Štěpán Chaloupek
Czech footballer (born 2003)
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Štěpán Chaloupek (born 8 March 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Meziboří, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SK Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | SFK Meziboří | ||
| 2015–2021 | Teplice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Teplice | 59 | (3) |
| 2024– | Slavia Prague | 50 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Slavia Prague B | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2025 | Czech Republic U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Czech Republic | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2026 | |||
Life
Club career
Chaloupek started with football in his hometown Meziboří.[2] He was then raised in Teplice, where he was captain of the under-19 team.[1]
He made his debut in senior football in the 2021–22 season of the Czech Cup in August 2021. In the Czech First League, he debuted for Teplice in November 2021, in their 4–2 away loss against Sparta Prague. In the 2022–23 season, he became a stable member of the starting line-up.[2]
In January 2024, it was announced that Chaloupek signed a four-year contract with Slavia Prague, effective from 30 June 2024.[2] After the 2023–24 season, Chaloupek won the award for Teplice's best player of the season.[3]
International career
Chaloupek played for the Czech Republic U21 team. In the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, he played almost all of the matches in the starting line-up, helping the team to qualify for 2025 UEFA Euro U21.[4]
In November 2025, Chaloupek debuted for the senior Czech Republic national team in a match against Gibraltar.[5]
On 31 May 2026, Chaloupek was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Style of play
Among his strengths are one-on-one duels, head play and constructive passing.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teplice | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2026–27 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 66 | 9 | |||
| Slavia Prague B | 2024–25 | Czech National Football League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Czech National Football League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 115 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 12 June 2026[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Slavia Prague