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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSigma Olomouc2019–20Czech First League3010—402021–21Czech First League23330—2632021–22Czech First League29241—333Total55581—636Sparta Prague2022–23Czech First League27240203322023–24Czech First League000000002024–25Czech First League901050150Total3625070482Paradubice (loan)2023–24Czech First League25810—268LASK (loan)2024–25Austrian Bundesliga14110001512025–26Austrian Bundesliga27240—312Total41350—463LASK2026–27Austrian Bundesliga712220113Career total164192139019422
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic202520Total20
Honours Sparta Prague Czech First League: 2022–23
LASK Austrian Bundesliga: 2025–26 Austrian Cup: 2025–26
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