Tomáš Ladra (born 24 April 1997) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He spent most of his career in

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 ...

. With 223 caps for Mladá Boleslav and 32 goals, he is among the most notable players of the club's history.

Life

Tomáš Ladra was born on born 24 April 1997 in

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

. He was raised in

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Club career

Before the 2016–17 season, at the age of 19, Ladra was sent on loan to

FK Pardubice FK Pardubice is a Czech football club located in the city of Pardubice. Since 2020, the club has played in the Czech First League. The club is the successor of TJ Tesla Pardubice, which merged with FC Loko Pardubice in 2008. History The club ad ...

. He made his senior league debut for Pardubice on 7 August 2016 in their

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3–0 away loss against

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. His first match for FK Mladá Boleslav in the

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was on 17 February 2018 against

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. Since his return from Pardubice, Ladra played for Mladá Boleslav, with the exception of a six-month loan spell at FK Jablonec in 2020. In 2024, he received an offer from richer Czech clubs, but for family reasons he decided to stay at FK Mladá Boleslav and sign a contract for another three years. After the 2024–25 season, he had 223 league caps for Mladá Boleslav (2nd most in club history) and scored 32 goals (6th most in club history). In June 2025, Ladra transferred to

International career

Ladra played for all Czech Republic youth national teams U18–U21 and played a total of 44 matches in them.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ladra, Tomas 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Česká Lípa Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech National Football League players Men's association football midfielders Czech First League players FK Mladá Boleslav players FK Pardubice players FK Jablonec players FC Viktoria Plzeň players Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from the Liberec Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen