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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 17 | (1) |
| 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 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022 | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
References
External links
- Aleš Matějů – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Aleš Matějů at FAČR (in Czech)
