Erik Jirka

Spartak Trnava

Jirka is a product of the Spartak Trnava youth academy. During the spring round of the 2013–14 season, he was included in the Spartak B team. On 25 May 2014, in the 32nd round of the 2nd League match against FK Pohronie, he made his senior debut. In the 2014–15 season, he was registered as a first-team player, although he mainly played for the reserves. On 8 November 2014, he made his debut for Spartak's first team in an away 0–0 draw against MFK Ružomberok, coming on off the bench in stoppage time for Ján Vlasko. On 18 April 2015, he scored his first goal for Spartak B in the 3rd round of the 2nd League match against FK Pohronie, which was also his first goal at senior level. In the 2016–17 season, he became a full first-team player. On 14 July 2016, in an away match in the second qualifying round of the Europa League against Armenian club Shirak Gyumri, he scored his debut goal for the Spartak first team. Shortly afterwards, on 31 July 2016, in an away match against MFK Ružomberok, which ended in a 1–1 draw, he recorded his first top-flight goal. In the 2017–18 season, Jirka won the Slovak league title with Spartak.

Red Star Belgrade

In September 2018, Jirka signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade, effective from January 2019. Jirka made six league appearances and one cup appearance for Red Star during the second half of the 2018–19 season. The club won the Serbian SuperLiga title at the end of the campaign.

Loan to…

Jirka represented Slovakia at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level. He received his first senior call-up in November 2020, but did not appear in the match against the Czech Republic. He made his senior international debut on 1 June 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Bulgaria in Austria. In March 2022, Jirka was added to the Slovak squad for friendly matches against Norway and Finland after Ivan Schranz withdrew. On 29 March, he scored his first senior international goal in a 2–0 victory over Finland in Murcia, Spain. Jirka scored his second international goal on 22 September 2022, equalising in stoppage time of a Nations League match against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan scored again two minutes later to win the match 2–1. He made ten senior appearances and scored two goals for Slovakia between 2021 and 2023.

Club

As of match played 12 August 2026

International

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jirka goal.

Spartak Trnava

Fortuna Liga: 2017–18 Red Star Belgrade

Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19