Martin Frýdek (footballer, born 1992)
Martin Frýdek (born 24 March 1992) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defender for FC Luzern.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Frýdek | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Luzern | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sparta Prague | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Sparta Prague | 2 | (0) |
2012 | → Senica (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Slovan Liberec | 64 | (2) |
2015–2020 | Sparta Prague | 103 | (7) |
2020–2024 | FC Luzern | 113 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (1) |
2016– | Czech Republic | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2020 |
Club career
editOn 9 January 2013, Frýdek moved from Sparta Prague to Slovan Liberec with David Pavelka, with midfielder Lukáš Vácha going in the opposite direction for 15 million CZK.[3] Frýdek was part of Slovan Liberec squad for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches.[4]
Frýdek returned to Sparta Prague in July 2015 as part of a swap transfer with Jan Sýkora.[5] Frýdek scored the opening goal in the round of 16 first leg match of Europa League against Lazio, which ended in a 1–1 draw,[when?] describing it as "the most beautiful goal I've ever scored".[6] During matchday 27 of the league against FK Teplice,[when?] he suffered a severe concussion after a fight with Martin Fillo.[7]
International career
editIn October 2015, Frýdek received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against the Netherlands.[8] He debuted on 24 March 2016 in a friendly match against Scotland, ending in a 0–1 defeat for the Czechs.[9] Frýdek was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 due to a head injury at the end of the 2015–16 Czech First League.[10]
Personal life
editFrýdek the son of former national team player and namesake Martin Frýdek.[11] His brother, Christián Frýdek, is also a footballer.[citation needed]
Honours
edit- Slovan Liberec: 2014–15 Czech Cup[12]
References
edit- ^ "Martin Frýdek se dočkal angažmá. Po Spartě jde na dva roky do Švýcarska". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Martin Frýdek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- ^ Vávra, Aleš (9 January 2013). "Pavelka nechtěl ve Spartě sedět: Liberec mě posune dopředu". Aktualně.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Bravo, Liberec se drží postupové cesty. V Evropské lize už má čtyři body". Sport.cz (in Czech). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Frýdek míří zpátky do Sparty! Liberec za něj dostane Sýkoru". Blesk (in Czech). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Povejšil, Vojtěch (11 March 2016). "Frýdek se krásně trefil proti Laziu: Nejhezčí gól, co jsem dal". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Novák, Miloslav (2 May 2015). "Fillo poslal Frýdka do nemocnice, ale sudí Jílek pískal faul sparťanovi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Šedivý, Petr (26 March 2016). "Jeden z nejhorších výkonů, hodnotili čtenáři. Nejlepší byl Frýdek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Vrba oznámil širší nominaci. Nepojede Vácha, nechybí ale Hubník, Rosický, a Schick". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Další Frýdek! Syn září, slavný otec je pyšný". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External links
edit- Martin Frýdek at FAČR (in Czech)
- Martin Frýdek at Soccerway
- Sparta Prague profile