Matúš Holíček (born 25 January 2005) is a Slovakian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matús Holíček[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Slovakia U15 | 7 | (0) | |
| 2021-2022 | Slovakia U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Slovakia U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slovakia U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 11 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:54, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Holíček signed a professional contract in 2022 despite having only completed the first year of his scholarship,[2] before he made his debut for the club as a second-year scholar in their EFL Trophy game against Leeds United U21s on 1 November 2022, playing the first 54 minutes before being replaced by Tariq Uwakwe.[3]
On his 18th birthday (25 January 2023), Holíček signed a long-term deal through to summer 2025, with an option for two further years.[4] On 18 March 2023, Holíček made his first league appearance for Crewe, coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Callum Ainley in the side's 1-0 League Two defeat at Northampton Town.[5] He scored his first Crewe goal in his side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024.[6]
International career
editAfter making seven appearances for Slovakia at Under-15 and eight appearances at Under-17 levels,[7] Holíček was called up for their Under-18 squad for a friendly tournament, playing all three games against USA, Mexico and Finland on 21, 23 and 25 September 2022 respectively.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 August 2024.
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2022–23[9] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023–24[10] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[11] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra total | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "27 Matus Holicek". Crewe Alexandra. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Report - Crewe 0 Leeds U21s 0 (Crewe win 2-1 on pens)". Crewe Alexandra. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Holicek commits to long-term deal". CreweAlex.net. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Northampton Town 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "MATÚŠ HOLÍČEK". Slovakian FA (link in Slovakian). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Alex Youngsters Make International Appearances". Vital Crewe. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Matúš Holíček in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Matúš Holíček in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Matúš Holíček in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.