Martin Frýdek (footballer, born 1992)

Martin Frýdek
Personal information
Full name	Martin Frýdek
Date of birth	24 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Left back
Team information
Current team	FC Luzern
Number	13
Youth career
	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012	Sparta Prague
2012	→ Senica (loan)
2013–2015	Slovan Liberec
2015–2020	Sparta Prague
2020–2024	FC Luzern
International career‡
2012	Czech Republic U20
2013–2015	Czech Republic U21
2016–	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2020

Martin Frýdek (born 24 March 1992) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defender for FC Luzern.^[1]^[2]

Club career[edit]

On 9 January 2013, Frýdek moved from Sparta Prague to Slovan Liberec with David Pavelka, with midfielder Lukáš Vácha going in the opposite direction for 15 million CZK.^[3] Frýdek was part of Slovan Liberec squad for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches.^[4]

Frýdek returned to Sparta Prague in July 2015 as part of a swap transfer with Jan Sýkora.^[5] Frýdek scored the opening goal in the round of 16 first leg match of Europa League against Lazio, which ended in a 1–1 draw,^[when?] describing it as "the most beautiful goal I've ever scored".^[6] During matchday 27 of the league against FK Teplice,^[when?] he suffered a severe concussion after a fight with Martin Fillo.^[7]

International career[edit]

In October 2015, Frýdek received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against the Netherlands.^[8] He debuted on 24 March 2016 in a friendly match against Scotland, ending in a 0–1 defeat for the Czechs.^[9] Frýdek was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 due to a head injury at the end of the 2015–16 Czech First League.^[10]

Personal life[edit]

Frýdek the son of former national team player and namesake Martin Frýdek.^[11] His brother, Christián Frýdek, is also a footballer.^{[citation needed]}

Honours[edit]

Slovan Liberec: 2014–15 Czech Cup^[12]

References[edit]

^ "Martin Frýdek se dočkal angažmá. Po Spartě jde na dva roky do Švýcarska". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ Martin Frýdek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
^ Vávra, Aleš (9 January 2013). "Pavelka nechtěl ve Spartě sedět: Liberec mě posune dopředu". Aktualně.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 February 2013.
^ "Bravo, Liberec se drží postupové cesty. V Evropské lize už má čtyři body". Sport.cz (in Czech). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
^ "Frýdek míří zpátky do Sparty! Liberec za něj dostane Sýkoru". Blesk (in Czech). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ Povejšil, Vojtěch (11 March 2016). "Frýdek se krásně trefil proti Laziu: Nejhezčí gól, co jsem dal". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ Novák, Miloslav (2 May 2015). "Fillo poslal Frýdka do nemocnice, ale sudí Jílek pískal faul sparťanovi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
^ "Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Šedivý, Petr (26 March 2016). "Jeden z nejhorších výkonů, hodnotili čtenáři. Nejlepší byl Frýdek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Vrba oznámil širší nominaci. Nepojede Vácha, nechybí ale Hubník, Rosický, a Schick". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
^ "Další Frýdek! Syn září, slavný otec je pyšný". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

External links[edit]

This biographical article related to association football in the Czech Republic, about a defender, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Martin Frýdek se dočkal angažmá. Po Spartě jde na dva roky do Švýcarska". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[2] Martin Frýdek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)

[3] Vávra, Aleš (9 January 2013). "Pavelka nechtěl ve Spartě sedět: Liberec mě posune dopředu". Aktualně.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 February 2013.

[4] "Bravo, Liberec se drží postupové cesty. V Evropské lize už má čtyři body". Sport.cz (in Czech). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

[5] "Frýdek míří zpátky do Sparty! Liberec za něj dostane Sýkoru". Blesk (in Czech). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[6] Povejšil, Vojtěch (11 March 2016). "Frýdek se krásně trefil proti Laziu: Nejhezčí gól, co jsem dal". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[7] Novák, Miloslav (2 May 2015). "Fillo poslal Frýdka do nemocnice, ale sudí Jílek pískal faul sparťanovi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[8] "Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[9] Šedivý, Petr (26 March 2016). "Jeden z nejhorších výkonů, hodnotili čtenáři. Nejlepší byl Frýdek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[10] "Vrba oznámil širší nominaci. Nepojede Vácha, nechybí ale Hubník, Rosický, a Schick". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[11] "Další Frýdek! Syn září, slavný otec je pyšný". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[12] "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]