Petr Kodeš (born 31 January 1996) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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or defender for

FC Hradec Králové FC Hradec Králové is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Hradec Králové. The club, which was founded in 1905, won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1959–60 season. Since 2021, the club has played in the Czech Fir ...

Life

Petr Kodeš was born in

Krupka Krupka (; ) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Ore Mountain Mining Region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was one of the world-leadi ...

near

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. At the age of 17, he was nominated for the award for the best youth athlete in the Teplice region.

Club career

Kodeš played for the youth teams of

FK Teplice FK Teplice is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Teplice. The club competes in Czech First League, the top tier of Czech football. The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First ...

. He made his

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debut for Teplice on 19 September 2015, at the age of 19, in their 4–3 away loss against

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

. In October 2020, he went on loan to

in the

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. He helped the club promote to the Czech First League and transferred there permanently after the 2020–21 season. Since then, he has played over 100 matches for Hradec Králové and is among the most notable players in the club's first league history. In February 2024, he became the club's captain.

International career

Kodeš played for the U18 and U20 Czech Republic national teams.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kodes, Petr 1996 births Living people People from Krupka Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Men's association football midfielders FK Teplice players FK Viktoria Žižkov players FK Varnsdorf players FC Hradec Králové players 21st-century Czech sportsmen