Michal Sáček (born 19 September 1996) is a Czech professional

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who plays for

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club

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

. A

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throughout most of his career, he can also be deployed as a

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Club career

Sparta Prague

He made his career league debut for

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on 14 May 2016 in a

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5–0 home win against

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. While at Sparta Prague, he won the Revelation of the Year award for the

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season.

Jagiellonia Białystok

On 2 February 2023, Polish club

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announced the signing of Sáček on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Górnik Zabrze

On 9 June 2025, Sáček signed a contract with Polish club

until June 2028.

International career

He was called up to the Czech national team on 2 June 2017 to face

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and

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as a replacement for the injured

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, but failed to make an appearance. He represented his country on the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. In the first match, a 0–2 loss to

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, his defensive error led to a goal by

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. He made his senior debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against

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, a 1–1 home draw.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sparta Prague *

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: 2019–20 Jagiellonia Białystok *

: 2023–24

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* * * 1996 births Living people People from Hustopeče Footballers from the South Moravian Region Czech men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Ekstraklasa players III liga players AC Sparta Prague players Jagiellonia Białystok players Górnik Zabrze players Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-footy-midfielder-stub