Jakub Brabec
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakub Brabec | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Viktoria Žižkov | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Sparta Prague | 62 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sparta Prague II (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Zbrojovka Brno (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2016– | Genk | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Czech Republic U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Czech Republic U19 | 18 | (1) |
| 2012 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2016– | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:23, 31 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jakub Brabec (born 6 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre/right back for K.R.C. Genk in the Jupiler Pro League Belgium
Life and career
Club career
Jakub was part of the youth system at Sparta Prague, but having been released in the summer of 2008 he joined Viktoria Žižkov, another Prague-based club.[1] He was promoted to the Žižkov first team during the 2008-09 Gambrinus liga season, when he was still at school.[2] He made one league appearance for the club in this season, playing a full match against FC Viktoria Plzen as a 16-year-old in a 2-0 defeat.[3]
In the 2009–10 season, he played a further 14 games for Žižkov, who were then playing in the second tier Czech 2. Liga. One of the fourteen appearances was as a substitute. In one match in this season, against FC Zenit Čáslav, he received a 31st-minute red card.[3] He made six appearances in the Czech 2. Liga in the following 2010–11 season, four of which were as a substitute. He helped Žižkov achieve a second-place league finish and a promotion back to the Gambrinus liga.[3]
In June 2011, he secured a move back to Sparta Prague, for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He told Uefa.com that his primary motivation for making the transfer was that he was a childhood fan of his former club and that he would have a better chance of playing in the Uefa Cup and the Uefa Champions League.[6] He started the 2011-12 season with the reserve team, Sparta Prague II, who compete in the 2. Liga.
August 31st, Jakub signed a 4 year deal with K.R.C. Genk, where he will be playing as a centre back/right back.
International career
Jakub has represented the Czech Republic at youth international level. He scored his first national goal on his third and final appearance for the Czech Republic under-18s in a 3-1 loss to the Austria under-18s in a March 2010 friendly match.[7]
Later in 2009, he made his debut for the Czech Republic under-19s in a 4-0 win over the Malta under-19s.[7][8]
He was selected as captain of the Czech Republic under-19s squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[6] His first goal at under-19 level came in this tournament. He scored a header in a group game tournament fixture against the Republic of Ireland under-19s to equalise 1-1 on 23 July 2011; the Czechs went on to win 2-1.[9] The Czech Republic finished the tournament as losing finalists to Spain.[10]
Achievements
- Runner Up (1): 2010-11
- Runner Up (1): 2011
References
- ↑ "Jakub Brabec returns to Sparta from Žižkov" (in Czech). isport.cz. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Jakub Brabec: Viktoria Žižkov is just right for me" (in Czech). FK Viktoria Žižkov. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Jakup Brabec player profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Jakup Brabec agrees move from Žižkov" (in Czech). Sparta Prague. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Sparta in negotiations for Brabec" (in Czech). Sportovní Noviny. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- 1 2 "Captain Brabec thrilled by Czech coverage". Uefa.com. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- 1 2 "Jakup Brabec youth international statistics" (in Czech). Czech Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ↑ "Jakup Brabec under-19 statistics". Uefa.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Czech Republic come from behind to beat Ireland". Uefa.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Spain seal fifth U-19 title". ESPN Soccernet. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.