Aleš Matějů

Czech footballer
Aleš Matějů
Personal information
Full name Aleš Matějů[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Příbram, Czech Republic
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 37
Youth career
Příbram
2014 → Eindhoven (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Příbram 15 (1)
2015–2017 Viktoria Plzeň 35 (0)
2017–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Brescia (loan) 22 (0)
2019–2021 Brescia 74 (1)
2022 Venezia 9 (0)
2022–2024 Palermo 50 (0)
2024– Spezia 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Czech Republic U16 13 (0)
2012–2013 Czech Republic U17 16 (1)
2013 Czech Republic U18 3 (1)
2013–2015 Czech Republic U19 17 (0)
2015 Czech Republic U20 2 (0)
2015–2017 Czech Republic U21 15 (1)
2020– Czech Republic 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

Aleš Matějů (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈmacɛjuː]; born 3 June 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who last played as a defender for Serie B side Spezia and Czech Republic national team. He previously played for Příbram, Viktoria Plzeň, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brescia, Venezia and Palermo, and has represented his country at all underage levels.

Career

Early club career

Matějů made his career league debut for Příbram on 30 August 2014 in a 4–1 loss away to Slovácko in the Czech First League. He scored his first league goal in the 1–1 draw with Teplice on 17 May 2015 and finished the season with one goal in 15 league matches.

Matějů moved to Viktoria Plzeň in 2015 and became an integral part of the squad, appearing in the starting eleven in 16 consecutive matches and helping Plzeň win the First League title and Czech Supercup in 2016. However, his status in the team was downgraded in the 2016–17 season as Radim Řezník took his place as the first-choice right back.[2] He later signed a three-year contract with English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 August 2017.[3]

Italy

Matějů spent the 2018–19 season on loan to Italian club Brescia, helping them win the Serie B title and with it promotion to Serie A, and then signed a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 1 January 2022, his contract with Brescia was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 10 February 2022, Matějů signed with Venezia until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to extend for two more years.[6]

On 26 August 2022, having been released by Venezia, Matějů signed for Serie B club Palermo as a free transfer, reuniting with his former Brescia coach Eugenio Corini.[7] On 24 January 2024, he signed for Serie B club Spezia with an option when the club stays in the Serie B at the end of the season.[8]

International career

Matějů represented the Czech Republic at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21.[9] He debuted for the Czech senior squad on 7 October 2020 in a friendly match against Cyprus.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FK Příbram 2014–15 Czech First League 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Viktoria Plzeň 2015–16 Czech First League 17 0 6 1 — 2[a] 0 25 1
2016–17 Czech First League 18 0 1 0 — 8[b] 1 27 1
Total 35 0 7 1 — 10 1 52 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Brescia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 22 0 1 0 — — 23 0
Brescia 2019–20 Serie A 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
2020–21 Serie B 22 1 1 0 — — 23 1
Total 75 1 3 0 — — 78 1
Career total 125 2 10 1 2 0 10 1 147 4
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Aleš Matějů". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Lustig, Nick (4 August 2017). "Brighton sign Czech U21 right-back Ales Mateju from Viktoria Plzen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ Naylor, Andy (1 July 2019). "Albion defender Ales Mateju seals permanent switch to Brescia". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale con Ales Mateju" (in Italian). Brescia. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Matějů joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC (Press release). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Matějů è Rosonero". Palermo (Press release) (in Italian). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Ales Mateju è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia (Press release) (in Italian). 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Reprezentace: Aleš Matějů". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Čtenáři hodnotili Kypr: Darida, Král i Holeš nejlepší, propadli Koubek s Vydrou". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 9 October 2020. Ten sestavou pro přípravný duel podle očekávání řádně zamíchal. Své první starty v národním týmu si připsali stopeři Tomáš Petrášek (2,64) a David Hovorka (2,46), již zároveň patřili k lépe hodnoceným, i střídající Aleš Matějů (3,3), na kterého čtenáři byli přísnější. [As expected, he properly mixed up the lineup for the preparatory duel. The stoppers Tomáš Petrášek (2.64) and David Hovorka (2.46), who were also among the better rated, also made their first starts in the national team, as well as substitute Aleš Matějů (3.3), on whom the readers were more strict.]
  11. ^ "A. Matějů". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

External links

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Spezia Calcio – current squad
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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2020
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