Michal Sáček (born 19 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. A central midfielder throughout most of his career, he can also be deployed as a right-back.[1]
 Sáček with Sparta in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hustopeče, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hustopeče | |||
| 2007 | Břeclav | ||
| 2008–2011 | Tatran Bohunice | ||
| 2011–2013 | Hodonín | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2023 | Sparta Prague | 157 | (3) |
| 2022 | Sparta Prague B | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Jagiellonia Białystok | 54 | (1) |
| 2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editHe made his career league debut for Sparta Prague on 14 May 2016 in a Czech First League 5–0 home win against Jihlava. While at Sparta Prague, he won the Revelation of the Year award for the 2016–17 Czech First League season.[2]
On 2 February 2023, Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok announced the signing of Sáček on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[3]
International career
editHe was called up to the Czech national team on 2 June 2017 to face Belgium and Norway as a replacement for the injured Antonín Barák, but failed to make an appearance.[4] He represented his country on the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. In the first match, a 0–2 loss to Germany, his defensive error led to a goal by Serge Gnabry.[5]
He made his senior debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine, a 1–1 home draw.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 3 | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2022–23 | CNFL | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 65 | 1 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2023–24 | III liga, group I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 216 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Czech Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "Ze środka pola na prawą obronę. Michal Sacek: nie widzę żadnej różnicy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Fotbalová Slavia ovládla i ligový galavečer, nejlepším hráčem je Milan Škoda". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Michal Sáček zawodnikiem Jagiellonii Białystok" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Ve fotbalové reprezentaci nahradí Sáček lehce zraněného Baráka". iDNES.cz. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Lvíčata na úvod Eura padla s Německem. Jakým kiksem nabídl gól soupeři Sáček?". O2 TV Sport (in Czech). 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
Honours
editSparta Prague
Jagiellonia Białystok
External links
edit- Michal Sáček – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Michal Sáček at FAČR (in Czech)
- Michal Sáček at Soccerway
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- ^ Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.