Peter Pokorný (born 8 August 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MOL Fehérvár in Nemzeti Bajnokság I, on loan Spanish club Real Sociedad, and the Slovak U21 team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Pokorný | ||
Date of birth | (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
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 |
Fehérvár (on loan from Real Sociedad) | ||
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 | 24 | (0) |
2022– | → Fehérvár (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Slovakia U16 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Slovakia U17 | 5 | (2) |
2018 | Slovakia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Slovakia U21 | 20 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 8 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:42, 8 June 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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.[6]
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.[7]
Other than native Slovak, Pokorný also speaks English, German and Spanish.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liefering | 2018–19 | 2. League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
Liefering (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Real Sociedad B | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
Fehérvár FC – current squad | |
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