Ondřej Lingr (born 7 October 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for

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club Houston Dynamo and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

On 12 May 2017, Lingr made his Czech First League debut for

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in a match against Sparta Prague. On 6 August 2020, Lingr joined Slavia Prague for an estimated amount of €450,000, signing a contract until summer 2024. By scoring a late goal in the Prague derby against Sparta Prague and helping with the decisive in the victory over České Budějovice, he received 2021–22 Czech First League Player of the Month 30 March 2022. On 24 August 2023, Lingr joined Dutch

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club

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on one-year loan with an option to buy. He debuted against

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the same year on 3 September, coming off as a substitute in the 85th minute and immediately contributed to a 5–1 victory with an assist. On 3 September 2024, Lingr returned to Slavia Prague, signed a contract until June 2028. On 28 March 2025, he joined

side Houston Dynamo on a four-year contract for a reported fee of $2.6 million.

International career

After Patrik Schick suffered an injury in early 2022, Lingr was one of the players that received his first senior call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against

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and a friendly match against

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. Lingr made his debut against the former opponent, coming off a substitute. Lingr was selected from the list of 26 Czech footballers by Ivan Hašek to participate in UEFA Euro 2024.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lingr goal.''

Honours

Slavia Prague * Czech First League: 2020–21 * Czech Cup: 2020–21, 2022–23 Feyenoord *

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: 2023–24 * Johan Cruyff Shield: 2024

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