Ivan Schranz (born 13 September 1993) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Slovakia national team.
Schranz finished as the joint-top scorer of the UEFA European Championship in 2024 with three goals, as his nation reached the last 16.
Club career Petržalka and Trnava Having started his club career in the Slovak Second League at Petržalka, where he played for a year and a half, Schranz joined Spartak Trnava at the age of 18 in January 2012. He made his league debut against Banská Bystrica on 5 May of the same year. Schranz also made his European competition debut and in July 2014 scored twice in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone. In the middle of the 2014–15 season Schranz headed to Czech side Sparta Prague on loan, but made no league appearances for the side before returning to Trnava. He continued to play for Trnava until the end of the 2016–17 season, playing 125 matches and scoring 25 goals overall.
Czech arrival Schranz returned to the Czech Republic, joining Dukla Prague in summer 2017. He scored 8 goals in 40 appearances for Dukla, leaving the club mid-way through his second season after losing his place in the starting lineup. Schranz played in Cyprus for AEL Limassol in spring 2019, where he played seven matches for the club without scoring. He then returned to the Czech First League, signing a year-long contract with České Budějovice. After good results, Schranz signed a three-year contract with Jablonec in July 2020. He continued his good form from the previous season, scoring 13 goals in 28 league games for Jablonec.
Slavia Prague On 31 May 2021, Schranz joined Slavia Prague on a long-term contract in advance of the 2021–22 season. The same year on 30 July, in only his second match for Slavia, Schranz scored a hat-trick in a league win over Teplice.
International career On 4 September 2020, Schranz debuted for the senior Slovakia national team in a 3–1 loss against the Czech Republic at the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, where he also scored his first goal.
In May 2021, Schranz was included in Slovakia's final squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, but did not make an appearance.
Euro 2024 In June 2024, Schranz was called up to represent Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024. He scored the only goal of their opening match as they achieved an upset 1–0 victory over Belgium. He scored again in a 2–1 loss to Ukraine in their second match, making him the first ever Slovak player to score more than one goal at the UEFA European Championship. Schranz scored his third goal of the tournament in the round of 16 match against England. His first-half goal put Slovakia 1–0 up, a lead they held for most of the match, although England equalised in injury time and subsequently scored again in extra time for a 2–1 England win, sending Slovakia out of the tournament. His three goals at the tournament earned him the golden boot award, alongside five other players.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSpartak Trnava2011–12Slovak Super Liga31———312012–13Slovak Super Liga2143120—2652013–14Slovak Super Liga24230——2722014–15Slovak Super Liga921082—1822015–16Slovak Super Liga2281020—2582016–17Slovak Super Liga2841061—255Total972191183—12425Sparta Prague (loan)2014–15Czech First League0020——20Dukla Prague2017–18Czech First League25420——2742018–19Czech First League15431——185Total40851——459AEL Limassol2018–19Cypriot First Division7051——121Dynamo České Budějovice2019–20Czech First League30931——3310Jablonec2020–21Czech First League28131112—3016Slavia Prague2021–22Czech First League291010143—44132022–23Czech First League2252072—3172023–24Czech First League2122195—3282024–25Czech First League2022082—3042025–26Czech First League1721032—2122026–27Czech First League701310—93Total11621944210—16737Career total3185634961170041382
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia202041202182202230202350202473202571202641Total398
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schranz goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ivan SchranzNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 September 2020 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 1 1–3 1–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B2 7 September 2021 11 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification3 11 October 2021 Gradski Vrt, Osijek, Croatia 13 1–0 2–2 4 17 June 2024 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 23 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 20245 21 June 2024 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 24 1–0 1–2 6 30 June 2024 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 26 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 20247 13 October 2025 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia 34 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification8 26 September 2026 Tatran Stadium, Prešov, Slovakia 36 1–0 2–0 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C
Honours AEL Limassol Cypriot Cup: 2018–19
Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2024–25, 2025–26 Czech Cup: 2022–23
Individual UEFA European Championship top scorer: 2024 (shared)
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