Michael Krmenčík (born 15 March 1993) is a Czech former footballer who last played as a forward for Czech First League club Slovácko 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. 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. 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 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 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.
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.
Persija Jakarta In June 2022, Krmenčík joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persija Jakarta. On 23 July 2022, He made his league debut by starting in a 0–1 loss against Bali United.
Slovácko On 14 August 2024, Krmenčík signed a two-year contract with Czech First League club Slovácko.
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, which he also marked his debut with an opening goal.
Career statistics Club
Club Season League Cup Continental Other TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsViktoria Plzeň2010–11Czech First League10———102011–1200000010102015–167231——1032016–17261011102—37132017–18241600106—34222018–191370032—1692019–2020101342—2515Total91455527121012462Baník Sokolov (loan)2011–12Czech National Football League12100——121Zenit Čáslav (loan)2012–13Czech National Football League20100——201Vlašim (loan)2013–14Czech National Football League12124——145Baník Ostrava (loan)2013–14Czech First League112———112Dukla Prague (loan)2014–15Czech First League13310——1432015–1612542——167Total25852——3010Club Brugge2019–20Belgian First Division A601000—702020–21930030—123Total153103000193PAOK (loan)2020–21Super League Greece22465——289Slavia Prague (loan)2021–22Czech First League1041050—164Persija Jakarta2022–23Liga 1231000—002310Career total240762016351210296104
International Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krmenčík goal. + List of international goals scored by Michael KrmenčíkNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 November 2016 Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification2 22 March 2017 Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic 3–0 3–0 Friendly3 26 March 2017 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 5–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification4 6 June 2017 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1–1 1–2 Friendly5 8 October 2017 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic 1–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification6 2–07 26 March 2018 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China 3–1 4–1 2018 China Cup8 13 October 2018 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia 1–0 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B9 4 September 2020 Národný futbalový štadión, Bratislava, Slovakia 3–13–1 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
Individual Czech First League Top Scorer: 2017–18 Greek Cup top scorer: 2020–21
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