Jakub Janetzký (born 12 June 1997) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Biography

Janetzký was born in

Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...

Club career

Janetzký played in the junior teams of

SFC Opava Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 sea ...

. He made his debut in the

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for Opava in February 2015, at the age of 17, and immediately started playing regularly in the starting line-up. In 2017, he transferred to

FK Jablonec FK Jablonec () is a Czech Republic, Czech professional association football, football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994. History Jablonec played its first se ...

, but he remained in Opava on loan for half a year. He made his

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debut for Jablonec on 29 July 2017 in their 1–1 away draw against

Slovácko Moravian Slovakia, also called Slovácko (, older ''Moravské Slovensko'') is a cultural region in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic. It lies in the historical region of Moravia, on the border with Slovakia (the Slovak region of Záhor ...

. After half a year, he returned to Opava again on loan. Before the 2019–20 season, he transferred to

FC Zlín FC Zlín is a professional football club from Zlín, Czech Republic. The club has spent a number of seasons in the top league of the country, both the Czechoslovak First League and later the Czech First League. The club plays in the Czech National ...

. Since then, he has played regularly for Zlín. As of September 2023, he has played 119 league matches for Zlín, which is the 10th highest in the club's first league history. In June 2024 Janetzký signed a contract with

club

International career

Janetzký played for the U16–U20 Czech Republic youth national teams.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janetzky, Jakub 1997 births Living people Footballers from Opava Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech National Football League players Czech First League players Men's association football midfielders SFC Opava players FK Jablonec players FC Zlín players FC Zbrojovka Brno players 21st-century Czech sportsmen