Lukáš Provod (born 23 October 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.

Lukáš Provod
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Plzeň, Czech Republic[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Viktoria Plzeň 0 (0)
2016–2018Baník Sokolov (loan) 40 (2)
2019České Budějovice (loan) 20 (4)
2019Slavia Prague (loan) 6 (1)
2020– Slavia Prague 100 (12)
International career
2017 Czech Republic U-20 1 (0)
2017 Czech Republic U-21 4 (1)
2020– Czech Republic 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024

Club career

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Provod made his Czech National Football League debut for Baník Sokolov on 6 August 2016 in a match against Vlašim.[2][better source needed] On 3 September 2019, Slavia Prague confirmed that Provod had arrived on loan from Viktoria Plzeň and signed the deal permanently.[3]

International career

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Provod received his first call-up by coach Jaroslav Šilhavý for 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B matches against Slovakia and Scotland.[4] He debuted in the former match on 4 September 2020, which the Czech Republic won 3–1.[5]

On 27 March 2021, Provod scored his first senior international goal in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belgium.[6] He was not included in the UEFA Euro 2020 squad due to a serious knee injury.[7]

On 28 May 2024, Provod was selected in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[8] The same year on 18 June, he scored his country's first goal of the tournament during their opening match against Portugal, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 29 April 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baník Sokolov (loan) 2016–17 Czech National League 27 2 1 1 28 3
2017–18 13 0 1 0 14 0
Total 40 2 2 1 42 3
České Budějovice (loan) 2018–19 Czech National League 13 2 13 2
2019–20 Czech First League 7 2 1 0 8 2
Total 20 4 1 0 21 4
Slavia Prague (loan) 2019–20 Czech First League 6 1 2 0 2 0 10 1
Slavia Prague 2019–20 Czech First League 14 1 14 1
2020–21 28 3 1 0 12 2 41 5
2021–22 6 3 6 3
2022–23 22 2 2 0 6 0 30 2
2023–24 26 3 1 0 11 0 38 3
Total 96 12 4 0 29 2 0 0 129 14
Career total 162 19 11 3 31 2 0 0 204 24

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2021 Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic   Belgium 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 20 June 2023 City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro   Montenegro 3–1 4–1 Friendly
3 18 June 2024 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany   Portugal 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

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České Budějovice[10]

Slavia Prague[10]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Profile at České Budějovice's website, dynamocb.cz
  2. ^ "Baník Sokolov vs. Vlašim". Soccerway. 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "New signing: Lukáš Provod". Slavia Prague. 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Do reprezentace míří další slávisté, Šilhavý povolal i Hovorku s Provodem". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Slovensko 1–3 Česko" [Slovakia 1–3 Czech Republic]. Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021. Lukáš Provod byl poprvé po svém příchodu na trávník v akci, přes dva protihráče dokonce dokázal odcentrovat, ale ve vápnu tentokrát dobře pokryla prostor slovenská obrana [Lukáš Provod was in action for the first time after his arrival on the pitch. He even managed to cross over two opponents, but this time, the Slovak defense covered the space well in the penalty area.]
  6. ^ Cihák, Jiří (27 March 2021). "Provodovo senzační jaro. Gól proti Belgii? Mohly být dva, tak snad příště, řekl". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ "V nominaci reprezentace na ME chybí Dočkal, Šilhavý čeká na Kúdelu". Eurofotbal (in Czech). 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Nominace reprezentace na přípravný kemp před Euro 2024" [National team nominations for the preparatory camp before Euro 2024] (in Czech). Czech Football Association. 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Provod: Kdyby nás někde vybagovali nebo to trefili ze třiceti metrů... Bolí to extrémně". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "L. Provod: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season 2020/21". UEFA. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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