Jakub Sklenář (born 18 November 1990) is a professional

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player who currently plays for Dukla Jižní Město. Sklenář was on the books of

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for three years, although he frequently left the club on loan, having spells with a number of Second League teams. Sklenář made his

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debut for Dukla in a July 2011 match against

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as a substitute. He subsequently went out on loan to Czech 2. Liga side

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for the first half of the season, scoring four goals in fifteen appearances. Upon his return to Dukla in 2012, Sklenář was rewarded with his first Gambrinus liga start, which he marked by being sent off for two yellow cards after 62 minutes in a game against

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. He finished his first season in the top flight with five appearances, four of those from the substitutes' bench. In July 2012 Sklenář joined Czech 2. Liga side

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in a loan deal. In January 2013 he joined

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on loan for the second half of the

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. Sklenář left Dukla in summer 2013 at the end of his contract. Sklenář joined Australian club Narrabeen FC in 2015. He then joined

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for the 2016/17 season. In July 2017, he scored four goals in under seven minutes for the club against Launceston City FC and he ended the season scoring 28 goals for the club. He became the player of the year in the

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and the player who scored most goals in that season. The next season, he played for

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. For the 2018/19 season, Sklenář joined SFK Vrchovina.

Later career

Since Sklenář moved to Australia, he coached the youth teams at the clubs he was playing for. When Sklenář joined

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on 18 January 2019, the club also announced, that he would be coaching the clubs U-14 squad.Jacks sign international striker
ecujoondalup.com.au, 18 January 2019 In January 2020, he returned to Czech Republic, and began training with Dukla Jižní Město, before he began playing for the club in August 2020.Profile at Fotbal Praha
fotbalpraha.cz

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