Marek Matějovský
Matějovský lining up for the Czech Republic in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marek Matějovský | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mladá Boleslav | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Slavoj Stará Boleslav | ||
| 1990–1994 | Alfa Brandýs nad Labem | ||
| 1994–1999 | Mladá Boleslav | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Mladá Boleslav | 16 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Jablonec | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Mladá Boleslav | 98 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Reading | 51 | (2) |
| 2010– | Sparta Prague | 142 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007–2011 | Czech Republic | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:25, 23 March 2016 (UTC). |
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Marek Matějovský (born 20 December 1981) is a Czech footballer who plays for Sparta Prague as a central midfielder.
Matějovský started his football career at the age of five with Slavoj Stará Boleslav, progressing to Alfa Brandýs nad Labem at the age of 13. After turning 18, he signed professional terms with Mladá Boleslav for the 1999–2000 season, who were then playing in the Czech 2. Liga. In the spring of 2001, he switched to Gambrinus liga team Jablonec, but returned to Mladá Boleslav in January 2003. After settling back into the team, he helped them win promotion to the Gambrinus liga for the start of the 2004–05 season, where they remained for the rest of Matějovský's stay at the club. He was promoted to captain of Mladá Boleslav at the start of the 2005–06 season.
Matějovský's performances in the Czech Republic alerted big clubs elsewhere in Europe to his ability, and he was linked with moves to Liverpool, Hamburg and Steaua Bucharest. However, it was announced on 7 January 2008 that Reading had signed Matějovský on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £1.42 million.
Nick Hammond said, "Marek is primarily a central midfield player but he is also capable of playing in both wide positions or behind the strikers – he is a player we have been following for some time, and when the opportunity arose to sign him it was too good to turn down."Brian McDermott kept an eye on him for roughly 18 months, and had seen him in action a number of times. He said "He's captain of his club, and has played all their games in the last three years except when he's been suspended. That's the type of guy he is."
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