Lukáš Masopust
Czech footballer (born 1993)
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Lukáš Masopust (born 12 February 1993) is a Czech football player who currently plays as a right winger or right-back for Czech First League club Slovan Liberec and the Czech Republic national team.[2]
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Masopust with the Czech Republic in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Božejov, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Liberec | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012[1] | Vysočina Jihlava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Vysočina Jihlava | 55 | (7) |
| 2015–2018 | Jablonec | 94 | (14) |
| 2019–2025 | Slavia Prague | 126 | (14) |
| 2025 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Slovan Liberec | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Czech Republic U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Czech Republic | 34 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Club career
Early career
Masopust was born in the town of Božejov, near Pelhřimov.[1] He began his football career there, before moving to Kamenice nad Lipou and then to Jihlava in 2004.[1] In 2012, Jihlava manager František Komňacký promoted him to the senior team and he went on to make his debut for the club against Slavia Prague that year. The match ended in a 3–3, to which Masopust contributed two assists.[1]
In December 2014, Masopust reached an agreement to join Jablonec on 1 January 2015, on a contract running until 1 July 2018. He made his debut for the club against 1. FC Slovácko on 20 February 2015, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Nermin Crnkić.
Slavia Prague
On 18 December 2018, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Masopust from Jablonec on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[1] On 22 May 2019, Masopust scored Slavia's second goal in their 2–0 defeat of Baník Ostrava in the 2019 Czech Cup Final.[3][4] On 20 August 2019, Masopust scored in Slavia Prague's UEFA Champions League first leg play-off win against Romanian side CFR Cluj.[5] Slavia would win the second leg as well to qualify for the group stage of Europe's premier knock-out competition for just the second time in their history.[6][7]
Masopust started for Slavia in the final of the Czech Cup on 20 May 2021, but was replaced by 19-year-old teammate Abdallah Sima in the 60th minute.[8] Sima would go on to score the only goal of the game against Viktoria Plzeň as Slavia won the league and cup double.[8] In the final match of the league season on 29 May 2021, Slavia defeated Dynamo České Budějovice to clinch an undefeated record in the league. It was the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals Sparta Prague did so in 2009–10.[9]
Slovan Liberec
On 26 June 2025, Masopust signed a contract with Slovan Liberec until 2028.[10]
International career
Masopust was called up to the Czech senior squad for the first time in March 2018.[11] He played on 26 March 2018 in a friendly match against China.[12]
On 25 May 2021, Masopust was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[13] In the final warm-up match before the tournament on 8 June, Masopust scored as the Czechs defeated Albania 3–1.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 7 | ||||
| Jablonec | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Total | 94 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 118 | 16 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14[d] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[e] | 2 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8[f] | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 3 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 113 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 47 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Czechoslovak Supercup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2. | 8 June 2021 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic |  Albania | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
