IFM-M - International Football Marketing & Management
Central Europe talent
. Czechia
€25mm

Key Facts

Also known as: IFM-M
Founded: 2006
Headquarters: Loretánské nám. 109/3, 118 00 Praha (Prague), Czech Republic
Players: 50+ (15+) | Total market value: €25mm
FIFA/FA registration: The FA Registered Football Agent – Daniel Smejkal (FARA1338); FAČR registered intermediary (ID not shown publicly)
Languages: Czech, English
Regions covered: Czech Republic, Central Europe; strong scouting/placement links in Nigeria and other African markets
Email: info@ifm-m.com, daniel.smejkal@ifm-m.com
Phone: +420 739 601 754 (Daniel Smejkal)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifm_m/

About

International Football Marketing & Management (IFM-M) is a Prague-based football agency founded in 2006 by Dalibor Lacina and later led by Daniel Smejkal, who joined in 2008 and became managing director after a 2017 ownership change. The agency operates across senior and academy recruitment, with a visible footprint in Czech top football and a well-documented scouting network in Nigeria used to bring talent to Europe. Their clam is: family-football-support.

Key People

  • Founder: Dalibor Lacina

    • Bio: Founded IFM-M in 2006; described in Czech media as a long-time agent involved in the domestic agent community (AFA) and historically connected to high-profile Czech-linked deals.

  • CEO/Managing Director: Daniel Smejkal

    • Bio: Joined IFM-M in 2008; became managing director after a 2017 ownership change; FAČR-registered intermediary; frequently quoted in Czech football media on client development and transfers.

    • Contacts: daniel.smejkal@ifm-m.com, +420 739 601 754

  • Scouting / Recruitment

  • Licensed agents

    • Daniel Smejkal – The FA Registered Football Agent: FARA1338

Client Roster

  • Oscar (Slavia Praha) – 11.06.1998

  • Moses Usor (LASK) – 29.05.2002

  • Emmanuel Uchenna (Sparta Praha) – 24.12.2004

  • Jan Boril (Slavia Praha) – 11.01.1991

  • Erik Jirka (Piast Gliwice) – 19.09.1997

  • Samuel Isife (Dukla Praha) – 21.01.2001

  • Alexandr Sojka (FC Hradec Králové) – 02.08.2003

  • Peter Kareem (Bohemians 1905) – 10.08.2003

  • Abdullahi Tanko (Pardubice) – 12.05.1998

  • Victor Osuagwu (RFS) – 05.12.2003

  • James Bello (Vikt. Plzen B) – 01.05.2005

  • Tomas Jedlicka (Dukla Praha) – 05.07.2003

  • Andriy Yuzvak (Jelgava) – 19.02.2001

  • Ede Oloko (Liepaja) – 10.01.2001

  • Jakub Dufek (Banik Ostrava) – 25.09.2004

  • Vaclav Mika (Banik Ostrava B) – 23.06.2000

  • Ales Cermak (Bohemians 1905) – 01.10.1994

  • Michael Krmencik (Slovacko) – 15.03.1993

  • Bolu Ogungbayi (Vyskov) – 15.12.2004

  • David Hajek (Slavia Prague B) – 05.06.2006

  • Lukas Matejka (FC SILON Taborsko) – 20.12.1997

  • Mitchell Ejedegba (Varnsdorf) – 04.02.2004

  • Radim Sudak (Varnsdorf) – 06.11.2003

  • Chukwuemeka Eke (Mosta FC) – 27.05.2005

  • Prince Emmanuel (Opava) – 14.09.2002

  • Matej Hybs (Bohemians Praha 1905) – 16.06.1993

  • Dominik Simersky (Banik Ostrava B) – 13.12.1992

  • Daniel Pandula (Pardubice B) – 03.02.2004

  • Adam Pudil (ViOn Zlate Moravce) – 06.04.2005

  • Milos Pudil (Sokol Hostoun) – 16.05.2005

Former clients: Tomáš Ujfaluši, Petr Jiráček,

Notable Deals

  • 2025 – Peter Kareem – joined Bohemians 1905 – transfer (fee not shown in accessed sources) – contract to 30.06.2028

