Vítězslav Jaroš

Czech footballer (born 2001)

Vítězslav Jaroš
Jaroš playing for Sturm Graz in 2024
Personal information
Full name Vítězslav Jaroš[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Příbram, Czech Republic
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 16
Youth career
2008–2011 FK Příbram
2011–2017 Slavia Prague
2017–2020 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
2021 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 34 (0)
2022 → Notts County (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2023 → Stockport County (loan) 11 (0)
2024– → Sturm Graz (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
Czech Republic U17
Czech Republic U19
2022– Czech Republic U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:44, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Vítězslav Jaroš (born 23 July 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sturm Graz on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. He has previously spent time on loan at St Patrick's Athletic, Notts County and Stockport County.

Club career

Early career

Jaroš started out with his local club FK Příbram where he played for three years before joining Slavia Prague in 2011. He spent six years there before signing for Liverpool in 2017, joining the club's Academy set-up and winning the FA Youth Cup in his second season with the side.[2][3]

In the summer of 2019, he made his first appearance for the senior side in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers, playing the second half of a 6–0 win.[4] Shortly after that he picked up an injury in training that halted his progress, taking a knock to his elbow from close range that tore a ligament off the bone and a little bit of the bone away, with the injury requiring surgery that caused him to miss several months.[5]

Liverpool

Jaroš first involvement with the Liverpool first team squad in a competitive fixture came in February 2020, when he was named on the bench for their FA Cup Fourth Round replay against Shrewsbury Town.[6] He signed a new long term contract with the club on 9 July 2020.[7] The following season, Jaroš was on the bench again for three Champions League fixtures, at home and away against Ajax and away to FC Midtjylland, although he remained an unused substitute in all three.[8]

St Patrick's Athletic loan

On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Jaroš had joined League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic on loan for the duration of the 2021 season.[9][10] This made him the second ever player from the Czech Republic to sign for the club, after fellow Příbram native Michal Macek. He made his debut for St Pats, and his senior competitive debut, on 19 March 2021, in a 1–1 draw with Shamrock Rovers in the Dublin derby at Tallaght Stadium.[11] Jaroš' debut performance saw him draw high praise from his manager Stephen O'Donnell who stated "He’s shown tonight what he’s shown all pre-season. For a player so young, 19 years of age, to have such a good mentality and be so composed – if you were coming in and didn’t know his age, you’re saying: ‘That’s a seasoned veteran, that’s a real pro’."[12][13] He kept the first clean sheet of his senior career on 3 April 2021, as his side won 1–0 away to Bohemians in the Dublin City derby at Dalymount Park to go top of the league.[14] Jaroš went on to keep five clean sheets in six games as his side remained unbeaten after nine games, conceding just four goals.[15] On 12 November 2021, Jaroš was named as the club's Player of the Year, as voted by the club's supporters following a debut season that saw him help his side to a 2nd place finish, their best since the club's 2013 title win.[16][17][18][19][20][21] On 28 November 2021, Jaroš made his last appearance for the club in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, beating rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[22][23][24][25] He departed the club at the end of the season, waiting for guidance from Jürgen Klopp on where his next move would be, with the Liverpool manager stating "Vit was brilliant in Ireland", while Pat's manager Stephen O'Donnell stated he was the best 20 year old goalkeeper he had ever seen, including Kasper Schmeichel who was a teammate of his at Falkirk at the same age.[26][27][28] On 26 January 2022, it was announced that Jaroš had been named SWI Goalkeeper of the Year as voted by Irish journalists.[29][30][31]

Notts County loan

On 27 January 2022, it was announced that Jaroš had signed for National League side Notts County until the end of the season.[32][33][34] He made his debut for the club on 1 March 2022 in a 3–1 loss away to Chesterfield.[35] His first clean sheet for the club came on his fifth appearance for the club, in a 2–0 win over Eastleigh at Meadow Lane on 19 February 2022.[36] He made a total of 15 appearances for the club during his loan spell, as they missed out on promotion to EFL League Two in the playoffs.[8]

Stockport County loan

On 4 July 2022, Jaroš signed for EFL League Two club Stockport County on a season long loan.[37] Jaroš made his debut for the club on 9 August 2022 in an EFL Cup tie away to Harrogate Town in which he kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win.[38] He followed that up by keeping another clean sheet in a 1–0 win four days later in a victory at home to Colchester United in his league debut for the club.[39] On 23 August 2022, Jaroš kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Premier League side Leicester City in an EFL Cup tie, also saving a penalty from James Maddison in the shootout as his side were defeated 3–1 on penalties.[40] He made 13 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell.[41]

Sturm Graz loan

On 9 January 2024, Jaroš signed a new contract with Liverpool and joined Austrian Bundesliga second-placed club Sturm Graz.[42]

International career

Jaroš has represented Czech Republic at various underage levels.[43] His first callup to the Czech Republic U21 team came in September 2021.[44] He made his debut for the Czech Republic U21s in a 3–0 win away to Andorra U21 on 29 March 2022.[45]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool U21 2020–21[8] — — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Liverpool 2019–20[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2021[8] LOI Premier Division 34 0 5 0 — — — 39 0
Notts County (loan) 2021–22[8] National League 15 0 — — — 0 0 15 0
Stockport County (loan) 2022–23[8] League Two 11 0 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 13 0
Sturm Graz (loan) 2023–24[8] Austrian Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 — 4[c] 0 — 14 0
Total 68 0 7 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 83 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup & Austrian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Liverpool Youth

St Patrick's Athletic

Individual

References

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External links

  • Vítězslav Jaroš at Premier League
  • Vítězslav Jaroš – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
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SK Sturm Graz – current squad
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St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Player of the Year