Petr Ševčík (born 4 May 1994) is a professional

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player who currently plays for Jablonec on loan from

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and the Czech Republic national team. Having made his debut in the

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in 2014, Ševčík has played most of his club football there, aside from the 2014–15 season, when he played in the second level.

Life

Ševčík grew up in

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, where he also started to play football.

Club career

At the end of the

2013–14 Czech First League The 2013–14 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The season began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014. Sparta Prague won their 36th ti ...

season, Ševčík started his career at

Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Olomouc. The club currently competes in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2 ...

and made debuted as a second half substitute in a 5–0 away loss at

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

. When Olomouc was subsequently relegated, he joined

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on a half-season loan at the start of the

2014–15 Czech National Football League The 2014–15 Czech National Football League is the 22nd season of the Czech Republic's second tier Association football, football league. The season started on 2 August 2014 and ran until May 2015, with a winter break between November and March. ...

. In the spring part of the

2015–16 Czech First League The 2015–16 Czech First League, known as the Synot liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. Defending champions Viktoria Plzeň won the league for a second consecutive season, winning t ...

, Ševčík scored his first two league goals for Olomouc, but the season culminated in Olomouc's relegation for the second time in three seasons. After the end of the season, he was one of two players who left Olomouc to transfer to

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

alongside teammate

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, where Ševčík signed a three-year contract. Ševčík played for Liberec for two and a half seasons. His performances there led to interest from

and

. In January 2019, Ševčík moved to

. On 18 April 2019, Ševčík scored a brace in the away second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Chelsea. On 29 January 2025, Ševčík joined Jablonec on a half-year loan deal.

International career

In a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against

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on 14 November 2019, Ševčík debuted for the Czech senior squad, coming on as a substitute for Lukáš Masopust in the 76th minute. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the Czech squad for the

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. On 12 June 2024, he was called up for the

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, replacing the injured

Michal Sadílek Michal Sadílek (; born 31 May 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team. Club career Sadílek made his professional debut in the Eerste Div ...

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevcik, Petr 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Jeseník Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Czech First League players SK Sigma Olomouc players SFC Opava players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Slavia Prague players Czech National Football League players UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Footballers from the Olomouc Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen FK Jablonec players