| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakub Pešek | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Chrudim, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Sparta Prague | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 66 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | České Budějovice | 28 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Slovan Liberec | 92 | (15) |
| 2021– | Sparta Prague | 45 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Czech Republic | 6 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 30 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Jakub Pešek (born 24 June 1993) is a Czech footballer who plays as a winger for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]
Club career
Pešek made his professional debut for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League on 9 November 2014, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute for Ladislav Krejčí in the away match against Slovácko, which finished as a 2–0 away win.[2] In January 2015, he went on loan to České Budějovice, who later exercised the right to sign him permanently in mid-2017.[3] He then moved to Slovan Liberec at the start of the 2018–19 season. Pešek join his first club Sparta Prague after end of 2020-2021 season.[4]
International career
In September 2020, Pešek received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for their UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 7 September. Due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the previous Czech Republic squad, all players and the coaching staff which faced Slovakia on 4 September had to be replaced.[5] He made his international debut in the match and opened the scoring for the Czechs in the 12th minute, though the match finished as a 1–2 loss.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2014–15 | Fortuna liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Fortuna národní liga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 6 | ||||
| České Budějovice | 2017–18 | Fortuna národní liga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2018–19 | Fortuna liga | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 9 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | |||
| Total | 92 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 112 | 19 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2021–22 | Fortuna liga | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 45 | 9 | |
| Career total | 218 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 40 | ||
International
- As of match played 11 November 2021[6]
| Czech Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 4 |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic |  Wales | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Kuwait | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 5 June 2022 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic |  Spain | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Club
Sparta Prague
References
- 1 2 Jakub Pešek at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Czech Republic » 1. fotbalová liga 2014/2015 » 14. Round » 1. FC Slovácko – Sparta Praha 0:2". WorldFootball.net. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ Ortman, Bohumil (19 October 2017). "Jakub Pešek bude Dynamu proti Opavě chybět" [Jakub Pešek will miss Dynamo against Opava]. Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "Návrat ztraceného syna! Sparta jako první posilu získala svého ničitele, z Liberce přichází Pešek". sport.cz (in Czech). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Jakub Pešek". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Czech Republic 1 Scotland 2: How the makeshift Czechs rated as they gave Scots a scare, Glasgow Times, 7 September 2020
- ↑ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links
- Jakub Pešek at Soccerway
- Jakub Pešek at FootballDatabase.eu
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