Martin Frýdek (born 24 March 1992) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club Aris.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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 | Luzern | 113 | (3) |
| 2024– | Aris | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Czech Republic | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 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.[4] Frýdek was part of Slovan Liberec squad for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches.[5]
Frýdek returned to Sparta Prague in July 2015 as part of a swap transfer with Jan Sýkora.[6] 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".[7] During matchday 27 of the league against FK Teplice,[when?] he suffered a severe concussion after a fight with Martin Fillo.[8]
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.[9] He debuted on 24 March 2016 in a friendly match against Scotland, ending in a 0–1 defeat for the Czechs.[10] Frýdek was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 due to a head injury at the end of the 2015–16 Czech First League.[11]
Personal life
editFrýdek the son of former national team player and namesake Martin Frýdek.[12] His brother, Christián Frýdek, is also a footballer.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 08 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Senica (loan) | 2012–13 | Niké liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Slovan Liberec | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 91 | 6 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 2 | — | 145 | 10 | |||
| Luzern | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 113 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 130 | 3 | |||
| Aris | 2024–25 | Superleague Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 311 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 20 | ||
Honours
edit- Slovan Liberec: 2014–15 Czech Cup[13]
Individual
- Swiss Super League Player of the Month: April 2023[14]
References
edit- ^ "Ο Martin Frydek στον ΑΡΗ!". Aris Thessaloniki F.C. (in Greek). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Best Player" im April heisst: Martin Frýdek". Swiss Super League (in German). 11 May 2013.
External links
edit- Martin Frýdek at FAČR (in Czech)
- Martin Frýdek at Soccerway
- Sparta Prague profile