Jan Kliment (born 1 September 1993) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a forward for Sigma Olomouc and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Early career

Kliment began his football career for Vysočina Jihlava before joining its senior team. Following his rise to prominence at the

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, where he won the Golden Boot, he departed for

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prior to the 2015–16 season, signing a deal through 2019. On 30 August 2016, Kliment was loaned out to

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until the end of the season. On 7 July 2017, the loan deal was extended for another season. In January 2020, Kliment left Stuttgart and returned to the Czech Republic joining 1. FC Slovácko.

Viktoria Plzeň

In June 2022, Kliment left Wisła Kraków following their relegation from the

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and returned to the Czech Republic again, joining

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. Kliment made his debut for the club on 26 July 2022 against HJK in the first qualifying round of the

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. He was a second half substitute for Tomáš Chorý and marked his debut with a goal as Viktoria won 7–1 on aggregate. His league debut came four days later and again he scored a goal as Viktoria Plzeň drew 2–2 with

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. On 23 August, Kliment scored the match winner against Qarabağ in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League to secure Viktoria Plzeň's passage to the group phase for the fourth time in club history.

Sigma Olomouc

On 31 May 2024, Kliment as a free agent signed a two-year contract with Sigma Olomouc. Kliment made his debut for Sigma Olomouc on 20 July and scored both goals in a 2–0 league victory over

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. He made an impressive start to his time at Sigma Olomouc, scoring nine goals in his first nine league matches for the club and adding a further two goals in his first

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match of the season.

International career

On 20 June 2015, Kliment scored a

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for the Czech under-21 team in a 4–0 win over

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in the group stage of the

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. He was awarded the Golden Boot as highest goalscorer of the tournament with 3 goals. Kliment debuted for the Czech senior squad on 1 September 2017 in the

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match against

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. In October 2024, following his good start to the 2024–25 season, Kliment was called up to the national team for the first time in seven years for

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matches against

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and

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. On his eighth appearance for the Czech Republic, Kliment scored his first international goal, striking with a header in the 95th minute of a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory against

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in Portugal.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Brøndby IF *

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: 2017–18 Individual * UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot:

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References

External links

*
Corgoň Liga profile
*
FC Vysočina Jihlava profile
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