Filip Firbacher (born 21 December 2001) is a Czech professional

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who plays as

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for

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club

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on loan from

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

. In 2018, ''

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'' named Firbacher in a list of the 60 top football talents born in the year 2001. At the time, Firbacher was playing for

's under-19 team. In January 2024, Firbacher was punished with a 30-month ban in the Czech football for match-fixing, later reduced to 18 months following an appeal. On 29 February 2024, he moved to Polish

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club Karkonosze Jelenia Góra, signing a deal until the end of the season. On 6 May 2024, the

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Disciplinary Committee expanded Firbacher's ban across all of its member associations, and he left Karkonosze the following day. He returned to playing in October 2024 with

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after having the rest of his suspension waived by the Czech FA's Ethics Committee. On 20 June 2025, Firbacher joined

club

on a half-year loan deal with option to buy.

References

External links

Hradec Králové profile
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