Jan Matoušek (born 9 May 1998) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Příbram

Matousek made his league debut in

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2–3 home loss against

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on 12 August 2017. He scored his first league goals eleven days later in their 3–1 home victory against

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. As the club's top goalscorer, Matousek promotion to the

with them and won the National League Best Player Award in his debut season. In his second match in the top flight, Matousek scored two goals in Příbram's 4–2 home win against Bohemians Prague. Afterwards, he was signed by

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for a transfer fee speculated to be around 40 million CZK (

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1.6 million), the highest fee paid in a transfer between two Czech clubs. He stayed in Příbram on loan that was supposed to last until January 2019, but was recalled by Slavia due to an injury. As a replacement for Matoušek, Slavia sent

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on loan to Příbram.

Slavia Prague

Matoušek made his debut for Slavia in a 3–1 Czech First League win at

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2018 in their 1–0

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win at

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. In February 2019, he returned to

on loan until the end of the season.

International career

In June 2023, Matousek debuted for the Czech senior squad during a

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match against

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Career statistics

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References

External links

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Jan Matoušek
profile on the SK Slavia Prague official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Matousek, Jan Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers 1998 births Living people Czech National Football League players Czech First League players FK Příbram players SK Slavia Prague players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards FK Jablonec players FC Slovan Liberec players Footballers from Příbram Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Bohemians 1905 players 21st-century Czech sportsmen