Adam Zadražil (born 6 August 2000) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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Life

Zadražil was born in Chýnov and started to play football in the local football club at the age of five.

Club career

From 2016, he played for Táborsko. In March 2018, at the age of 17, he made his senior football debut in Táborsko's

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match against

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, when he came on as a substitute in the 37th minute. In spring 2023, Zadražil was on loan in

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, playing in the

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, but he did not make a single start for the Viktoria's A-team and returned to Táborsko after the

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season was over. He then transferred to

. Zadražil made his Czech First League debut on 11 February 2024, in Hradec Králové's 2–2 home draw against

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. In the spring part of the season, he became a stable member of the starting lineup and kept 8 clean sheets in 16 matches during the season.

International career

Zadražil played two matches for the U18 Czech Republic youth national team. In 2024, he was nominated into the senior

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for two matches of the

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, but remained only among the substitutes.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zadrazil, Adam 2000 births Living people People from Tábor District Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Bohemian Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers FC Silon Táborsko players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FC Hradec Králové players