Jan Morávek (born 1 November 1989) is a Czech

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who plays as an

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for

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and the Czech Republic national team.

Career

Club career

Morávek began his career 1995 with

and was promoted to the first team in 2006, playing his debut on 8 June 2007 against

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. He played his first game for Bohemians 1905 in the

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on 12 November 2007 against

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. After a successful tryout with German club

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in November 2008, he signed a four-year contract on 24 March 2009. He joined the club on 1 July 2009 for a fee of €2.5 million. In summer 2010, Schalke loaned Morávek to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season. After half a season back with Schalke, he signed a six-month loan with

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in January 2012.

International

Morávek played six matches and scored two goals for the Czech Republic U18 national team. He was a member of the Czech Republic U21 national team where he has played nine matches. On 3 March 2010, Morávek made his debut for the senior side of his country in the 0–1 loss against

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in a

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after coming on as a substitute for

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in the second half of the game.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

* DFL-Supercup:

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International

Czech Republic U21 *

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bronze:

References

External links

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Jan Morávek
at Idnes * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moravek, Jan 1989 births Living people Footballers from Prague Czech footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Association football midfielders Czech First League players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Bohemians 1905 players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players FC Augsburg players FC Augsburg II players Czech expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech National Football League players