Jakub Pešek
Czech footballer
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Jakub Pešek (born 24 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bohemian Football League club Sparta Prague B.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Chrudim, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Hlinsko | |||
| Chrudim | |||
| –2014 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Sparta Prague | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 66 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | České Budějovice | 28 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Slovan Liberec | 92 | (15) |
| 2021–2024 | Sparta Prague | 61 | (9) |
| 2025–2026 | Wieczysta Kraków | 15 | (0) |
| 2026 | Zlín | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sparta Prague B | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Czech Republic | 14 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 | |||
Career
Pešek made his professional debut for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League on 9 November 2014, coming on as a substitute against Slovácko in a 2–0 away win.[2]
In January 2015, Pešek went on loan to České Budějovice before being signed permanently in mid-2017.[3] Having scored 6 times in 28 league games for Budějovice in the 2017–18 season, he moved to Slovan Liberec at the start of the 2018–19 Czech First League.[4] He rejoined Sparta Prague after the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract.[5]
On 27 January 2025, Pešek moved to Polish third-tier club Wieczysta Kraków, signing an eighteen-month deal with an option for a further year.[6] After featuring once for Wieczysta during the 2025–26 season, he terminated his contract by mutual consent on 9 February 2026.[7] On the same day, Pešek signed a two-year contract with Czech First League club Zlín.[8] On 1 July 2026, Pešek signed a contract with Bohemian Football League club Sparta Prague B.[9]
International career
On 7 September 2020, Pešek received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B match against Scotland, in which he eventually debuted and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute, ending in a 1–2 loss for the Czechs.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Czech National Football League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Czech National Football League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 6 | ||||
| České Budějovice | 2017–18 | Czech National Football League | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| Total | 92 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 112 | 19 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11[c] | 1 | — | 46 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[f] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | 91 | 12 | |||
| Wieczysta Kraków | 2024–25 | II liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | I liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 261 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 43 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pešek goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic |  Wales | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Kuwait | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 5 June 2022 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic |  Spain | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
