Jakub Pešek (born 24 June 1993) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a winger for Polish club Wieczysta Kraków.

Career

Pešek made his professional debut for

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in the

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on 9 November 2014, coming on as a substitute against

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in a 2–0 away win. In January 2015, Pešek went on loan to

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before being signed permanently in mid-2017. Having scored 6 times in 28 league games for Budějovice in the 2017–18 season, he moved to Slovan Liberec at the start of the

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. He rejoined Sparta Prague after the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract. On 27 January 2025, Pešek moved to Polish third-tier club Wieczysta Kraków, signing an eighteen-month deal with an option for a further year.

International career

On 7 September 2020, Pešek received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for

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match against

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, in which he eventually debuted and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute, ending in a 1–2 loss for the Czechs.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pešek goal.''

Honours

Sparta Prague *

: 2022–23, 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pesek, Jakub 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Chrudim Footballers from the Pardubice Region Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Men's association football wingers AC Sparta Prague players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players FC Slovan Liberec players Wieczysta Kraków players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players II liga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Czech sportsmen