Michael Krmenčík

Michael Krmenčík (born 15 March 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Slovácko and the Czech Republic national team.^[1][2]

Michael Krmenčík

Krmenčík with Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Michael Krmenčík
Date of birth	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kraslice, Czech Republic
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Slovácko
Number	21
Youth career
	TJ Kraslice
	Baník Sokolov
	Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2020	Viktoria Plzeň	91	(45)
2012	→ Baník Sokolov (loan)	12	(1)
2012–2013	→ Zenit Čáslav (loan)	20	(1)
2013	→ Vlašim (loan)	12	(1)
2014	→ Baník Ostrava (loan)	11	(2)
2014–2015	→ Dukla Prague (loan)	25	(8)
2020–2022	Club Brugge	15	(3)
2021	→ PAOK (loan)	22	(4)
2021–2022	→ Slavia Prague (loan)	14	(4)
2022–2023	Persija Jakarta	23	(10)
2023–2024	Apollon Limassol	27	(2)
2024–	Slovácko	0	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Czech Republic U18	6	(3)
2011–2012	Czech Republic U19	11	(1)
2013	Czech Republic U20	3	(0)
2013–2014	Czech Republic U21	8	(3)
2016–	Czech Republic	31	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021

Club career

Early club career

In 2011, Krmenčík was promoted to the first team and in April of the same year he made his debut in a game against Příbram. In the 2011–12 season, he went on loan to Banik Sokolov, scoring his first professional goal.

In the following four seasons, Krmenčík went on loan spells at Zenit Čáslav, Vlašim, Baník Ostrava and Dukla Prague in the Czech leagues. He returned to Viktoria Plzeň in the second half of the 2015-16 season and his career began to gain momentum.^[3] Krmenčík scored three times in nine games, winning a place in the team's starting XI.^[4]

Viktoria Plzeň

By January 2020, Krmenčík managed to impress many playing for Viktoria Plzeň. In 124 matches, he scored 62 goals, made 16 assists and won four trophies. He was also the league's top scorer in the 2017–18 season.

A ligament rupture in the 2018–19 season kept him out of action for a long time, but he remained impressive when he returned. His displays convinced Club Brugge of his potential.

Club Brugge

In January 2020, Club Brugge spent €6 million to make Krmenčík their own. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Belgian club.^[5]

Loan to PAOK

On 5 January 2021, PAOK announced that they reached an agreement with Club Brugge for the loan of Krmenčík until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[6] On 22 May 2021, Krmenčík scored in the last minute of Greek Cup Final, sealing a 2–1 win against league champions Olympiacos.^[7]

Loan to Slavia Prague

On 23 July 2021, Slavia Prague announced that Krmenčík would be joining the club on a season-long loan with an obligation to make the transfer permanent if Slavia qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.^[8]

Persija Jakarta

In June 2022, Krmenčík joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persija Jakarta.^[9] On 23 July 2022, He made his league debut by starting in a 0–1 loss against Bali United.^[10]

Slovácko

On 14 August 2024, Krmenčík signed a two-year contract with Czech First League club Slovácko.^[11]

International career

In 2016, Krmenčík received his first call-up for the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Norway on 11 November,^[12] which he also marked his debut with an opening goal.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2023

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viktoria Plzeň	2010–11	Czech First League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2015–16		7	2	3	1	—		—		10	3
	2016–17		26	10	1	1	10	2	—		37	13
	2017–18		24	16	0	0	10	6	—		34	22
	2018–19		13	7	0	0	3	2	—		16	9
	2019–20		20	10	1	3	4	2	—		25	15
	Total		91	45	5	5	27	12	1	0	124	62
Baník Sokolov (loan)	2011–12	Czech National Football League	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
Zenit Čáslav (loan)	2012–13	Czech National Football League	20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
Vlašim (loan)	2013–14	Czech National Football League	12	1	2	4	—		—		14	5
Baník Ostrava (loan)	2013–14	Czech First League	11	2	—		—		—		11	2
Dukla Prague (loan)	2014–15	Czech First League	13	3	1	0	—		—		14	3
	2015–16		12	5	4	2	—		—		16	7
	Total		25	8	5	2	—		—		30	10
Club Brugge	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2020–21		9	3	0	0	3	0	—		12	3
	Total		15	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	19	3
PAOK (loan)	2020–21	Super League Greece	22	4	6	5	—		—		28	9
Slavia Prague (loan)	2021–22	Czech First League	10	4	1	0	5	0	—		16	4
Persija Jakarta	2022–23	Liga 1	23	10	0	0	—		0	0	23	10
Career total			240	76	20	16	35	12	1	0	296	104

International

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krmenčík goal.^[14]

List of international goals scored by Michael Krmenčík

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2016	Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	Norway	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	22 March 2017	Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic	Lithuania	3–0	3–0	Friendly
3	26 March 2017	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	5–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	6 June 2017	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–1	1–2	Friendly
5	8 October 2017	Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic	San Marino	1–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6				2–0
7	26 March 2018	Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China	China	3–1	4–1	2018 China Cup
8	13 October 2018	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia	Slovakia	1–0	2–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
9	4 September 2020	Národný futbalový štadión, Bratislava, Slovakia		3–1	3–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Viktoria Plzeň

• Czech First League: 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2019–20

PAOK

• Greek Cup: 2020–21^[15]

Individual

• Czech First League Top Scorer: 2017–18
• Greek Cup top scorer: 2020–21

References

1. "Potvrzeno! Bruggy představily Krmenčíka, propustka za 169 milionů". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
2. Michael Krmenčík at FAČR (in Czech)
3. "Krmenčík a Štípek odcházejí na hostování". Deník (in Czech). Plzeň: Vltava Labe Media. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
4. "Krmenčík: Chtěl bych hlavně hrát stabilně v české soutěži". Czech Television (in Czech). 12 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
5. "Michael Krmencik joins Club Brugge on a permanent deal". Club Brugge KV. 30 January 2020.
6. "Michael Krmenčík joins PAOK" (in Greek). 5 January 2021.
7. "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-2" (in Greek). 22 May 2021.
8. "Do Slavie přichází Michael Krmenčík" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
9. "Krmenčík následuje Kúdelu. Za novou výzvou letí do Indonésie". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
10. "Rapor Penampilan 3 Pemain Asing Persija saat Debut di Liga 1 2022-2023". skor.id (in Indonesian). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
11. "Michael Krmenčík hráčem Slovácka!". 1. FC Slovácko (in Czech). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
12. "Jarolím uvádí dvě premiéry. Do repre míří Krmenčík a Barák" [Jarolím calls two newcomers: Krmenčík and Barák called up to the national team]. Týden (in Czech). 7 November 2016.
13. Novák, Miloslav (11 November 2016). "Česko 2–1 Norsko: První góly i výhra, šance v kvalifikaci ožily". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
14. "Krmenčík, Michal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
15. "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

External links

• Michael Krmenčík – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Michael Krmenčík at Soccerway