Peter Pokorný (footballer)

Peter Pokorný (born 8 August 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Real Sociedad B.

Peter Pokorný
Personal information
Full name Peter Pokorný
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001
Place of birth Trenčín, Slovakia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad B
Number 18
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) 29 (0)
2021– Real Sociedad B 2 (0)
National team‡
2017 Slovakia U16 1 (0)
2018 Slovakia U17 5 (2)
2018 Slovakia U20 2 (0)
2019– Slovakia U21 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:04, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:04, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Career

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.[2]

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

On the 16 June 2021, Pokorný signed a three year deal with Spanish side Real Sociedad,[4] being placed initially into the B team under manager Xabi Alonso.[5]

International career

Pokorný was first recognised as an alternate broader squad member for the senior Slovak national team on 28 September ahead of two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Croatia.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 August 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2018–19 2. League 23000—230
Liefering (loan) 2019–20 2. League 14000—140
Total 3700000370
SKN St. Pölten (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 290201[lower-alpha 1]0320
Real Sociedad B 2021–22 Segunda División 10——10
Career total 6702010700
  1. Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs

References
  1. Peter Pokorný at WorldFootball.net
  2. Weltfußball (german)
  3. FC Salzburg Wiki
  4. "La Real Sociedad ficha a Peter Pokorný para el Sanse". Real Sociedad (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. "Peter Pokorný, primer fichaje para el debut de la Real B en Segunda". MARCA (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. "Vrátil sa Rusnák, prichádza nový útočník. Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. Peter Pokorný at Soccerway
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