# Erik Jirka

Erik Jirka (born 19 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice and the Slovakia national team.

## Club career

A FC Spartak Trnava youth graduate, Jirka made his professional league debut for on 8 November 2014 against Ružomberok.
In September 2018, Jirka signed a four–year contract with Red Star Belgrade, effective from January 2019. However, in July 2019, he went to vice-champions from Radnički Niš for a half-season loan to get more playing time.
In January 2020, Jirka was sent on another half-season loan, this time to Polish club Górnik Zabrze. The same year in August, he was sent on a third loan since arriving at Red Star Belgrade, this time to the Spanish side CD Mirandés for the entire 2020–21 season with an option to buy at the end of a season. On 17 July 2021, Jirka signed with Real Oviedo a two-year contract with a further year dependent on the completion of objectives.

## International career

Jirka debuted for the Slovak senior squad on 1 June 2021 in a friendly match against Bulgaria. In March 2022, he was called up as an alternative footballer to Ivan Schranz for two friendly matches against Norway and Finland. Jirka scored his first international goal against the latter opponent on 29 March.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spartak Trnava | 2014–15 | Fortuna Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Spartak Trnava | 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Spartak Trnava | 2016–17 | Fortuna Liga | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 7 |
| Spartak Trnava | 2017–18 | Fortuna Liga | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 6 |
| Spartak Trnava | 2018–19 | Fortuna Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| Spartak Trnava | Total | Total | 76 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 103 | 14 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Radnički Niš (loan) | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 |
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Mirandés (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Real Oviedo | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 6 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Total | Total | 61 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 11 |
| Piast Gliwice | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 227 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 39 |
* ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Serbian Cup, Copa del Rey, Czech Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jirka goal.
List of international goals scored by Erik Jirka :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 March 2022 | Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain | Finland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 September 2022 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

Spartak Trnava
* Fortuna Liga: 2017–18
Red Star Belgrade
* Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19