Daniel Samek

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]

Daniel Samek
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004
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)

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 11 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Prague 2020–21 Czech First League 2010——30
2021–22 1932070—283
Total 2133070—313
Career total 213307000313

References
  1. "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.


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