Christián Herc (born 30 September 1998) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda (; ; ) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a population of 22,730, with ethnic Hungarians forming the 72% maj ...

and the Slovak national team.

Club career

On 25 August 2020, having been recalled from his planned two-year stay with

Viktoria Plzeň Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victor ...

, Herc moved on loan to another Czech club, this time joining

Karviná Karviná (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza (river), Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an industrial city with t ...

for the 2020–21 season. In summer 2021, Herc had signed a two-year contract with

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), commonly referred to as Grasshopper Club or simply just GC, is a professional sports club, multisports club based in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. They are nicknamed the ''Grasshoppers'' or sometimes just ''Hopper ...

, who had regained promotion to

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. On 25 July 2023, he returned to

, following the expiration of his contract in Switzerland.

International career

On 28 September 2021, Herc received his first call-up for the Slovak senior squad for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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. He debuted in a

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against

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on 24 March 2022.

Career statistics

References

External links

FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda official club profile
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Futbalnet profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herc, Christian 1998 births Living people Footballers from Levice Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players FC Viktoria Plzeň players MFK Karviná players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Slovak First Football League players Czech First League players Swiss Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in England Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen