Richard Sedláček (born 21 June 1999) is a Czech professional
footballer
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who plays as
midfielder for club
VVV-Venlo.
Club career
AZ
Sedláček played in the
Sparta Prague youth academy until 2018, where he moved to Dutch club
AZ, initially joining the reserve team
Jong AZ
Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Zaandam in the Zaanstreek
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competing in the second-tier
Eerste Divisie. He made his league debut for Jong AZ on 5 October 2018, replacing
Tijjani Reijnders
Tijjani Reijnders (born 29 July 1998) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for AZ Alkmaar.
Personal life
Reijnders is the son of Martin Reynders, and the brother of Eliano Reijnders who are also pro ...
in the 73rd minute in a 2–2 home draw against
Helmond Sport.
VVV-Venlo
On 31 January 2022, Sedláček signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with
Eerste Divisie club
VVV-Venlo, joining the club alongside Jong AZ teammate
Sem Dirks. He made his debut on 4 February 2022, starting in a 5–0 away win over
MVV
Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...
in the Eerste Divisie. Exactly one month later, on 4 March, Sedláček was forced off due to an injury after ten minutes of play in the league game against
Volendam; it was later confirmed how he would miss the remainder of the
2021–22 season, as he had torn his ankle ligament.
The
following season, Sedláček was mainly a starter for VVV, making 34 total appearances in which he failed to score.
On 5 January 2023, he had signed a new contract with the club, keeping him in
Venlo until 2025.
On 24 November 2023, Sedláček scored his first competitive goal for VVV in a 2–1 league loss to
Cambuur
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.
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1999 births
Living people
Czech men's footballers
Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Eerste Divisie players
AC Sparta Prague players
Jong AZ players
VVV-Venlo players
People from Rumburk
Czech expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Czech expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region