Christián Herc[2] (born 30 September 1998) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dunajská Streda and the Slovak national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Levice, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunajská Streda | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Nitra[1] | ||
| 2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dunajská Streda (loan) | 42 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Karviná (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Grasshoppers | 66 | (8) |
| 2023– | Dunajská Streda | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Slovakia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovakia U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovakia U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Slovakia U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2022– | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:13, 4 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 25 August 2020, having been recalled from his planned two-year stay with Viktoria Plzeň, Herc moved on loan to another Czech club, this time joining Karviná for the 2020–21 season.[3] In summer 2021, Herc had signed a two-year contract with Grasshopper Club Zürich, who had regained promotion to Swiss Super League.[4]
On 25 July 2023, he returned to Dunajská Streda, following the expiration of his contract in Switzerland.[5]
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 Russia and Croatia.[6] He debuted in a friendly match against Norway on 24 March 2022.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | European | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 2016–17 | Premier League 2 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 3 | 23 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) | 2017–18 | Super Liga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2019–20 | First League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Karviná (loan) | 2020–21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |||
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2021–22 | Super League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | ||||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2023–24 | Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 156 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 174 | 28 | ||