Antonín Barák (born 3 December 1994) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

, and the Czech Republic national team. After starting his professional career at

Příbram Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and mor ...

in the

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, he moved on to play for

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, before moving to Italy to play in

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for

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, as well as on loan at other clubs in the same league.

Club career

Barák made his career league debut for 1. FK Příbram on 1 June 2013 in a

1–1 away draw at Slovan Liberec. He signed for Czech First League club

SK Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...

on 30 December 2015 on a contract until June 2019. On 31 January 2017, Slavia announced that he had signed with

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for a fee of €3 million, but that the transfer would go through after the end of the season. On 29 January 2020, he joined

club Lecce on loan. On 2 February he scored a goal in a 4–0 home win against

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, his first match with the ''salentini'' side. On 17 September 2020, he was loaned to

. Verona held an obligation to purchase his rights if certain performance conditions were met. On 26 August 2022, Barák joined

on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Barák was called up to the Czech national team for the first time in November 2016 to face

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and

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. He made his debut against Denmark on 15 November, scoring a goal. He scored two goals in his competitive debut, a 6–0 victory over

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in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage on 26 March 2017. He also played in delayed

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tournament.

Personal life

On 10 October 2020, Barák tested positive for

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barák goal.''

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2016–17 Czech Republic *

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bronze:

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References

External links

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Antonín Barák
official international statistics * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barak, Antonin 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Příbram Czech footballers Association football midfielders Czech Republic international footballers Czech Republic youth international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Serie A players 1. FK Příbram players FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players SK Slavia Prague players Udinese Calcio players U.S. Lecce players Hellas Verona F.C. players ACF Fiorentina players Czech expatriate footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy