Aleš Mandous (born 21 April 1992) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from

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. He also has four caps for the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Viktoria Plzeň

On 23 March 2013, Mandous made his competitive debut in the second leg of the fourth round of the

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against

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. Plzeň won the game 1–0 and advanced to the next round.

Bohemians Prague (Střížkov)

Mandous spent the following season on loan at Bohemians Prague (Střížkov). Mandous played 18 games in this campaign, which ended with the club being relegated to the third flight of Czech football.

Baník Most

In the summer of 2014, Mandous was sent on loan. This time he joined Baník Most, who were at that time in the second tier of Czech football. He played in 18 matches and was relegated with the club in 2015.

MŠK Žilina

Mandous joined

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as a free agent in June 2015, when he signed a two-year contract with the club. On 12 August 2015, he made his competitive debut in the

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match against ŠK Strážske, which Žilina won 9–0.

Mladá Boleslav

On 5 February 2025, Mandous joined

on a half-year loan deal without option.

International career

On 4 June 2013, Mandous played his sole game for the Czech under-21 team. In this match, the Czech Republic lost 3–0 to

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. In September 2020, Mandous was selected as one of 23 players called up to the national team due to the original squad having to quarantine due to exposure to

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. Mandous played the full 90 minutes for

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against

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which ended in a 2–1 defeat for the home side.Czech Republic 1 Scotland 2: How the makeshift Czechs rated as they gave Scots a scare
Glasgow Times, 7 September 2020

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandous, Ales 1992 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers SK Sigma Olomouc players MŠK Žilina players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia People from Plzeň-North District FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) players FK Baník Most 1909 players UEFA Euro 2020 players Footballers from the Plzeň Region SK Slavia Prague players 21st-century Czech sportsmen FK Mladá Boleslav players