Michal Trávník (born 17 May 1994) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Trávník made his professional league debut for

in their 2–2

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

draw at

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 ...

on 18 March 2012. He scored his first league goal in Slovácko's 2–0 home win against

Znojmo Znojmo (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian Region. The hi ...

on 10 May 2014. He moved to another Czech First League team, Jablonec, in July 2015. On 17 July 2023, Trávník signed a thee-year contract with

International career

Trávník played for the

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on all youth levels from Under-17 up and took part in the

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and the

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a biennial international association football, football competition for men's under-21 national teams organised by UEFA. The final tourn ...

. He made his debut for the senior Czech Republic team in their 0–2 loss to

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in the

2018 China Cup The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship () was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The winning tea ...

Career statistics

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