Jakub Pešek
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 1993 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 | 51 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Czech Republic | 6 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
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, 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
| 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]
| 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.
| 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 |
References
- Jakub Pešek at WorldFootball.net
- "Czech Republic | 1. fotbalová liga 2014/2015 | 14. Round | 1. FC Slovácko 0–2 Sparta Praha". WorldFootball. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- 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.
- "Návrat ztraceného syna! Sparta jako první posilu získala svého ničitele, z Liberce přichází Pešek". Sport.cz (in Czech). 1 June 2021.
- 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.
- "Jakub Pešek". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- "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.
- Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.