Alex Král
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Král[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Košice, Slovakia[2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Union Berlin )(on loan from Spartak Moscow | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | Moravská Slavia Brno | ||
2007–2012 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
2012–2017 | Slavia Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Teplice | 43 | (1) |
2019 | Slavia Prague | 18 | (0) |
2019– | Spartak Moscow | 53 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2023– |
→ Union Berlin (loan) | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Czech Republic U17 | 18 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Czech Republic U18 | 13 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Czech Republic U19 | 20 | (1) |
2017 |
Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (1) |
2019– | Czech Republic | 36 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023 |
Alex Král (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech professional
Early life
Born in
Club career
Slavia Prague
In January 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Slavia Prague.[6]
Spartak Moscow
On 1 September 2019, he signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. He has since played for the club for several seasons, which included participation in the UEFA Champions League.[7]
Loan to West Ham United
On 31 August 2021, Král joined English side West Ham United on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.[5] He made his debut on 22 September in a 1–0 win against Manchester United in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford.[8] His league debut followed when he came on as a substitute in a 4–1 win at Watford on 28 December 2021.[9] Král made one appearance in the Premier League, three times in the Europa League and once in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup before his loan ended.[10]
Contract suspension and Schalke 04
On 1 July 2022, Spartak announced that Král suspended his contract with Spartak Moscow for the 2022–23 season using FIFA's special regulations related to the
Loan to Union Berlin
On 2 June 2023, Union Berlin announced the signing of Král to a one-year contract, and under FIFA regulations he remains a Spartak player temporarily playing for Union Berlin.[13]
International career
Král made his debut for the Czech Republic national team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Brazil, as a 69th-minute substitute for David Pavelka.[14]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Teplice | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Czech First League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | Czech First League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 2 | ||||
Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2019–20 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 60 | 0 | |||
West Ham United (loan) | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Schalke 04 (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
Union Berlin (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 149 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 3 |
- ^ Includes Czech Cup, Russian Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Czechoslovak Supercup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Cup
International
- As of match played 20 November 2023.[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic | 2019 | 9 | 2 |
2020 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 2 |
- Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 14 October 2019 | Generali Arena, Prague , Czech Republic |
Northern Ireland | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
2. | 14 November 2019 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic | Kosovo | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[19]
References
- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Alex Král | Football Talent Scout, footballtalentscout.net
- ^ "Alex Král". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Profile on WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
- ^ a b "West Ham United bring in Czech Republic midfielder Alex Král on loan". West Ham United F.C. (Press release). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Návrat Krále. Slavia hlásí posilu do defenzívy". SK Slavia Praha. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Vítej, Алекс Крал!" [Welcome, Alex Kral] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 September 2019.
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value (help) - ^ "Manchester United 0-1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Watford 1-4 West Ham". BBC Sport. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "He Thought He'd Play More At West Ham – National Team Boss On Hammers Loanee". Inside Futbol. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Крал приостановил действие контракта со "Спартаком"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Alex Král joins Schalke 04 for 2022/23". schalke04.de (Press release). FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Král si polepšil, po sestupu se Schalke míří do Ligy mistrů. Posílil Union". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Brazil game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
- ^ Alex Král at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Alex Král at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Alex Král". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "BANÍK OSTRAVA VS. SLAVIA PRAGUE 0 - 2". Soccerway. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Technical Report". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.