David Hancko

David Hancko (born 13 December 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. He also plays for Slovakia as a defender.

Club Career

MSK Zilina

Hancko made his Fortuna Liga debut for Zilina against ZP Sport Podrbezova on 12 March 2016. He also played in 45 fixtures, scoring 11 goals, in the reserves team, between 2014 and 2018.

He was included by UEFA on its list of most promising talents for 2018.

Fiorentina

On 14 June 2018, it was announced that Hancko had signed a five-year contract with Fiorentina. He played in multiple friendly pre-season fixtures, but made his competitive debut on 22 September 2018, after being benched for four matches, during a 3–0 home victory over S.P.A.L., substituting Cristiano Biraghi at half time. His performance was generally well received, receiving an average mark of 7.0/10 by the Sofascore internet portal.

During January 2019 transfer window, it was reported that Zenit Saint Peterburg were looking to sign Hancko on a half-season loan, for €500,000, with an option to buy for €20 million. At this point, Hancko had only started as a substitute in two Serie A games, but was important for the national team in October and November fixtures of UEFA Nations League. Nonetheless, Fiorentina did not agree to the terms of the deal.

In the season, Hancko was in the starting eleven of games against Juventus, playing the entire match, and Napoli, the top two teams in the league table, despite not being fielded in other, minor matches.

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