Kryštof Daněk

Kryštof Daněk (born 5 January 2003) is a Czech professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Czech Republic national team.

Early life Daněk started playing football for local club SK Chalkovice at the age of six. In 2015 he moved to Sigma Olomouc academy.

Club career Sigma Olomouc Daněk made his professional debut for Sigma Olomouc in a 3-1 Czech Cup win over Jablonec in March 2020. In the rest of that season Danek made 3 other appearances in the league.

In the 2020-21 season Daněk played a more central role for Sigma Olomouc, scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win against Opava. In total in the 2020–21 season Daněk scored 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions. The next season Daněk scored 3 goals in 32 games in all competitions.

Sparta Prague In June 2022 Daněk transferred to fellow Czech First League club Sparta Prague on a multi-year deal. Daněk made his debut for Sparta in a 2–1 home defeat to Slovan Liberec. He also scored his first goal in that game. His second goal for the club came in a 1–1 draw at home to Jablonec.

On 8 September 2023, Daněk joined Pardubice on a half-year loan deal.

On 6 February 2025, Daněk joined LASK on a half-year loan deal with option to make transfer permanent.

LASK On 4 July 2025, Daněk joined LASK on a one-year loan deal with option to buy. . Daněk helped LASK to an Austrian Cup title, followed by the club's first Austrian Bundesliga title in 61 years.

International career Danek has represented the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.

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International

Honours Sparta Prague Czech First League: 2022–23

LASK Austrian Bundesliga: 2025–26 Austrian Cup: 2025–26