Christián Herc

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.

Christián Herc

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
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	62	(1)
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 as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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

As of matches played 29 May 2023^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Club 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

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in Europa League