Peter Pokorný (footballer)

Peter Pokorný

Pokorný in 2019 with Liefering
Personal information
Date of birth	8 August 2001
Place of birth	Trenčín, Slovakia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Śląsk Wrocław
Number	16
Youth career
2007–2018	AS Trenčín
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Liefering	23	(0)
2019–2021	Red Bull Salzburg	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Liefering (loan)	14	(0)
2020–2021	→ St. Pölten (loan)	30	(0)
2021–2023	Real Sociedad B	24	(0)
2022–2023	→ MOL Fehérvár (loan)	23	(0)
2023–	Śląsk Wrocław	13	(0)
International career
2016	Slovakia U15	2	(0)
2017	Slovakia U16	1	(0)
2018	Slovakia U17	5	(2)
2018	Slovakia U20	1	(0)
2019–2022	Slovakia U21	22	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024

Peter Pokorný (born 8 August 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.

Club career

Pokorný started playing football with AS Trenčín, before moving to the academy of Red Bull Salzburg. In 2018 he signed with FC Liefering, the feeder team of FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Pokorný made his debut for Liefering on 3 August 2018, before being replaced by Nikola Stošić in the 63rd minute.

On 16 June 2021, Pokorný signed a three-year deal with Spanish side Real Sociedad, being placed initially into the B team under manager Xabi Alonso.

After one season, however, in July 2022, Pokorný departed to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I to feature for Fehérvár FC on a one-year loan deal.

On 9 August 2023, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a two-year deal, with an extension option for another year.

International career

Pokorný was first recognised as an alternate broader squad member for the senior Slovak national team on 28 September 2021 ahead of two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Croatia. Pokorný then first penetrated into the national team nomination in November 2022 by Francesco Calzona being listed as a part of a 27-man squad for two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Marek Hamšík's retirement game against Chile. While he was available on the bench for both of the fixtures, he was not fielded in either of them. Subsequently, in December 2022, Pokorný was shortlisted in a nomination for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.

Personal life

Other than native Slovak, Pokorný also speaks English, German and Spanish.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2023