Jakub Pešek

Jakub Pešek
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 31)
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)
2015–2017 → České Budějovice (loan) 66 (6)
2017–2018 České Budějovice 28 (6)
2018–2021 Slovan Liberec 92 (15)
2021– Sparta Prague 54 (9)
International career‡
2020– Czech Republic 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 (UTC)

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]

Career

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][better source needed]

In January 2015, Pavelka went on loan to České Budějovice before being signed permanently in mid 2017.[3] He moved to Slovan Liberec at the start of the 2018–19 Czech First League,[citation needed] before returning to Sparta Prague until the end of 2020–21 season.[4]

On 7 September 2020, Pešek received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B match against Scotland, in which he eventually debuted and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute, ending in a 2–1 loss for the Czechs.[5]

Career statistics

Club

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

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

Sparta Prague

References

  1. ^ a b Jakub Pešek at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Czech Republic | 1. fotbalová liga 2014/2015 | 14. Round | 1. FC Slovácko 0–2 Sparta Praha". WorldFootball. 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). České Budějovice: Vltave Labe Media. 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.
  5. ^ Havlen, Michael (9 September 2020). "Poprvé v nároďáku a hned gól! Nebyl to sen? ptá se Pešek" ["For the first time in the toolbox and immediately a goal! Wasn't it a dream?" asks Pešek]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  6. ^ a b "Jakub Pešek". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Sestřih: Boleslav 0–5 Sparta. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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