Jakub Markovič (born 13 July 2001) is a professional Czech

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who plays for

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Club career

Markovič debuted for

on 24 August 2019 in a 4-0

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victory against

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, becoming the second youngest goalkeeper to debut for Slavia, and the youngest to keep a clean sheet. Spending time on loan in

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, Markovič played an important role in keeping clean sheets in the 2021–22 Czech First League relegation group. On 3 July 2023, Markovič signed a four-year contract with

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. He took part in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying. In the decisive match against

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, Markovič was the standout player in his team, saving two penalties in the

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. Copenhagen won 2–1, however, because Markovič' teammates missed 4 out of their 5 penalties. On 7 January 2025, Markovič returned to Slavia Prague following the activation of his buy-back clause, signing a four-and-a-half year deal.

International career

Markovič represented Czech youth teams ranging from U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 until U21. In 2024 he was called up to the

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national team for the first time.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

; SK Slavia Prague *

: 2019–20, 2024–25 * Czechoslovak Supercup: 2019

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* * * * * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Přerov Czech men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech First League players SK Slavia Prague players FK Mladá Boleslav players FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players FK Pardubice players FC Baník Ostrava players 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-footy-goalkeeper-stub