Lukáš Červ

Lukáš Červ
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 6
Youth career
Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Slavia Prague 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Vysočina Jihlava (loan) 24 (7)
2021–2022 → Pardubice (loan) 22 (2)
2022–2024 Slovan Liberec 49 (7)
2024– Viktoria Plzeň 33 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Czech Republic U18 14 (0)
2019–2020 Czech Republic U19 9 (1)
2021–2023 Czech Republic U21 13 (0)
2024– Czech Republic 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024

Lukáš Červ (born 10 April 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Červ played for the youth team of SK Slavia Prague, with which he also played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. He made his senior league debut for Slavia Prague on 5 July 2020 in their Czech First League 3–1 away win against Slovan Liberec.[1] He then spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Vysočina Jihlava playing the Czech National Football League, where he made 24 appearances and scored 7 goals. He spent the following season (2021–22) on loan in Pardubice.[2]

Before the 2022–23 season, he transferred to Slovan Liberec, where he became one of the busiest players.[3]

On 5 January 2024, Červ signed a contract with Viktoria Plzeň until 2027.[4]

International career

Červ played regularly for the Czech U18, U19 and U21 youth teams.[5] His 13 appearances for the U21 team includes two matches at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he was part of the starting line-up in both.[6]

Červ received his first call-up to the senior national team ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024.[7] He debuted on 7 June 2024 in a 7–1 friendly victory against Malta in Grödig, Austria, coming as a substitute to Mojmír Chytil in the 79th minute.[8]

Family

Červ's cousins are Martin and David Douděra, both professional football players.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 June 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Prague 2019–20 Czech First League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Vysočina Jihlava (loan) 2020–21 Czech National Football League 24 7 3 1 — — 27 8
Pardubice (loan) 2021–22 Czech First League 22 2 2 0 — — 24 2
Slovan Liberec 2022–23 32 4 3 0 — — 35 4
2023–24 17 3 2 0 — — 19 3
Total 49 7 5 0 — — 54 7
Viktoria Plzeň 2023–24 Czech First League 16 0 3 1 4 0 — 23 1
Career total 112 6 13 2 4 0 0 0 129 18

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2024 Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland  Ukraine 1–0 1–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

References

  1. ^ "Lukáš Červ". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Šestice hráčů míří na hostování" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ Havlen, Michael (6 January 2023). "Liberecký záložník Červ: Nečekal jsem, že budu nejvytíženější hráč" (in Czech). iDNES. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ Malý, Jan. "Staněk se těší na výzvu ve Slavii, chce pomoct k titulu. V Plzni jsou Valenta a Červ". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Lukáš Červ" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ Preisler, Hynek (3 July 2023). "Po vyřazení z EURO jen tři dny ležel. Ještě to trochu bolí, říká liberecký Červ" (in Czech). Sport.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Nováček Lukáš Červ: Dokud trenéři nezavolali, nominaci jsem nečekal a nevěřil tomu" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ Schejbal, Ondřej (7 June 2024). "Češi si s chutí zastříleli. Dva góly proti Maltě zaznamenal Chytil" (in Czech). TV Nova. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ Preisler, Hynek (24 June 2022). "S bratrancem Douděrou se ve Slavii minul. Věřím, že šance ještě přijde, říká Červ. Napodobit chce Kuchtu" (in Czech). Sport.cz. Retrieved 11 September 2023.