Aleš Matějů (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈmacɛjuː]; born 3 June 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who last played as a defender for Serie B side Spezia and Czech Republic national team. He previously played for Příbram, Viktoria Plzeň, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brescia, Venezia and Palermo, and has represented his country at all underage levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleš Matějů[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Příbram, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Příbram | |||
| 2014 | → Eindhoven (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Příbram | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Brescia (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Brescia | 74 | (1) |
| 2022 | Venezia | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Palermo | 50 | (0) |
| 2024– | Spezia | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U16 | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Czech Republic U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U19 | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2020– | Czech Republic | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022 | |||
Career
editEarly club career
editMatějů made his career league debut for Příbram on 30 August 2014 in a 4–1 loss away to Slovácko in the Czech First League. He scored his first league goal in the 1–1 draw with Teplice on 17 May 2015 and finished the season with one goal in 15 league matches.
Matějů moved to Viktoria Plzeň in 2015 and became an integral part of the squad, appearing in the starting eleven in 16 consecutive matches and helping Plzeň win the First League title and Czech Supercup in 2016. However, his status in the team was downgraded in the 2016–17 season as Radim Řezník took his place as the first-choice right back.[2] He later signed a three-year contract with English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 August 2017.[3]
Italy
editMatějů spent the 2018–19 season on loan to Italian club Brescia, helping them win the Serie B title and with it promotion to Serie A, and then signed a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 1 January 2022, his contract with Brescia was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 10 February 2022, Matějů signed with Venezia until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to extend for two more years.[6]
On 26 August 2022, having been released by Venezia, Matějů signed for Serie B club Palermo as a free transfer, reuniting with his former Brescia coach Eugenio Corini.[7] On 24 January 2024, he signed for Serie B club Spezia with an option when the club stays in the Serie B at the end of the season.[8]
International career
editMatějů represented the Czech Republic at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21.[9] He debuted for the Czech senior squad on 7 October 2020 in a friendly match against Cyprus.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 April 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FK Příbram | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 52 | 2 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Brescia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Brescia | 2019–20 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 78 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 125 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 147 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in Europa League
References
edit- ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Aleš Matějů". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Lustig, Nick (4 August 2017). "Brighton sign Czech U21 right-back Ales Mateju from Viktoria Plzen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Naylor, Andy (1 July 2019). "Albion defender Ales Mateju seals permanent switch to Brescia". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Risoluzione consensuale con Ales Mateju" (in Italian). Brescia. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Matějů joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC (Press release). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Matějů è Rosonero". Palermo (Press release) (in Italian). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Ales Mateju è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia (Press release) (in Italian). 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Reprezentace: Aleš Matějů". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Čtenáři hodnotili Kypr: Darida, Král i Holeš nejlepší, propadli Koubek s Vydrou". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 9 October 2020.
... Své první starty v národním týmu si připsali stopeři Tomáš Petrášek (2,64) a David Hovorka (2,46), již zároveň patřili k lépe hodnoceným, i střídající Aleš Matějů (3,3), na kterého čtenáři byli přísnější.
[... The stoppers Tomáš Petrášek (2.64) and David Hovorka (2.46), who were also among the better-rated, also made their first starts in the national team, as well as substitute Aleš Matějů (3.3)] - ^ "A. Matějů". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
edit- Aleš Matějů – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Aleš Matějů at FAČR (in Czech)
