Daniel Smékal

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. 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.

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

MFK Skalica (loan) On 26 July 2023, it was announced that Smékal would be joining Slovak club MFK Skalica on a 1 year loan. 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. 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. He also scored in the 1st minute in a 1–1 draw one again against Žilina. At his time at Skalica, he scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists in 31 league games.

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. 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.

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

Pardubice After being heavily linked with the club, 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. 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.

International career On 29 September 2021, Smékal was nominated for the Czech Republic U20 team for friendly matches against Romania U20 and England U20.