Christián Herc
Christián Herc[2] (born 30 September 1998) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dunajská Streda and the Slovak national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Levice, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunajská Streda | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Nitra[1] | ||
| 2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dunajská Streda (loan) | 42 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Karviná (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Grasshoppers | 66 | (8) |
| 2023– | Dunajská Streda | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Slovakia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovakia U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovakia U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Slovakia U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2022– | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:13, 4 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Wolverhampton Wanderers edit
Loan to DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda edit
Herc made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for DAC Dunajská Streda against Senica on 18 February 2018. He came on as a replacement for Zsolt Kalmár in the 83rd minute of the match. DAC won the game 0:2.[3] By the end of the 2017–18 season, Herc made a total of 13 appearances for Dunajská Streda, scoring 3 goals.
He scored his first Fortuna liga goal against Zemplín Michalovce in his second game, on 24 February 2018. He replaced Marko Divković in a 77th minute substitution and scored a stoppage time goal to mark the 2:0 win, after a pass from Lukáš Čmelík. Later on in the championship group, on 22 April, he scored two of three in a 3:2 win over MŠK Žilina at the pod Dubňom.
Throughout the 2018–19 season, Herc was an important player for Dunajská Streda. He was featured in 29 of 32 league fixtures and scored 3 further goals. He was also featured in all four DAC games in Europa League qualifying rounds, against Dinamo Tbilisi and Dinamo Minsk.
Loan to Viktoria Plzeň edit
On 5 June 2019, it was announced that Herc would join Viktoria Plzeň since the following season, on a two-year loan with an option to buy, from Wolverhampton. His move was largely seen as a replacement for Patrik Hrošovský, who was the play-maker at Viktoria for some 7 years, guiding them to three titles as champions and one cup triumph. Although at the time of the announcements of Herc's move Hrošovský's transfer was not definite, it was rumoured that he was to head to Genk.[4]
Loan to Karviná edit
On 25 August 2020, having been recalled from his planned two-year stay with Viktoria Plzeň, Herc moved on loan to another Czech side, this time joining Karviná for the 2020–21 season. He completed the season with 6 goals and 31 league appearances.[5]
Grasshopper Club Zürich edit
In the summer of 2021, Herc had signed a two-year contract with Grasshopper Club Zürich, who had re-gained promotion to Swiss Super League.[6] He gave his debut in the first game of the season against FC Basel. The team lost the game 0–2 and Herc received a booking in the 40th minute. He immediately became a regular for coach Giorgio Contini's midfield and regularly plays the full 90 minutes. This trust would be rewarded soon, as he supplied his first assist in the third game of the season, a 3–1 victory against FC Lausanne-Sport, and another in the fourth game against city rivals FC Zürich. He shot his first goal on 11 September 2021, in a 1–1 draw, equalizing the game in the 51st minute against FC Luzern. He shot another goal against aforementioned rivals FC Zürich in the second derby of the season, on 23 October 2021.
In the first half of the season, he supplied a total of five assists, fifth most of all players in the league. He has since become an integral member of the squad's midfield and a mainstay in the starting lineup.
Return to Dunajská Streda edit
On 25 July 2023, he returned to Dunajská Streda, following the expiration of his contract in Switzerland.[7] He signs a contract through the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend a further year.
International career edit
Herc 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.[8]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | European | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 2016–17 | Premier League 2 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 3 | 23 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) | 2017–18 | Super Liga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2019–20 | First League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Karviná (loan) | 2020–21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |||
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2021–22 | Super League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | ||||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2023–24 | Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 156 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 174 | 28 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Europa League
References edit
- ^ Slovenské talenty: Christián Herc - Myšlienkou vždy o krok vpred 05.02.2016, sport.aktuality.sk
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ FK Senica - FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda 0:2 18.02.2018, futbalnet.sk
- ^ "Hrošovský je blízko k prestupu, Plzeň posilnil mladík Herc". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Herc joins MFK Karvina on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 25 August 2020.
- ^ slovenski-futbalisti.sk. "Christián Herc natrvalo opúšťa Wolverhampton, smeruje do Švajčiarska". slovenskifutbalisti.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Nagy, Krisztián (25 July 2023). "Christián Herc sa vracia do DAC-u!" [Christián Herc is coming back to DAC!] (in Slovak). FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Vrátil sa Rusnák, prichádza nový útočník. Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Games played by Christián Herc in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christián Herc in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christián Herc in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christián Herc in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christián Herc in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Christián Herc Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
External links edit
- Christián Herc at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile