Štěpán Šebrle (born 4 September 2002) is a Czech professional

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. He plays as a midfielder for

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Career

From the age of nine years-old, he was a part of the

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football team having started at

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. At the age of eighteen, he signed a professional contract and made his debut in the first team. He helped the club gain promotion to the

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in 2024, and in the August of that year signed a new three-year contract with the club. That month, he scored his first goal in the top flight for the club, in a 3–0 win over

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Personal life

He was born in

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on 4 September 2002. He is the son of 2004 Olympic Games champion decathlete

Roman Šebrle Roman Šebrle (; born 26 November 1974) is a retired decathlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he later switched to the combined events and is a former wo ...

and his wife Eva Kasalová, a

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. His sister Kateřina also played football, for

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and the Czech women’s under-17 national team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebrle, Stepan 2002 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech First League players Footballers from Prague Men's association football midfielders FK Dukla Prague players Czech National Football League players 21st-century Czech sportsmen