Pavel Kadeřábek (born 25 April 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and played eight years for the Czech Republic national team. He previously represented his country at under-19 level[3] and was in the Czech squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where he played all five of his country's matches.[3]
 Kadeřábek with Czech Republic in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavel Kadeřábek | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Sparta Prague B | 34 | (2) |
| 2011 | → FK Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Sparta Prague | 76 | (10) |
| 2015– | TSG Hoffenheim | 231 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Czech Republic U16 | 14 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Czech Republic U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Czech Republic U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Czech Republic U19 | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2021 | Czech Republic | 48 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2021 | |||
Club career
In August 2010, Kadeřábek made his first competitive appearance for Sparta Prague in a play-off match in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute against MŠK Žilina.[4]
In August 2011, having previously only played league football in the Czech 2. Liga for Sparta's reserve team, Kadeřábek went out on loan to Czech First League side Viktoria Žižkov.[5]
On 17 June 2015, he joined TSG Hoffenheim on a four-year contract.[6]
International career
Kadeřábek joined up with the Czech under-21 team for the first time ahead of a match against the Netherlands in August 2013.[7] He represented the Czech U21 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and scored the opening goal of the tournament in a 1–2 loss to Denmark at the Eden Arena in Prague.[8]
Kadeřábek debuted for the Czech senior squad on 21 May 2014 in a friendly match against Finland.[9] He scored his first goal for the Czech Republic in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying win against Iceland on 16 November 2014.[10]
In June 2016, Kadeřábek was included in coach Pavel Vrba's 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 in France.[11] He retired from international football on 10 March 2022 due to health reasons.[12]
Personal life
Kadeřábek started a relationship with Czech Miss Tereza Chlebovská in 2014. The couple has a daughter named Ema on 2 September 2016.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 May 2024.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2009–10 | Czech 2. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 76 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 13 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6[f] | 1 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 231 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 255 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 352 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 415 | 32 | ||
International
- As of match played 27 June 2021.[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 3 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.[15]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2014 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Iceland | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2. | 13 October 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 3. | 26 March 2018 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China |  China | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2018 China Cup |
Honours
AC Sparta Praha
Czech Republic U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2011
References
External links
- Pavel Kadeřábek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Pavel Kadeřábek at FAČR (in Czech)
- Pavel Kadeřábek at Soccerway
