Michal Sáček (born 19 September 1996) is a Czech professional
footballer
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who plays for
Ekstraklasa club
Jagiellonia Białystok. A
central midfielder throughout most of his career, he can also be deployed as a
right-back.
Club career
He 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
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season.
On 2 February 2023, Polish club
Jagiellonia Białystok announced the signing of Sáček on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
International career
He 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
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, but failed to make an appearance. 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
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.
He made his senior debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against
Ukraine, a 1–1 home draw.
Career statistics
Club
References
Honours
Sparta Prague
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Czech Cup:
2019–20
Jagiellonia Białystok
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Ekstraklasa:
2023–24
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Hustopeče
Footballers from the South Moravian Region
Czech men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football utility players
Czech First League players
Czech National Football League players
Ekstraklasa players
III liga players
AC Sparta Prague players
Jagiellonia Białystok players
Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
Czech Republic men's international footballers
Czech expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland
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