Pavel Kadeřábek (born 25 April 1992) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and played eight years for the Czech Republic national team. He previously represented his country at under-19 level and was in the Czech squad for the

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, where he played all five of his country's matches.

Club career

In August 2010, Kadeřábek made his first competitive appearance for

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in a play-off match in the

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, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute against

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. In August 2011, having previously only played league football in the

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for Sparta's reserve team, Kadeřábek went out on loan to

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side

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. On 17 June 2015, he joined

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on a four-year deal.

International career

Kadeřábek joined up with the Czech under-21 team for the first time ahead of a match against the Netherlands in August 2013. He represented the Czech U21 team at the

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, and scored the opening goal of the tournament in a 1–2 loss to

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at the

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in Prague. Kadeřábek made his national debut for the

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on 21 May 2014 in a friendly match against

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. He scored his first goal for the Czech Republic in a 2–1

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win against

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on 16 November 2014. In June 2016 Kadeřábek was included in coach

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's 23-man squad for the

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tournament in France. On 10 March 2022 Kadeřabek announced end of his international career due to health reasons.

Personal life

Kadeřábek started a relationship with

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in 2014. The couple have a daughter Ema born on 2 September 2016. They got married in June 2017.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

Honours

AC Sparta Praha *

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: 2013–14 *

: 2013–14 Czech Republic U19 *

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runner-up:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaderabek, Pavel 1992 births Living people Footballers from Prague Association football fullbacks Czech footballers Czech Republic youth international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers Czech Republic international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Bundesliga players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FK Viktoria Žižkov players AC Sparta Prague players UEFA Euro 2016 players UEFA Euro 2020 players Czech expatriate footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany