Peter Pokorný (footballer)

Peter Pokorný (born 8 August 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.[2]

Peter Pokorný
Pokorný in 2019 with Liefering
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Trenčín, Slovakia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2018 AS Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC Liefering 23 (0)
2019–2021 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2019–2020FC Liefering (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021SKN St. Pölten (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2023 Real Sociedad B 24 (0)
2022–2023Fehérvár (loan) 23 (0)
2023–2025 Śląsk Wrocław 49 (0)
2025– Slovan Bratislava 20 (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)
2026– Slovakia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2026

Club career

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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.[3]

Pokorný made his debut for FC Liefering on 3 August 2018, before being replaced by Nikola Stošić in the 63rd minute.[4]

On 16 June 2021, Pokorný signed a three-year deal with Spanish side Real Sociedad,[5] being placed initially into the B team under manager Xabi Alonso.[6]

After one season, however, in July 2022, Pokorný departed to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I to feature for Fehérvár on a one-year loan deal.[7]

On 9 August 2023, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a two-year deal, with an extension option for another year.[8]

International career

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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.[9] 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.[10] While he was available on the bench for both of the fixtures, he was not fielded in either of them.[11][12] Subsequently, in December 2022, Pokorný was shortlisted in a nomination for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec.[13]

Personal life

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Other than his native Slovak, Pokorný also speaks English, German and Spanish.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering 2018–19 2. League 23000230
FC Liefering (loan) 2019–20 2. League 14000140
Total 37000370
SKN St. Pölten (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 290201[b]0320
Real Sociedad B 2021–22 Segunda División 240240
Fehérvár (loan) 2022–23 NB I 230103[c]0270
Śląsk Wrocław 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 27010280
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 200204[c]0260
Total 4703040540
Slovan Bratislava 2025–26 Slovak First Football League 200209[d]000310
Career total 180080160102050
  1. Includes Austrian Cup, Magyar Kupa, Polish Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in relegation play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 1 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 202610
Total10

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Peter Pokorný at WorldFootball.net
  2. https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/sk-slovan-bratislava-posilnil-peter-pokorny-2025061712405487156
  3. Weltfußball (german)
  4. FC Salzburg Wiki
  5. "La Real Sociedad ficha a Peter Pokorný para el Sanse". Real Sociedad (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. "Peter Pokorný, primer fichaje para el debut de la Real B en Segunda". MARCA (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. "Peter Pokorny a MOL Fehérvár FC-ben folytatja pályafutását!". www.molfehervarfc.hu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. "Peter Pokorný nowym zawodnikiem Śląska Wrocław" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. "Vrátil sa Rusnák, prichádza nový útočník. Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  10. Šurin, Peter (8 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. "Slovensko - Čile | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  12. "Čierna Hora - Slovensko | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  14. "Peter Pokorny a MOL Fehérvár FC-ben folytatja pályafutását!". www.molfehervarfc.hu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. Peter Pokorný at Soccerway
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