Robin Hranáč (, born 29 January 2000) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Czech Republic national team.

Career

Club career

Hranáč started his professional career at

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, making his

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debut against

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in April 2021. In the summer of that year, Hranáč joined Fortuna Liga side Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš on loan, playing the full length of the club's first 13 games before receiving a red card against

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. He played 39 matches for

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across a year and a half of loans from early 2022 until the end of the 2023–24 season. After returning to his parent club, Viktoria Plzeň, Hranáč broke into the first team and featured regularly during the Czech First League as well as the

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, in which his side reached the quarter-finals. On 25 August 2024, Hranáč signed a multi-year contract with

club

, for a fee reported to be up to 11 million Euros. It was announced concurrently that he would wear the number 2 shirt for the club.

International career

Hranáč received his first call-up to the

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in 2021 ahead of matches against

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and

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. He represented the Czech Republic at the

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, His first call-up for the senior Czech Republic national team came in spring 2024. He made his debut in a

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against Armenia on 26 March 2024. Hranáč played all three of his nation's matches at

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual

Defender of the Season: 2023–24 *

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Team of the Season: 2023–24

References

External links

MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš official club profile
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Futbalnet profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hranac, Robin 2000 births Living people Footballers from Plzeň Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players Men's association football defenders FC Viktoria Plzeň players MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš players FK Pardubice players Bohemian Football League players Czech First League players Slovak First Football League players Czech National Football League players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Czech sportsmen