Lukáš Masopust (born 12 February 1993) is a

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player who currently plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Early career

Masopust was born in the town of

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, near

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. He began his football career there, before moving to Kamenice nad Lipou and then to

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in 2004. In 2012, Jihlava manager

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promoted him to the senior team and he went on to make his debut for the club against

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that year. The match ended in a 3–3, to which Masopust contributed two assists. In December 2014, Masopust reached an agreement to join Jablonec on 1 January 2015, on a contract running until 1 July 2018. He made his debut for the club against 1. FC Slovácko on 20 February 2015, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Nermin Crnkić.

Slavia Prague

On 18 December 2018, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Masopust from Jablonec on a three-and-a-half-year contract.Slavii posílí Masopust se Ševčíkem
slavia.cz, 18 December 2018 On 22 May 2019, Masopust scored Slavia's second goal in their 2–0 defeat of

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in the 2019 Czech Cup Final. On 20 August 2019, Masopust scored in Slavia Prague's

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first leg play-off win against

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side

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. Slavia would win the second leg as well to qualify for the group stage of Europe's premier knock-out competition for just the second time in their history. Masopust started for Slavia in the final of the

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on 20 May 2021, but was replaced by 19-year-old teammate Abdallah Sima in the 60th minute. Sima would go on to score the only goal of the game against

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as Slavia won the league and cup double. In the final match of the league season on 29 May 2021, Slavia defeated

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to clinch an undefeated record in the league. It was the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals

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did so in 2009–10.

Slovan Liberec

On 26 June 2025, Masopust signed a contract with

until 2028.

International career

Masopust was called up to the Czech senior squad for the first time in March 2018. He played on 26 March 2018 in a

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against

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. On 25 May 2021, Masopust was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed

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tournament. In the final warm-up match before the tournament on 8 June, Masopust scored as the Czechs defeated

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3–1.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Slavia Prague *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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: 2018–19,

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masopust, Lukas 1993 births Living people People from Pelhřimov District Men's association football midfielders Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech First League players FC Vysočina Jihlava players FK Jablonec players SK Slavia Prague players UEFA Euro 2020 players Footballers from the Vysočina Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen FC Slovan Liberec players