Antonín Barák (born 3 December 1994) is a Czech professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Kasımpaşa on loan from

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club

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, and the Czech Republic national team. After starting his professional career at

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in the

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, Barák moved on to play for

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, before moving to Italy to play in Serie A for Udinese, as well as on loan at other clubs in the same league.

Club career

Slavia Prague

Barák made his career league debut for 1. FK Příbram on 1 June 2013 in a

1–1 away draw at Slovan Liberec. He signed for Czech First League club

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on 30 December 2015 on a contract until June 2019.

Udinese

On 31 January 2017, Slavia announced that he had signed with

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for a fee of €3 million, but that the transfer would go through after the end of the season.

Lecce

On 29 January 2020, he joined

club

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on loan. On 2 February he scored a goal in a 4–0 home win against

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, his first match with the ''salentini'' side.

Verona

On 17 September 2020, he was loaned to

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. Verona held an obligation to purchase his rights if certain performance conditions were met.

Fiorentina

On 26 August 2022, Barák joined

on loan with an option to buy. On 31 January 2023, Fiorentina exercised their option to make the transfer permanent. In the 2022-23 season, Barak helped Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League and formed a main attacking force with Luka Jović and Nicolás González, scoring 5 goals in 11 matches. In the second leg of the semi-final against

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, Barak started from the bench and was substituted on 105th minute of extra time, after which he scored an injury time winner for Fiorentina in 129th minute, causing his club to reach the final in

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Loan to Kasımpaşa

On 7 September 2024, Barák was loaned by Kasımpaşa in Turkey.

International career

In November 2016, Barák received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for friendly matches against

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and

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. He debuted in the latter match on 15 November and scored a goal. On 26 March 2017, Barák scored two goals in his competitive debut, a 6–0 victory over

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in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage on 26 March 2017. He was later selected for the rescheduled

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. On 26 June 2024, during the

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, Barák was sent off in the 20th minute of a match against Turkey. This set a record for the fastest send-off of a player in Euros history.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barák goal.''

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2016–17 Fiorentina *

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runner-up: 2022–23 *

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runner-up: 2022–23 Czech Republic *

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bronze:

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References

External links

Profile
at the ACF Fiorentina website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barak, Antonin 1994 births Living people Footballers from Příbram Czech men's footballers 21st-century Czech sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Serie A players Süper Lig players FK Příbram players FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players SK Slavia Prague players Udinese Calcio players US Lecce players Hellas Verona FC players ACF Fiorentina players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey