Jan Matoušek

This article is about the footballer. For the rower, see Jan Matoušek (rower).

Jan Matoušek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Příbram, Czech Republic
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder Forward
Team information
Current team	Bohemians 1905
Number	10
Youth career
	Příbram
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Příbram	27	(13)
2018–2023	Slavia Prague	7	(0)
2018–2019	→ Příbram (loan)	22	(11)
2019–2020	→ Jablonec (loan)	23	(6)
2020–2022	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	55	(3)
2022–2023	→ Bohemians 1905 (loan)	15	(6)
2023–	Bohemians 1905	22	(4)
International career
2017	Czech Republic U20	3	(1)
2018–2020	Czech Republic U21	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Jan Matoušek (born 9 May 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bohemians 1905 in the Czech First League.^[1]

Club career

Příbram

Matousek made his league debut in Příbram's Czech National Football League 2–3 home loss against Vlašim on 12 August 2017.^[2] He scored his first league goals eleven days later in their 3–1 home victory against Varnsdorf.^[2] As the club's top goalscorer, Matousek promotion to the Czech First League with them and won the National League Best Player Award in his debut season.^[2]

In his second match in the top flight, Matousek scored two goals in Příbram's 4–2 home win against Bohemians Prague.^[2] Afterwards, he was signed by SK Slavia Prague for a transfer fee speculated to be around 40 million CZK (€1.6 million), the highest fee paid in a transfer between two Czech clubs.^[3] He stayed in Příbram on loan that was supposed to last until January 2019, but was recalled by Slavia due to an injury.^[4] As a replacement for Matoušek, Slavia sent Ruslan Mingazow on loan to Příbram.^[5]

Slavia Prague

Matoušek made his debut for Slavia in a 3–1 Czech First League win at Slovácko.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2018 in their 1–0 UEFA Europa League group stage win at Copenhagen.^[7]

In February 2019, he returned to Příbram on loan until the end of the season.^[8]

International career

In June 2023, Matousek debuted for the Czech senior squad during a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group E match against Faroe Islands.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 March 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Příbram	2017–18	Fortuna národní liga	24	11	2	0	—		—		26	11
	2018–19	Fortuna liga	7	4	—		—		—		7	4
	Total		31	15	2	0	—		—		33	15
Slavia Prague	2018–19	Fortuna liga	7	0	2	0	4	1	—		13	1
Příbram (loan)	2018–19		15	7	—		—		—		15	7
Jablonec (loan)	2019–20		14	6	2	0	2	0	—		18	6
Career total			67	28	6	0	6	1	0	0	79	29

References

1. "Slavia hlásí první zimní posilu, do Edenu míří opora Klokanů Hronek". Sport.cz (in Czech). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. "Fotbalový talent Matoušek letí vzhůru. Za rok z nuly na sto". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 22 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
3. "Slavia dotáhla Matouškův přestup, mluví se o sumě 40 milionů". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
4. "Dvě posily pro Slavii. Matouška si stáhla, Traoré přišel na hostování". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
5. "Příbram získala Mingazova, nahradí jím Matouška. Zkušenost dodá Holek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
6. "Slovácko 1–3 Slavia, snadná záležitost a hosté jsou opět v čele ligy". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
7. "Kodaň - Slavia 0:1, druhou výhru trefil prvním gólem v klubu Matoušek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
8. "Jan Matoušek: Návrat byl aktuálně nejlepší možností". 1. FK Příbram (in Czech). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
9. Jůzek, Martin (18 June 2023). "Splnil se mi sen, zářil Matoušek po debutu v reprezentaci. Dres si doma vyvěsí" ["My dream came true", Matoušek shone after his debut in the national team. He hangs the jersey at home.]. Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media.

External links

• Jan Matoušek at Fortunaliga.cz
• Jan Matoušek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Jan Matoušek at FAČR (in Czech)
• Jan Matoušek at Soccerway
• Jan Matoušek profile on the SK Slavia Prague official website