Martin Frýdek (footballer, born 1992)

Martin Frýdek (born 24 March 1992) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defender for FC Luzern.[1][2]

This article is about the Czech footballer born in 1992. For the Czech footballer born in 1969, see Martin Frýdek.
Martin Frýdek
Personal information
Full name Martin Frýdek
Date of birth (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992
Place of birth Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Left back
Team information
Current team
 FC Luzern
Number 13
Youth career
Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Sparta Prague 2 (0)
2012 → Senica (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2015 Slovan Liberec 64 (2)
2015–2020 Sparta Prague 103 (7)
2020–2024 FC Luzern 113 (3)
International career‡
2012 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2013–2015 Czech Republic U21 12 (1)
2016– Czech Republic 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2020

Club career

On 9 January 2013, Frýdek moved from Sparta Prague to Slovan Liberec with David Pavelka, with midfielder Lukáš Vácha going in the opposite direction for 15 million CZK.[3] Frýdek was part of Slovan Liberec squad for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches.[4]

Frýdek returned to Sparta Prague in July 2015 as part of a swap transfer with Jan Sýkora.[5] Frýdek scored the opening goal in the round of 16 first leg match of Europa League against Lazio, which ended in a 1–1 draw, describing it as "the most beautiful goal I've ever scored".[6] During matchday 27 of the league against FK Teplice, he suffered a severe concussion after a fight with Martin Fillo.[7]

International career

In October 2015, Frýdek received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against the Netherlands.[8] He debuted on 24 March 2016 in a friendly match against Scotland, ending in a 0–1 defeat for the Czechs.[9] Frýdek was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 due to a head injury at the end of the 2015–16 Czech First League.[10]

Personal life

Frýdek the son of former national team player and namesake Martin Frýdek.[11] His brother, Christián Frýdek, is also a footballer.

Honours

References
  1. "Martin Frýdek se dočkal angažmá. Po Spartě jde na dva roky do Švýcarska". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. Martin Frýdek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
  3. Vávra, Aleš (9 January 2013). "Pavelka nechtěl ve Spartě sedět: Liberec mě posune dopředu". Aktualně.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. "Bravo, Liberec se drží postupové cesty. V Evropské lize už má čtyři body". Sport.cz (in Czech). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. "Frýdek míří zpátky do Sparty! Liberec za něj dostane Sýkoru". Blesk (in Czech). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. Povejšil, Vojtěch (11 March 2016). "Frýdek se krásně trefil proti Laziu: Nejhezčí gól, co jsem dal". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. Novák, Miloslav (2 May 2015). "Fillo poslal Frýdka do nemocnice, ale sudí Jílek pískal faul sparťanovi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. "Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. Šedivý, Petr (26 March 2016). "Jeden z nejhorších výkonů, hodnotili čtenáři. Nejlepší byl Frýdek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. "Vrba oznámil širší nominaci. Nepojede Vácha, nechybí ale Hubník, Rosický, a Schick". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  11. "Další Frýdek! Syn září, slavný otec je pyšný". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  12. "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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