Denny Samko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 July 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MFK Karviná | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | FK Náchod | ||
| 2009–2020 | Hradec Králové | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Hradec Králové | 15 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Chlumec nad Cidlinou (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | → Varnsdorf (loan) | 55 | (10) |
| 2024– | MFK Karviná | 26 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Czech Republic U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Czech Republic U17 | 1 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Denny Samko (born 20 July 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Czech club MFK Karviná. He is also a former Czech Republic youth international.
Club career
[edit]Hradec Králové
[edit]Samko was raised in FK Náchod, but at the age of nine, he transferred to FC Hradec Králové.[1] In the 2017–18 season, he worked his way up to the senior category, where he initially played for the junior team in the local league, and later also played for the youth team or reserve.
He made his league debut for the "A" team of Hradec Králové on 11 June 2020, in a match against FK Viktoria Žižkov, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for of Adam Vlkanova.[2] Samko scored his first league goal for the senior team on 18 June 2020 against Zbrojovka Brno.[3] He scored for the second time for Hradec Králové in the 2020–21 season in a match against Ústí nad Labem (5–1 win) in the eighth round, when he increased the lead to 4–0 in the 76th minute.[4]
MFK Karviná
[edit]Samko's performances in Varnsdorf impressed Karviná, which resulted in a transfer to the club in July 2024.[5][6] He scored his first goal for the club in August against FK Teplice, when he made it 0–3 for the guests in the 74th minute of the 6th round of the Czech First League.[7]
He waited almost a year until his next goal contribution, scoring and assisting a goal in a 3:2 loss against Sparta Prague.[8][9]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| 2018–19 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech National Football League | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech National Football League | 9 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech National Football League | 6 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | FK Chlumec nad Cidlinou | Bohemian Football League | 29 | 9 |
| 2022–23 | FK Varnsdorf | Czech National Football League | 28 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | FK Varnsdorf | Czech National Football League | 27 | 8 |
| 2024–25 | MFK Karviná | Czech First League | 26 | 2 |
Correct as of 25 June 2025
References
[edit]- ^ Fejgl, Jiří (2020-06-20). "Zachránce Hradce Samko: Po mámě běžec, po tátovi šikula". Deník.cz. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Fantazie! Votroci rozstříleli Žižkov 5:0" (in Czech). FC Hradec Králové. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Denny Samko zařídil v 89. minutě bod proti Brnu". orlicky.net. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Zápas: FK VIAGEM Ústí nad Labem - FC Hradec Králové - 1:5" (in Czech). FC Hradec Králové. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Denny Samko na přestup do Karviné" (in Czech). MFK Karviná. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Fotbalisty Karviné posílil záložník Denny Samko, čeká ho debut v nejvyšší soutěži". oneplaysport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Denny Samko po premiérovém ligovém gólu: Dodal jsem tomu kvalitu v zakončení" (in Czech). MFK Karviná. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Hekele, David (2025-02-16). "Problém Karviné proti Spartě? Haraslín, smál se Samko. Světla ho nerozhodila". Karvinský a havířovský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ Otradovský, Tomáš (2025-02-19). "Proti Spartě odehrál životní zápas. Teď už Samko vyhlíží utkání v Hradci". Náchodský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-06-29.