)
2018–2019 → Petržalka (loan) 26 (13)
2019–2022 Hradec Králové 80 (14)
2022–2024 Bohemians 1905 55 (13)
2024–2025 Baník Ostrava 37 (9)
2025–2026 Slavia Prague 19 (1)
2026– Górnik Zabrze 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Slovakia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2026

Erik Prekop (born 8 October 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Slavia Prague. He will join Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze on 1 July 2026.

Prekop started his career at AS Trenčín, from where he had various loan spells. In 2019, he moved to the Czech Republic, playing with Hradec Králové, Bohemians 1905 and Baník Ostrava, before signing with Slavia Prague in 2025. He made his debut for the Slovakia national team in 2025.

Club career

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Prekop made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Zemplín Michalovce on 16 July 2016. Trenčín lost the away game 2:1. Prekop came on in the 65th minute, replacing Denis Jančo.[2] While at Trenčín, Prekop played in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. He later played on loan at Petržalka in the Slovak second tier.[3]

Prekop signed for Czech side Hradec Králové in July 2019.[3] He scored six goals in the Czech Cup in the 2021–22 season, but was goalless in 25 league matches for his club. After making just five appearances in the 2022–23 season, all as a substitute, he left Hradec to sign for Prague-based Bohemians 1905 in September 2022.[4] Having been Bohemians' top scorer in the 2023–24 season, Baník Ostrava signed Prekop in June 2024.[5] Prekop signed for Slavia Prague in September 2025 on a three-year contract.[6] He made his debut for Slavia in September 2025 in a 3–1 win against MFK Karviná.[7]

On 17 June 2026, Prekop signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[8]

International career

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In December 2022, Prekop was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination and was immediately shortlisted by Francesco Calzona for prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[9] He made his national team debut in 2025 in a friendly match against Greece.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AS Trenčín 2016–17 Slovak First Football League 12 0 0 0 4[b] 0 — 16 0
Inter Bratislava (loan) 2017–18 2. Liga 23 8 3 1 — — 26 9
Petržalka (loan) 2018–19 2. Liga 26 13 0 0 — — 26 13
Hradec Králové 2019–20 Czech National Football League 25 6 — — — 25 6
2020–21 Czech National Football League 25 8 3 0 — — 28 8
2021–22 Czech First League 25 0 5 5 — — 30 5
2022–23 Czech First League 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 80 14 8 5 — — 88 19
Bohemians 1905 2022–23 Czech First League 24 5 5 1 — — 29 6
2023–24 Czech First League 31 8 0 0 2[c] 0 — 33 8
Total 55 13 5 1 2 0 — 62 14
Baník Ostrava 2024–25 Czech First League 32 8 4 0 4[c] 2 — 40 8
2025–26 Czech First League 5 1 0 0 6[d] 3 — 11 4
Total 37 9 4 0 10 5 — 51 14
Slavia Prague 2025–26 Czech First League 19 1 2 0 3[e] 0 — 24 1
Career total 252 50 22 7 15 5 0 0 289 62
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Czech Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 7 June 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Slavia Prague

References

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  1. ^ "ERIK PREKOP". FK AS Trenčín (in Slovak). 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "MFK Zemplín Michalovce - AS Trenčín 2:1 (1:0)". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Machek, Radomír (13 July 2019). "Hradecký Prekop: Pohárové zápasy byly zážitek, ale to už bylo". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  4. ^ Machek, Vladimír (8 September 2022). "Votroky opouští útočník Prekop! V Hradci mu chybělo herní vytížení". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Ostrava dál posiluje. Z Bohemians koupila Prekopa, přichází i Holzer a Fukala". idnes.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Slavia si vyhliadla nenápadného Slováka. Vysnívaná posila, teší sa Trpišovský". Sportnet (in Slovak). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Prekop zažil víťazný debut v drese Slavie, neuveriteľné trápenie Baníka nekončí". sport.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  8. ^ Pawlik, Luka (16 June 2026). "Górnik Zabrze ma nowego napastnika. Jego słowa mówią wszystko". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ^ "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". SFZ (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Erik Prekop". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Slavia rozdrtila v prázdném Edenu Jablonec a slaví mistrovský titul, Hradec také bral tři body". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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