Michael Krmenčík (born 15 March 1993) is a Czech professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Czech First League
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club
Slovácko
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and the
Czech Republic national team.
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
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. 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
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Administrative division
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,
Baník Ostrava
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...
and
Dukla Prague
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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. Krmenčík scored three times in nine games, winning a place in the team's starting XI.
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
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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.
Loan to PAOK
On 5 January 2021,
PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
announced that they reached an agreement with Club Brugge for the loan of Krmenčík until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 22 May 2021, Krmenčík scored in the last minute of
Greek Cup Final, sealing a 2–1 win against league champions
Olympiacos
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.
Loan to Slavia Prague
On 23 July 2021,
Slavia Prague
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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
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.
Persija Jakarta
In June 2022, Krmenčík joined
Indonesia
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n
Liga 1 side
Persija Jakarta
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. On 23 July 2022, He made his league debut by starting in a 0–1 loss against
Bali United
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.
Slovácko
On 14 August 2024, Krmenčík signed a two-year contract with
Czech First League
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club
Slovácko
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.
International career
In 2016, Krmenčík received his first call-up for the
Czech senior squad in a
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
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match
against
Norway
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on 11 November, which he also marked his debut with an opening goal.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krmenčík goal''.
Honours
Viktoria Plzeň
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Czech First League
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:
2010–11
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,
2015–16,
2017–18
Club Brugge
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Belgian First Division A
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:
2019–20
PAOK
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
:
2020–21
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Individual
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Czech First League
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Top Scorer:
2017–18
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Greek Cup top scorer:
2020–21
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References
External links
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Living people
1993 births
People from Kraslice
Men's association football forwards
Czech men's footballers
Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
Czech Republic men's international footballers
FC Viktoria Plzeň players
FK Baník Sokolov players
FK Čáslav players
FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players
FC Baník Ostrava players
FK Dukla Prague players
1. FC Slovácko players
Club Brugge KV players
PAOK FC players
Czech First League players
Czech National Football League players
Belgian Pro League players
Super League Greece players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
Czech expatriate men's footballers
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
SK Slavia Prague players
Footballers from the Karlovy Vary Region
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Persija Jakarta players
Cypriot First Division players
Apollon Limassol FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
21st-century Czech sportsmen