Matěj Helebrand (born 19 June 1997) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a defender for

SFC Opava Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 seas ...

. He made his senior league debut for

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on 21 August 2016 in a Czech National Football League 3–3 draw at

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. On 26 April 2017, he scored the winning goal in Opava's 2–0 win at

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in the

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semi-finals, helping his Second League team to defeat their fourth First League opponents in a row and advance to the FA Cup final for the first time in club history.

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Matěj Helebrand at SFC Opava
Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers 1997 births Living people Czech First League players Czech National Football League players SFC Opava players MFK Vítkovice players FK Blansko players Men's association football defenders {{CzechRepublic-footy-defender-stub