Jakub Pešek (born 24 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]

Jakub Pešek
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 30)
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
0000–2014 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sparta Prague 1 (0)
2015–2017České Budějovice (loan) 66 (6)
2017–2018 České Budějovice 28 (6)
2018–2021 Slovan Liberec 92 (15)
2021– Sparta Prague 51 (9)
International career
2020– Czech Republic 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career edit

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 2020–21 season.[4]

International career edit

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 2–1 loss.[6][7]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 2 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 2014–15 Czech First League 1 0 2 0 3 0
České Budějovice (loan) 2014–15 Czech First League 12 0 13 0
2015–16 Czech National Football League 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 Czech National Football League]] 28 6 1 0 29 6
Slovan Liberec 2018–19 Czech First League 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 Czech First League 31 7 3 1 11 1 45 9
Career total 218 34 22 5 18 1 0 0 258 40

International edit

As of match played 11 November 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2020 1 1
2021 5 3
Total 6 4
Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pešek goal.
List of international goals scored by Jakub Pešek[6]
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 edit

Club edit

Sparta Prague

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jakub Pešek at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Jakub Pešek". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. ^ Czech Republic 1 Scotland 2: How the makeshift Czechs rated as they gave Scots a scare, Glasgow Times, 7 September 2020
  8. ^ "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 edit