  • 2025 – Abdullahi Tanko – joined Pardubice – transfer (fee not shown) – contract end not listed

  • 2025 – Erik Jirka – joined Piast Gliwice – transfer (fee not shown) – contract to 30.06.2026 + option

  • 2025 – Lukas Matejka – joined FC SILON Taborsko – transfer (fee not shown) – contract end not listed

  • 2025 – Andriy Yuzvak – joined Jelgava – transfer (fee not shown) – contract end not listed

  • 2025 – Ede Oloko – joined Liepaja – transfer (fee not shown) – contract to 15.11.2028

  • 2025 – Chukwuemeka Eke – joined Mosta FC – transfer (fee not shown) – contract to 30.06.2025

  • 2024 – Moses Usor – joined LASK – transfer (fee not shown) – contract to 30.06.2028

  • 2024 – Victor Osuagwu – joined RFS – transfer (fee not shown) – contract to 30.06.2028

  • 2024 – Ales Cermak – joined Bohemians 1905 – transfer (fee not shown) – contract to 30.06.2028

Services

  • Player representation and contract negotiation

  • Transfers and loans (domestic and international placements)

  • Scouting and talent recruitment (including African market access)

  • Career strategy, performance pathway planning, and club matching

Partner Network

  • Club-level partnerships and academy ecosystem visibility in Czech football (example: FK Mladá Boleslav academy partners list)

  • Scouting channels referenced publicly as enabling Nigerian market access

Track Record (last 3 seasons)

  • Total transfers/placements completed (minimum confirmed): 14

    • Confirmed joins since 01.07.2023 include: David Hajek (01.07.2023), Moses Usor (01.07.2024), James Bello (01.07.2024), Victor Osuagwu (15.07.2024), Michael Krmencik (14.08.2024), Ales Cermak (01.07.2024), Peter Kareem (01.01.2025), Abdullahi Tanko (18.01.2025), Erik Jirka (23.01.2025), Andriy Yuzvak (15.02.2025), Ede Oloko (15.01.2025), Chukwuemeka Eke (24.01.2025), Lukas Matejka (01.07.2025), Samuel Isife (15.07.2024).

  • Deals ≥ €10m: 0 (no ≥ €10m fee confirmed in accessed sources)

  • Clients in top-5 leagues: 0

  • National team clients (senior or youth): 6 (minimum confirmed from profiles)

    • Erik Jirka (Slovakia), Jan Boril (Czechia), Michael Krmencik (Czechia), David Hajek (Czechia U18), Ales Cermak (Czechia U21), Bolu Ogungbayi (Nigeria youth listed on profile context).

  • Renewal/extension deals (minimum confirmed): 2

    • Jan Boril – last contract extension 26.11.2024

    • Ales Cermak – last contract extension 08.05.2025

Approach & Philosophy

IFM-M positions itself as a long-term career partner and a family company, combining Czech top-flight experience with targeted scouting and recruitment, especially through established channels in Nigeria for talent identification and relocation into European football. Public interviews with Daniel Smejkal also show a hands-on, club-context approach to client development and decision-making around transfers and renewals.

Fees & Transparency

IFM-M does not publicly publish a full fee card in the accessed sources. For international transfers and representation, agent remuneration and disclosures are generally governed by FIFA’s Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) and local association rules, including service fee disclosure duties and restrictions around conflicts/dual representation depending on jurisdiction and ongoing legal implementation. (No agency-specific deviation was found in public sources in this run.)

Compliance & Reputation

  • Disciplinary actions / sanctions: No public disciplinary actions found in the accessed sources in this run.

  • Litigation / disputes: No public litigation involving IFM-M found in accessed sources; note that unrelated “IFM Investors” legal coverage is a different entity and not connected to this football agency.

  • Media sentiment: Positive to neutral

    • Czech media and interviews frame IFM-M as an established domestic agency; Daniel Smejkal is regularly cited on transfers and client pathways.

    • External reporting highlights IFM-M’s role in enabling Nigerian scouting connections for European football work.

Awards/recognition

No formal awards were found in accessible public sources in this run. IFM-M is, however, described in Czech football media as one of the larger domestic agencies and appears in mainstream football discussions/interviews.

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