# Dávid Hancko

Dávid Hancko (born 13 December 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Slovakia national team.

## Club career
### MŠK Žilina

Hancko made his Slovak Super Liga debut for Žilina against ŽP Šport Podrbezová on 12 March 2016. He was included by UEFA on its list of most promising talents for 2018.

### Fiorentina

On 14 June 2018, Hancko had signed a five-year contract with Fiorentina. He played in multiple friendly pre-season fixtures, but made his competitive debut on 22 September 2018, after being benched for four matches, during a 3–0 home victory over SPAL, coming as a substitute for Cristiano Biraghi at half time. His performance was generally well-received, receiving an average mark of 7.0/10 by the Sofascore internet portal.
During January 2019 transfer window, it was reported that Zenit Saint Peterburg were looking to sign Hancko on a half-season loan, for €500,000, with an option to buy for €20 million. At this point, Hancko had only started as a substitute in two Serie A games, but was important for the national team in October and November fixtures of UEFA Nations League. Nonetheless, Fiorentina did not agree to the terms of the deal.

### Sparta Prague

After failing to make a significant impact in Fiorentina, Hancko was out on loan to AC Sparta Prague. The loan was made permanent on 6 June 2021. On 31 July 2022, in a 2–1 home loss against Slovan Liberec, Hancko made his 100th appearance for Sparta Prague.

### Feyenoord

On 22 August 2022, Hancko joined Feyenoord for 6m euros, signing a four-year contract. He debuted five days later against FC Emmen, and provided the assist which enabled Quinten Timber to score the first goal in a 4–0 win for Feyenoord. On 4 October 2023, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–2 away defeat against Atlético Madrid. He made it to the TransferFeed Top 100 Stars of the transfer window 2024. On 18 February 2025, he was named Player of the Match in a 1–1 away draw against AC Milan in the second leg of the Champions League knockout play-offs, helping his team advance to the Round of 16 by winning 2–1 on aggregate.

## International career

On 2 October 2018, shortly after his debut in Serie A, Hancko was called Slovakia's senior national team by coach Ján Kozák for matches against the Czech Republic (a part of 2018–19 UEFA Nations League) and a friendly match against Sweden. Hancko debuted in the former match, coming as a substitute to left-back Tomáš Hubočan in the 80th minute.
After the international retirement of Tomáš Hubočan in February 2019, Hancko was nominated as the preferred choice as a left-back, playing the entirety of a qualifying match against Hungary on 21 March. As in previous matches, Hancko presented himself with a quite offensive football, at times playing in the line with attacking midfielders. On 11 June, Hancko scored his first international goal in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualification against Azerbaijan, ending in a 5–1 victory.

## Personal life

From 2019 to 2020, Hancko was in a relationship with model Laura Longauerová. Afterwards, he began a relationship with Czech tennis player Kristýna Plíšková. They got married in July 2021 and welcomed a son one year later.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Žilina B | 2014–15 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Žilina B | 2015–16 | 2. Liga | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| Žilina B | 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 |
| Žilina B | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Žilina B | Total | Total | 45 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 11 |
| Žilina | 2015–16 | Slovak Super Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Žilina | 2016–17 | Slovak Super Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Žilina | 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| Žilina | Total | Total | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 4 |
| Fiorentina | 2018–19 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Sparta Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague | Total | Total | 76 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 20 |
| Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 4 |
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 7 |
| Feyenoord | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Feyenoord | Total | Total | 88 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 15 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 249 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 320 | 49 |
* ↑ Includes Slovakian Cup, Czech Cup, KNVB Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 5 |
    As of match played 19 November 2024.
    Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hancko goal.
List of international goals scored by Dávid Hancko :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 June 2019 | Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 17 November 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 September 2023 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 4 | 13 October 2023 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | Portugal | 1–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 5 | 16 November 2024 | Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

Sparta Prague
* Czech First League: 2022–23
* Czech Cup: 2019–20
Feyenoord
* Eredivisie: 2022–23
* KNVB Cup: 2023–24
* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2024
Individual
* Peter Dubovský Award: 2018
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: October 2022, November 2022, September 2023