Denny Samko

Denny Samko (born 20 July 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Czech club MFK Karviná. He is also a former Czech Republic youth international.

Denny Samko

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 25)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	MFK Karviná
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2009	FK Náchod
2009–2020	Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Hradec Králové	15	(2)
2021–2022	→ Chlumec nad Cidlinou (loan)	29	(9)
2022–2024	→ Varnsdorf (loan)	55	(10)
2024–	MFK Karviná	26	(2)
International career
2015–2016	Czech Republic U16	6	(0)
2017	Czech Republic U17	1	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2025

Club career

Hradec Králové

Samko was raised in FK Náchod, but at the age of nine, he transferred to FC Hradec Králové.^[1] In the 2017–18 season, he worked his way up to the senior category, where he initially played for the junior team in the local league, and later also played for the youth team or reserve.

He made his league debut for the "A" team of Hradec Králové on 11 June 2020, in a match against FK Viktoria Žižkov, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for of Adam Vlkanova.^[2] Samko scored his first league goal for the senior team on 18 June 2020 against Zbrojovka Brno.^[3] He scored for the second time for Hradec Králové in the 2020–21 season in a match against Ústí nad Labem (5–1 win) in the eighth round, when he increased the lead to 4–0 in the 76th minute.^[4]

MFK Karviná

Samko's performances in Varnsdorf impressed Karviná, which resulted in a transfer to the club in July 2024.^[5][6] He scored his first goal for the club in August against FK Teplice, when he made it 0–3 for the guests in the 74th minute of the 6th round of the Czech First League.^[7]

He waited almost a year until his next goal contribution, scoring and assisting a goal in a 3:2 loss against Sparta Prague.^[8][9]

Statistics

As of 18 July 2025^[update]

Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals
FC Hradec Králové	2018–19	Czech National Football League	0	0
	2019–20	Czech National Football League	9	1
	2020–21	Czech National Football League	6	1
FK Chlumec nad Cidlinou	2021–22	Bohemian Football League	29	9
FK Varnsdorf	2022–23	Czech National Football League	28	2
	2023–24	Czech National Football League	27	8
MFK Karviná	2024–25	Czech First League	26	2
	2025–26	Czech First League	0	0