Erik Jendrišek

Erik Jendrišek (born 26 October 1986) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a defender for Stará Ľubovňa. ^[1]

Erik Jendrišek

Personal information
Full name	Erik Jendrišek
Date of birth	(1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Trstená, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Stará Ľubovňa
Number	26
Youth career
2001–2003	Ružomberok
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Ružomberok	53	(29)
2006–2007	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	9	(0)
2007–2010	1. FC Kaiserslautern	90	(34)
2010–2011	Schalke 04	3	(0)
2011–2013	SC Freiburg	36	(2)
2013–2014	Energie Cottbus	29	(1)
2014	Spartak Trnava	13	(5)
2015–2017	Cracovia	83	(18)
2017–2019	Xanthi	53	(19)
2019–2020	Volos	28	(4)
2021	Nitra	13	(2)
2021–2022	AS Trenčín	17	(4)
2022–2024	Liptovský Mikuláš	46	(6)
2024–	Stará Ľubovňa	0	(0)
International career
2008–2014	Slovakia	37	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Germany

In summer 2006, Jendrišek was signed by Hannover 96 on a season-long loan deal with the option of a permanent deal at the end of the season.^[2]

On 30 May 2007, Jendrišek moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a three-year contract.^[3] However, he was temporarily suspended by then-coach Milan Šašić over lack of discipline. Rather than accepting a fine and returning to first-team action, Jendrišek chose to play for the club's reserve team, where he played four fourth division games during March and April 2008.^[4] He later apologised and accepted the fine.^[5]

On 29 April 2010, Jendrišek moved to Schalke 04 on a three-year contract.^[6] On 19 January 2011, he left the club for fellow Bundesliga team SC Freiburg for €900,000.^[7]

Spartak Trnava

On 18 August 2014, he signed with Spartak Trnava on a year contract.^[8]

Xanthi

On 26 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Greek Super League club Xanthi, on a free transfer again.^[9] On 26 August 2017 he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–0 away win against Platanias and on 19 November was scored a brace in the 900th game of his club in Super League sealing a 2–0 home win game against rivals Panionios.^[10]

On 13 January 2018, Jendrišek scoring a brace in a 3–2 home win game against Platanias. It was his second time that he scored a brace in Super League after the 2–0 home win game against Panionios.^[11] On 15 April 2018, Jendrišek scoring a brace in a 3–0 home win game against PAS Giannina. It was his third time that he scored a brace in Super League after the 3–2 home win game against Platanias.^[12] On 23 September 2018, he scored another brace in a 3–0 home victory against OFI, his first for the 2018–19 season, helping his club to acquire his first win for the season.^[13] On 21 October 2018, he recorded a goal and an assist in a 2–1 away victory against Levadiakos.^[14] One week later, he scored sealing a comeback 2–1 home victory against PAS Giannina.^[15]

On 5 November 2018, he scored in a 1–0 away win against Asteras Tripoli, the club's fourth consecutive, after a low cross from Petar Đuričković.^[16]

On 21 April 2019, he scored after five months and helped his team take a 2–0 home win against Apollon Smyrni to secure their spot in the top league.^[17]

Volos

On 14 June 2019, Jendrišek agreed to join newly promoted side Volos on a two-year deal.^[18] Four days later, the team officially announced his acquisition.^[19] On 31 August 2019, he scored his first goal in a 1–0 home victory against Aris.^[20] On 9 November 2019, he scored in a much-needed 3–2 home win against Panetolikos.^[21]

On 11 January 2020, Jendrišek scored in a 3–1 home loss against his old club, Xanthi.^[22] The same year on 1 March, he scored in a 4–1 away loss against Panathinaikos.^[23]

In October 2020, Jendrišek had suffered a nerve-affecting cervical spinal injury that had initially threatened his career, causing unbearable pain.^[24]

Retirement

On 26 January 2024, Jendrišek announced his retirement from professional football.^[25]

International career

Jendrišek has been capped for the Slovakia national under-21 team before debuting for the country's senior national team on 11 October 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against San Marino.^[26]

On 11 February 2009, Jendrišek scored his first senior international goal in a friendly match against Cyprus, netting the second goal in Slovakia's 3–2 defeat.^[27] On 1 April, he scored his first competitive international goal at senior level, netting the decisive second goal in Slovakia's 2–1 away victory against the Czech Republic in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[28]

In the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, Jendrišek featured in all three of Slovakia's group stage matches.^[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ružomberok	2004–05	Slovak First League	17	8	0	0	—		—		17	8
	2005–06		34	21	0	0	—		—		34	21
	2006–07		2	0	—		1	0	—		3	0
	Total		53	29	0	0	1	0	—		54	29
Hannover 96 (loan)	2006–07	Bundesliga	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	26	5	2	0	—		—		28	5
	2008–09		33	14	1	0	—		—		34	14
	2009–10		31	15	2	1	—		—		33	16
	Total		90	34	5	1	—		—		95	35
Schalke 04	2010–11	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
SC Freiburg	2010–11	Bundesliga	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2011–12		19	2	1	0	—		—		20	2
	2012–13		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		36	2	1	0	—		—		37	2
Energie Cottbus	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	29	1	2	1	—		—		31	2
Spartak Trnava	2014–15	Slovak First League	13	5	1	1	2	0	—		16	6
Cracovia	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	17	4	2	0	—		—		19	4
	2015–16		35	13	3	1	—		—		38	14
	2016–17		31	1	1	0	2	0	—		34	1
	Total		83	18	6	1	2	0	—		91	19
Xanthi	2017–18	Super League Greece	30	11	3	1	—		—		33	12
	2018–19		23	8	2	0	—		—		25	8
	Total		53	19	5	1	—		—		58	20
Volos	2019–20	Super League Greece	24	4	1	0	—		—		25	4
	2020–21		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		28	4	1	0	—		—		29	4
Career total			397	112	27	5	6	0	0	0	427	117

