Tomáš Ostrák

Tomáš Ostrák
Ostrák in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis City SC
Number 7
Youth career
2016 MFK Frýdek-Místek
2016–2019 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 1. FC Köln 5 (0)
2019–2020 → TSV Hartberg (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → MFK Karviná (loan) 26 (1)
2022 St. Louis City SC 2 7 (1)
2023– St. Louis City SC 14 (2)
International career‡
2017 Czech Republic U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U19 5 (0)
2020– Czech Republic U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:33, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Tomáš Ostrák (born 5 February 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.[2]

Club career

Ostrák began his career at the Czech club MFK Frýdek-Místek. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln.[3] In January 2019, he was given the opportunity to train with the club's first team squad by manager Markus Anfang.[4] Ostrák later spent two seasons on loan: during the 2019–20 season, he played for the Austrian club TSV Hartberg and, during the 2020–2021 season, for MFK Karviná in the Czech Republic.[3]

On 28 August 2021 Ostrák made his debut appearance for Köln in a 2–1 home win against VfL Bochum. He came on as a substitute and provided and assisted on a goal by Tim Lemperle.[5] In February 2022, it was announced that Ostrák would not renew his contract with Köln and join the Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC, who would begin play in 2023, joining the second team first in July 2022.[6]

International career

Ostrák has represented the Czech Republic as a youth international. Starting in 2017, he has played for his country's under-17, under-19, and under-21 teams.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tomáš Ostrák | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ SC, St Louis CITY. "Tomás Ostrák | St. Louis SC". St. Louis CITY SC. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. ^ a b "Tomas Ostrak. Laufbahn". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ "Anfang lobt Kölner Nachwuchs-Trio". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ "Baumgarts Joker stechen: Köln schlägt Bochum". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. ^ "St. Louis CITY SC sign midfielder Tomáš Ostrák from Bundesliga's FC Köln". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  7. ^ "T. Ostrák". Soccerway. Retrieved 2021-08-30.