Martin Frýdek (born 24 March 1992) is a

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Club career

On 9 January 2013, Frýdek moved from

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

with

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, with midfielder

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going in the opposite direction for 15 million CZK. Frýdek was part of Slovan Liberec squad for

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group stage matches. Frýdek returned to Sparta Prague in July 2015 as part of a swap transfer with

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. In March 2016 Frýdek scored the opening goal in the round of 16 first leg of the

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match against

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, which ended in a 1–1 draw, describing it as "the most beautiful goal I've ever scored". In a May 2016 league game against

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he suffered a severe concussion after a fight with

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International career

In October 2015, Frýdek received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for a

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against the

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. He debuted on 24 March 2016 in a

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against

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, ending in a 0–1 defeat for the Czechs. Frýdek was not selected for the

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due to a head injury at the end of the

2015–16 Czech First League The 2015–16 Czech First League, known as the Synot liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. Defending champions Viktoria Plzeň won the league for a second consecutive season, winning t ...

Personal life

Frýdek the son of former national team player and namesake Martin Frýdek. His brother, Christián Frýdek, is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

*Slovan Liberec:

2014–15 Czech Cup The 2014–15 Czech Cup, known as the Česká Pošta Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is the 22nd season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round on 20 July 2014 and end with the final ...

Individual *

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Player of the Month: April 2023

References

External links

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Sparta Prague profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frydek, Martin 1992 births Living people 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 Men's association football defenders AC Sparta Prague players FK Senica players FC Slovan Liberec players Czech First League players Slovak First Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Footballers from Hradec Králové Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia FC Luzern players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Czech expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Czech sportsmen