Erik Prekop (born 8 October 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze and the Slovakia national team.
Prekop started his career at AS Trenčín, from where he had various loan spells. In 2019, he moved to the Czech Republic, playing with Hradec Králové, Bohemians 1905 and Baník Ostrava, before signing with Slavia Prague in 2025. A year later, Prekop moved to Polish club Górnik Zabrze. He made his debut for the Slovakia national team in 2025.
Club career Prekop made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Zemplín Michalovce on 16 July 2016. Trenčín lost the away game 2:1. Prekop came on in the 65th minute, replacing Denis Jančo. While at Trenčín, Prekop played in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. He later played on loan at Petržalka in the Slovak second tier.
Prekop signed for Czech side Hradec Králové in July 2019. He scored six goals in the Czech Cup in the 2021–22 season, but was goalless in 25 league matches for his club. After making just five appearances in the 2022–23 season, all as a substitute, he left Hradec to sign for Prague-based Bohemians 1905 in September 2022. Having been Bohemians' top scorer in the 2023–24 season, Baník Ostrava signed Prekop in June 2024. Prekop signed for Slavia Prague in September 2025 on a three-year contract. He made his debut for Slavia in September 2025 in a 3–1 win against MFK Karviná.
On 17 June 2026, Prekop signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
International career In December 2022, Prekop was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination and was immediately shortlisted by Francesco Calzona for prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec. He made his national team debut in 2025 in a friendly match against Greece.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAS Trenčín2016–17Slovak First Football League1200040—160Inter Bratislava (loan)2017–182. Liga23831——269Petržalka (loan)2018–192. Liga261300——2613Hradec Králové2019–20Czech National Football League256———2562020–21Czech National Football League25830——2882021–22Czech First League25055——3052022–23Czech First League5000——50Total801485——8819Bohemians 19052022–23Czech First League24551——2962023–24Czech First League3180020—338Total55135120—6214Baník Ostrava2024–25Czech First League3284042—4082025–26Czech First League510063—114Total37940105—5114Slavia Prague2025–26Czech First League1912030—241Górnik Zabrze2026–27Ekstraklasa92005110153Career total261522272061030465
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia202510202620Total30
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2025–26
References
External links Slovak First League profile
Eurofotbal profile