Michael Lüftner (born 14 March 1994) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a centre back.

Club career

Teplice

He has spent his early career in the Czech First League club Teplice. He broke into the first team squad early in the 2012–13 season, making his league debut in an 0–2 loss against Hradec Králové in October 2012. He scored his first league goal in November 2012 against defending champions

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, helping his team to a 3–0 victory. He became an integral part of Teplice's first team in the 2013–14 season, playing 8 whole league matches in a row before being sent off after 28 minutes in the 9th round against

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Slavia Prague

In December 2016, he signed for Slavia Prague on a contract until 2020 for an undisclosed fee reported to be over €500,000. He made his debut for Slavia in their next competitive match - a 2–0 Czech First League home win against Jihlava on 19 February 2017.

Copenhagen

On 11 May 2017, Slavia Prague officials announced that Copenhagen triggered the release clause on Lüftner's contract by a bid of €1,5 million. The move was confirmed four days later.

Omonia Nicosia

On 20 June 2019, Cypriot First Division club

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announced that Lüftner will join the club as a loan from FC Copenhagen. He made his debut on 24 August 2019 against

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in the 2019-20 season premiere. He scored his first goal (6/2/20) in the 52nd minute in the

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against

. His first goal in the Cypriot First Division(7/12/20) was against

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

in the 38th minute.

Fehérvár FC

On 3 June 2021 it was confirmed, that Lüftner had joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár FC from Copenhagen with immediate effect.

International career

He represented his country on UEFA U17 Championship in

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. He was first called up to the senior Czech national team in August 2017 to face Germany and Northern Ireland in the

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, but failed to make an appearance. He was again called up in September to face Azerbaijan and San Marino in the same competition, making his debut against San Marino on 8 October.

Career statistics

Honours

Copenhagen * Danish Superliga: 2018–19 Omonia * Cypriot First Division:

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References

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Michael Lüftner
official international statistics * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luftner, Michael 1994 births Living people Czech footballers Czech expatriate footballers Czech Republic youth international footballers Czech people of German descent Czech Republic international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers People from Chabařovice Association football defenders Czech First League players Danish Superliga players Cypriot First Division players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players FK Teplice players SK Slavia Prague players F.C. Copenhagen players AC Omonia players Fehérvár FC players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Czech expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Czech expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Hungary Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region