Martin Fenin (; 16 April 1987) is a
Czech
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Places
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football
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striker who plays for FK Řeporyje. He has represented the
Czech Republic
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and formerly played for the youth teams of the Czech Republic from the under-16 level.
Club career
Fenin started playing professional football for
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice. The club currently plays in the Czech First League.
The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after ...
. In 2007, he won the Talent of the Year award at the
Czech Footballer of the Year
The Czech Footballer of the Year ( cs, Fotbalista roku) is awarded in the Czech Republic
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awards. Following his performance at the
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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in Canada, many large clubs expressed interest in him.
Juventus
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was one of the teams in the scramble to sign the Czech forward from his home club.
The deal looked to be sealed but Fenin had a change of heart after claiming he would not be happy as Juventus would loan him out to
Udinese Calcio
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or
Genoa CFC
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Established in 1893, Genoa is ...
for a season. He then swiftly agreed to a deal with
Eintracht Frankfurt
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worth €3.5 million, where he got to a good start, scoring a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
in his first match. In the last day of transfer window 31 August 2011, he moved to
Energie Cottbus
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.
FC Zbrojovka Brno
Since the summer break in 2016, he has been in touch with the
Czech First League
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team
FC Zbrojovka Brno
FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic and named after Zbrojovka Brno, a firearms manufacturer. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Br ...
. He went through a three-month fitness programme. On 3 November 2016, he started his trial there, with the goal to incorporate into U-21 squad in the rest of the autumn and to gain a place in preparing with the first team in the winter break.
International
Fenin played for several different youth national teams of the
Czech Republic
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having the most starts for the under-19 team. Fenin scored three goals for the Czechs in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, including one in the final against Argentina. After the tournament he won 16th place in a poll for best under-21 player. On 22 August 2007 Fenin made his international debut for
the national team against
Austria
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. As of 2008, Fenin was a part of the Czech national team and was nominated for the
UEFA Euro 2008
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, but did not play in the tournament.
After a 2009 defeat against
Slovakia
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in the qualification for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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, coach
Petr Rada
Petr Rada (born 21 August 1958) is a Czech football coach and former player. He represented Czechoslovakia internationally in the 1980s and managed the Czech Republic national football team between 2008 and 2009. He is well known for his argume ...
was dismissed along with several players. These players (Fenin among them) were suspended indefinitely from the team by the
Football Association of the Czech Republic
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for an alleged disciplinary breach.
He returned to action for his country a year later, playing in the friendly match against Turkey on 22 May 2010.
International goals
:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's tally first.''
Personal life
In June 2021, Fenin spoke about mental health in football and his struggles with
alcoholism
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. Fenin, working for the
FIFPRO's mental health awareness programme said that "
ealways fled into alcohol when
eencountered problems", and added that "talking was his biggest problem", advising players struggling with mental health to reach out to someone.
Honours
;Czech Rupublic U-21
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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runner-up (1)
2007
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References
External links
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1987 births
Czech footballers
FK Teplice players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
FC Energie Cottbus players
Living people
Czech Republic youth international footballers
Czech Republic under-21 international footballers
Czech Republic international footballers
Association football forwards
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
People from Cheb
UEFA Euro 2008 players
Czech First League players
FC Zbrojovka Brno players
Chemnitzer FC players
SK Slavia Prague players
3. Liga players
FK Varnsdorf players
Czech National Football League players
FC Istres players
Sportspeople from the Karlovy Vary Region