Aleš Matějů
Aleš Matějů (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈmacɛjuː]; born 3 June 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Brescia. He previously played for Příbram, Viktoria Plzeň and Brighton & Hove Albion, and has represented his country at all under-age levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleš Matějů[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Příbram, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brescia | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1. FK Příbram | |||
| 2014 | PSV 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– | Brescia | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:48, 15 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Career
Příbram
He made his career league debut for Příbram on 30 August 2014 in a 3–2 loss at home to Bohemians 1905 in the Czech First League.
Viktoria Plzeň
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]
Brighton & Hove Albion
Matějů signed a three-year contract with English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 August 2017.[3]
International career
Matějů represented the Czech Republic at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21.[5]
He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Cyprus.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 August 2020[7]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 103 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 124 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in Europa League
References
- "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Fotbal iDNES.cz – Aleš Matějů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Lustig, Nick (4 August 2017). "Brighton sign Czech U21 right-back Ales Mateju from Viktoria Plzen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- Naylor, Andy (1 July 2019). "Albion defender Ales Mateju seals permanent switch to Brescia". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Reprezentace: Aleš Matějů". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Cyprus v Czech Republic game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
- "A. Matějů". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
- Aleš Matějů – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Aleš Matějů official international statistics