Jakub Brabec (born 6 August 1992) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Czech national team.

Club career

Brabec was part of the

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, but having been released in summer 2008, he joined

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, another

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-based club. He was promoted to the Žižkov first team during the

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season, when he was still at school. He made one league appearance for the club in this season, playing a full match against

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as a 16-year-old in a 2–0 defeat. In the 2009–10 season, Brabec played a further 14 games for Žižkov, who were then playing in the second tier

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. One of the fourteen appearances was as a substitute. In one match in this season against

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, he received a 31st-minute red card. He made six appearances in the Czech 2. Liga in the following 2010–11 season, four of which were as a substitute. He helped Žižkov achieve a second-place league finish and promotion back to the Czech First League. Brabec returned to Sparta Prague for an undisclosed fee in June 2011. He told

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that his primary motivation for making the transfer was that he was a childhood fan of his former club and that he would have a better chance of playing in the

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and the

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. He started the 2011–12 season with the reserve team, Sparta Prague II, who compete in the 2. Liga. On 31 August 2016, Brabec signed a four-year contract with

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On 31 August 2021,

officially announced the signing of Brabec for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. On 18 October 2021, he scored his first goal sealing a precious 1–0 away win against

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. On 13 March 2023, Brabec signed a contract extension with the club until summer 2026.

International career

Youth

Brabec has represented the

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at youth international level. He scored his first national goal on his third and final appearance for the Czech Republic under-18s in a 3–1 loss to the Austria under-18s in a March 2010

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. Later in 2009, he made his debut for the Czech Republic under-19s in a 4–0 win over the Malta under-19s. Brabec was selected as captain of the Czech Republic under-19s squad for the

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. His first goal at under-19 level came in this tournament. He scored a header in a group game tournament fixture against the Republic of Ireland under-19s to equalise 1–1 on 23 July 2011; the Czechs went on to win 2–1. The Czech Republic finished the tournament as losing finalists to Spain.

Senior

On 29 March 2016, Brabec debuted for the Czech national team under coach

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in Czech Republic senior team in a friendly match against

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, ending in a 1–1 draw. On 11 October 2019, Brabec scored his first goal in a

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match against

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, resulting in a 2-1 victory for the Czechs. On 19 November 2023, along with

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and

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, Brabec has been kicked out of the Czech Republic's national team camp after they allegedly going out clubbing two days before the Euro 2024 qualifier match against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

Honours

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:Winner: 2013–14 *

:Runner Up:

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:Winner: 2013–14 *

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:Runner Up:

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Individual * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

*Czech First League Defender of the Year: 2019–20

References

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