Lukáš Provod (born 23 October 1996) is a Czech professional

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who 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

Provod played in the

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in the 2015–16 season, representing

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, who were operating as a

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for his parent club

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. He joined

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on a season-long loan for the 2016–17 season. He played in all of his team's first five league matches in the

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, scoring in the away game against

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. Provod also represented Sokolov in the

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, scoring in the 2–1 second round loss against Zápy. Provod joined

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

for the second half of the

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, celebrating the second-tier title and promotion to the

with the club at the end of the season. On 3 September 2019,

confirmed that Provod had arrived on loan from

for the remainder of the calendar year, and signed a deal for a permanent transfer afterwards.

International career

Provod received his first call-up by coach

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for

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matches against

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and

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. He debuted in the former match on 4 September 2020, which the Czech Republic won 3–1. On 27 March 2021, Provod scored his first senior international goal in a

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match against

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. He was not included in the

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squad due to a serious knee injury. On 28 May 2024, Provod was selected in the 26-man squad for

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. The same year on 18 June, he scored his country's first goal of the tournament during their opening match against

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, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

České Budějovice * Czech National League: 2018–19 Slavia Prague *

: 2019–20,

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Individual *

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Squad of the Season:

Player of the Year:

Midfielder of the Year:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Provod, Lukas 1996 births Living people Footballers from Plzeň Czech men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players FK Baník Sokolov players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players SK Slavia Prague players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players 21st-century Czech sportsmen