Matej Hradecky

Matej Hradecky

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Skalica
Number	4
Youth career
	TPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	TPS	56	(4)
2012–2013	→ Åbo IFK (loan)	5	(1)
2016–2017	SJK	32	(4)
2019–2020	TPS	12	(1)
2020	SJK	19	(2)
2021	HIFK	23	(0)
2022–2023	SJK	52	(1)
2024–	Skalica	25	(2)
International career^‡
2014	Finland U19	4	(0)
2015–2016	Finland U21	13	(0)
2016–2017	Finland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2018

Matej Hradecky (Slovak: Matej Hrádecký, born 17 April 1995) is a Finnish football player of Slovak background who currently plays for Slovak club MFK Skalica in the Slovak Super Liga.

Career

At the start of his career, Hradecky played as a midfielder. On 16 February 2016, he signed a two-year contract with SJK.^[1] In February 2017, Hradecky was ruled out of the 2017 season through injury.^[2] He eventually missed the 2018 season too.

On 15 January 2024, Hradecky signed for Skalica of the Slovak Super Liga.^[3]

Personal life

Hradecky's brothers Lukáš and Tomáš are also professional footballers.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TPS	2012	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2013	Veikkausliiga	6	0	0	0	3	0	2[c]	0	11	0
	2014	Veikkausliiga	27	0	1	0	4	0	–		32	0
	2015	Veikkausliiga	21	4	0	0	0	0	–		21	4
	Total		56	4	1	0	7	0	2	0	66	4
ÅIFK (loan)	2012	Kakkonen	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2013	Kakkonen	3	1	0	0	–		–		3	1
	Total		5	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	5	1
SJK	2016	Veikkausliiga	32	4	4	1	4	0	2[d]	0	42	5
	2017	Veikkausliiga	0	0	3	0	–		0	0	3	0
	Total		32	4	7	1	4	0	2	0	45	5
TPS	2019	Ykkönen	12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
SJK	2020	Veikkausliiga	19	2	0	0	–		–		19	2
HIFK	2021	Veikkausliiga	23	0	2	0	–		–		25	0
SJK	2022	Veikkausliiga	25	1	1	0	4	0	4[e]	0	34	1
	2023	Veikkausliiga	27	0	1	0	5	1	–		33	1
	Total		52	1	2	0	9	1	4	0	67	2
Skalica	2023–24	Slovak Super Liga	13	2	0	0	–		–		13	2
	2024–25	Slovak Super Liga	12	0	2	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	2
Career total			226	15	12	1	20	1	8	0	252	14

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Slovak Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
Total	2	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 9 January 2017^[6]

References

1. "Matej Hradecky ja SJK sopimukseen". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
2. "Matej Hradeckyn kausi on ohi". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). SJK. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
3. "Do Skalice prichádza z Fínska stredný obranca Matej Hradecký". MFK Skalica (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
4. "Interview with Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky". Escape To Suomi. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. "M.Hradecky". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
6. "Matej Hradecky". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

External links

• Matej Hradecky at National-Football-Teams.com
• Matej Hradecky at Palloliitto