Erik Prekop

Erik Prekop
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Trenčín, Slovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Górnik Zabrze
Number 11
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 9 (2)
International career‡
2025– Slovakia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:47, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Erik Prekop (born 8 October 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze and the Slovakia national team.

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. A year later, Prekop moved to Polish club Górnik Zabrze. He made his debut for the Slovakia national team in 2025.

Club career

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. 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.

Prekop signed for Czech side Hradec Králové in July 2019. 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. Having been Bohemians' top scorer in the 2023–24 season, Baník Ostrava signed Prekop in June 2024. Prekop signed for Slavia Prague in September 2025 on a three-year contract. He made his debut for Slavia in September 2025 in a 3–1 win against MFK Karviná.

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

International career

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. He made his national team debut in 2025 in a friendly match against Greece.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Trenčín 2016–17 Slovak First Football League 1200040—160
Inter Bratislava (loan) 2017–18 2. Liga 23831——269
Petržalka (loan) 2018–19 2. Liga 261300——2613
Hradec Králové 2019–20 Czech National Football League 256———256
2020–21 Czech National Football League 25830——288
2021–22 Czech First League 25055——305
2022–23 Czech First League 5000——50
Total 801485——8819
Bohemians 1905 2022–23 Czech First League 24551——296
2023–24 Czech First League 3180020—338
Total 55135120—6214
Baník Ostrava 2024–25 Czech First League 3284042—408
2025–26 Czech First League 510063—114
Total 37940105—5114
Slavia Prague 2025–26 Czech First League 1912030—241
Górnik Zabrze 2026–27 Ekstraklasa 92005110153
Career total 261522272061030465
  1. ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Czech Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 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
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

As of match played 6 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 202510
202620
Total30

Honours

Slavia Prague

References

  1. ↑ "ERIK PREKOP". FK AS Trenčín (in Slovak). 18 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Erik Prekop" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "MFK Zemplín Michalovce - AS Trenčín 2:1 (1:0)". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Machek, Radomír (13 July 2019). "Hradecký Prekop: Pohárové zápasy byly zážitek, ale to už bylo". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Machek, Vladimír (8 September 2022). "Votroky opouští útočník Prekop! V Hradci mu chybělo herní vytížení". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 "Slavia si vyhliadla nenápadného Slováka. Vysnívaná posila, teší sa Trpišovský". Sportnet (in Slovak). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Prekop zažil víťazný debut v drese Slavie, neuveriteľné trápenie Baníka nekončí". sport.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Pawlik, Luka (16 June 2026). "Górnik Zabrze ma nowego napastnika. Jego słowa mówią wszystko". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". SFZ (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Erik Prekop". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "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.