International

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

List of international goals scored by Erik Jendrišek

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 February 2009	Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	2–3	2–3	Cyprus International Tournament 2009
2	1 April 2009	AXA Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3	9 February 2011	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	1–2	Friendly
4	23 May 2014	NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia	Montenegro	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: September 2021^[30]

References

1. "Potvrdené! Erik Jendrišek má nový klub, vracia sa na Slovensko". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 8 January 2021.
2. "Die Roten verpflichten Erik Jendrisek" (in German). Presseportal. 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
3. "Bernier und Jendrisek zum FCK". Kicker (in German). 30 May 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
4. "Jendrisek schockt Sasic". Kicker (in German). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
5. "Jendrisek entschuldigt sich". Bundesliga. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
6. "Knappen verpflichten Erik Jendrisek". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
7. "Jendrišek: "Som veľmi rád, že sa to už všetko vyriešilo"". Futbol Portal (in Slovak). 19 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
8. "Spartak Trnava sa posilňuje, do kádra mieri Erik Jendrišek". Web Noviny (in Slovak). 18 August 2014.
9. "Erik Jendrišek končí v Cracovii, v kariére bude pokračovať v tíme FC Xanthi". Web Noviny (in Slovak). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
10. Με σούπερ Γέντρισεκ η Ξάνθη, 2–0 τον Πανιώνιο (in Greek). Sport24 Greece. 19 November 2017.
11. Ξάνθη-Πλατανιάς 3-2: Σε τροχιά Ευρώπης οι Ακρίτες!. On Sports (in Greek). 13 January 2018.
12. Ξάνθη-ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 3-0: "Πέταξε" για Ευρώπη!. On Sports (in Greek). 15 April 2018.
13. "Ξάνθη - ΟΦΗ 3-0: Σεφτέ στις νίκες με MVP Γέντρισεκ". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 23 September 2018.
14. "Λεβαδειακός - Ξάνθη 1-2: Οι Βοιωτοί τις ευκαιρίες, οι ακρίτες τη νίκη" (in Greek). Sport24 Greece. 21 October 2018.
15. "Ξάνθη 2–1 ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: Με υπογραφή Γέντρισεκ και Ζίβκοβιτς η ανατροπή". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 29 October 2018.
16. "Αστέρας 0–1 Ξάνθη: Επέλαση με Γέντρισεκ οι ακρίτες". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 5 November 2019.
17. "Ξάνθη - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 2-0: Νίκησαν και σώθηκαν και μαθηματικά οι Ακρίτες". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 21 April 2019.
18. "Συμφώνησε για δύο χρόνια με τον Βόλο ο Γέντρισεκ". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 14 June 2019.
19. "Βόλος: Ανακοίνωσε Γέντρισεκ". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 18 June 2019.
20. "Βόλος - Άρης 1-0: Με τη "βούλα" τρελαίνουν κόσμο οι νεοφώτιστοι". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 31 August 2019.
21. "Βόλος - Παναιτωλικός 3-2: Ο Μουνίθ τα έκανε όλα για τους γηπεδούχους" (in Greek). Sport24 Greece. 9 November 2019.
22. "Βόλος 1–3 Ξάνθη: Διπλό Ευρώπης για τους Ακρίτες". Sport24 Greece (in Greek). 11 January 2020.
23. "Παναθηναϊκός - Βόλος 4-1: Νίκη με τριπλό κέρδος για το τριφύλλι" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 1 March 2020.
24. "Kariéra Erika Jendrišeka je v ohrození: Od bolesti som chcel rozkopať izbu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
25. Ferenčík, Tomáš (26 January 2024). "Erik Jendrišek ukončil profesionálnu kariéru. Pri futbale chce ostať" [Erik Jendrišek ended his professional career. He wants to stay with football.]. Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press.
26. "Slováci povinne zdolali San Maríno". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 11 October 2008 – via Vladimír Weiss. Debutant Erik Jendrišek sa ukázal ako prísľub do budúcnosti a dobre hral aj Marek Čech. [Debutant Erik Jendrišek showed promise for the future and Marek Čech also played well.]
27. "Skvelé! Vyhrali sme v Prahe nad Českom 2–1". Športky (in Slovak). 21 April 2009.
28. "Jendrišek sparks Slovak joy in Prague". UEFA. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
29. "Jendrisek moves to Freiburg". bundesliga.de. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
30. "Erik Jendrišek Voyo Hráčom mesiaca september". Fortuna Liga (in Slovak).

External links

• Erik Jendrišek at WorldFootball.net
• Erik Jendrišek at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Erik Jendrišek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)