Lukáš Masopust
Lukáš Masopust (born 12 February 1993) is a Czech football player who currently plays as a right winger or right-back for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[2]
| Masopust with the Czech Republic in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Božejov, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012[1] | Vysočina Jihlava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Vysočina Jihlava | 55 | (7) |
| 2015–2018 | Jablonec | 94 | (14) |
| 2019– | Slavia Prague | 115 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Czech Republic U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Czech Republic | 31 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Masopust was born in the town of Božejov, near Pelhřimov.[1] He began his football career there, before moving to Kamenice na Lípou and then to Jihlava in 2004.[1] In 2012, Jihlava manager František Komňacký promoted him to the senior team and he went on to make his debut for the club against Slavia Prague that year. The match ended in a 3–3, to which Masopust contributed two assists.[1]
In December 2014, Masopust reached an agreement to join Jablonec on 1 January 2015, on a contract running until 1 July 2018. He made his debut for the club against 1. FC Slovácko on 20 February 2015, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Nermin Crnkić.
Slavia Prague edit
On 18 December 2018, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Masopust from Jablonec on a three and a half year contract.[1] On 22 May 2019, Masopust scored Slavia's second goal in their 2–0 defeat of Baník Ostrava in the 2019 Czech Cup Final.[3][4] On 20 August 2019, Masopust scored in Slavia Prague's UEFA Champions League first leg play-off win against Romanian side CFR Cluj.[5] Slavia would win the second leg as well to qualify for the group stage of Europe's premier knock-out competition for just the second time in their history.[6][7]
Masopust started for Slavia in the final of the Czech Cup on 20 May 2021, but was replaced by 19-year-old teammate Abdallah Sima in the 60th minute.[8] Sima would go on to score the only goal of the game against Viktoria Plzeň as Slavia won the league and cup double.[8] In the final match of the league season on 29 May 2021, Slavia defeated Dynamo České Budějovice to clinch an undefeated record in the league. It was the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals Sparta Prague did so in 2009–10.[9]
International career edit
He debuted for the Czech senior squad on 26 March 2018 in a friendly match against China.[10][better source needed]
On 25 May 2021, Masopust was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[11] In the final warm-up match before the tournament on 8 June, Masopust scored as the Czechs defeated Albania 3–1.[12]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 9 November 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 7 | ||||
| Jablonec | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Total | 94 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 118 | 16 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14[d] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[e] | 2 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8[f] | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 3 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 113 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 47 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Czechoslovak Supercup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2. | 8 June 2021 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | Albania | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Club edit
Slavia Prague
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Slavii posílí Masopust se Ševčíkem, slavia.cz, 18 December 2018
- ^ Lukáš Masopust – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- ^ "FC Baník Ostrava 0:2 SK Slavia Praha". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Baník Ostrava vs. Slavia Praha". Soccerway. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "CFR Cluj 0-1 Slavia Praha". UEFA. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Slavia Praha v CFR Cluj facts". UEFA. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Slavia Prague drawn in Champions League 'group of death' with FC Barcelona". Kafkadesk. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Sima scores winning goal as Slavia Prague win Czech Cup and the double". Goal. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Slavia - Budějovice 2:1. Mistři bez prohry, trefil se i Kuchta". iSport (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "China v Czech Republic game report". ESPN. 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Česká reprezentace oznámila nominaci na UEFA EURO 2020" [The Czech national team announced the squad for UEFA Euro 2020]. Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Czechs beat Albania 3-1 in last Euro 2020 warm-up". ESPN. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "L. Masopust". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Lukáš Masopust". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 September 2019.