Roman Macek

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Roman Macek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Zlín, Czech Republic
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lugano
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2013	Fastav Zlín
2013–2016	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Juventus	0	(0)
2017	→ Bari (loan)	16	(0)
2017–2018	→ Cremonese (loan)	10	(1)
2018–2019	→ Lugano (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2019	→ Team Ticino U21 (loan)	1	(0)
2019–	Lugano	88	(1)
2021–	Team Ticino U21	4	(1)
International career^‡
2012–2013	Czech Republic U-16	11	(1)
2013–2014	Czech Republic U-17	10	(2)
2014	Czech Republic U-18	4	(0)
2016	Czech Republic U-20	3	(2)
2017–2018	Czech Republic U-21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:58, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Roman Macek (born 18 April 1997) is a Czech football player who plays as a midfielder in Switzerland for Lugano.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Serie B for Bari on 21 January 2017 in a game against Cittadella.^[1]

On 31 August 2018, he joined Lugano in the Swiss Super League on a season-long loan.^[2]

On 27 January 2019, Macek signed a contract with Lugano until 30 June 2022.^[3] On 24 August 2020, Macek signed a new contract with Lugano until 30 June 2025.^[4] On 25 August 2021, Lugano announced that they are forced to release Macek due to Swiss league regulations.^[5] However, in October 2021 he appeared for Lugano's reserve squad Team Ticino U21 that plays in the fourth-tier Swiss 1. Liga.^[6] On 30 October 2021, he suffered an ACL tear which kept him from playing for almost a year. He returned to the main Lugano squad in the 2022–23 season.^[7]

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 January 2017.
2. "Roman Macek vestirà bianconero, in arrivo anche Cavagnera" (in Italian). Lugano. 31 August 2018.
3. "UFFICIALE: Juventus, maxi operazione di mercato con il Lugano" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
4. "RINNOVO FINO AL 2025 PER ROMAN MACEK" (in Italian). FC Lugano. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
5. "MERCATO IN USCITA, RIASSUNTO DELLA SITUAZIONE" (in Italian). Lugano. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
6. "Team Ticino U21 v Winterthur U21 game report" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
7. "CELAR CAPOCANNONIERE IN COABITAZIONE" (in Italian). FC Lugano. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

External links

• Roman Macek at WorldFootball.net
• Roman Macek at Soccerway