Matúš Holíček (born 25 January 2005) is a

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

n professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club

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Club career

A graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Holíček signed a professional contract in 2022 despite having only completed the first year of his scholarship, before he made his debut for the club as a second-year scholar in their

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game against Leeds United U21s on 1 November 2022, playing the first 54 minutes before being replaced by Tariq Uwakwe. On his 18th birthday (25 January 2023), Holíček signed a long-term deal through to summer 2025, with an option for two further years. On 18 March 2023, Holíček made his first league appearance for Crewe, coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Callum Ainley in the side's 1–0 League Two defeat at

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. He scored his first Crewe goal in his side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024.

International career

After making seven appearances for Slovakia at Under-15 and eight appearances at Under-17 levels, Holíček was called up for their Under-18 squad for a friendly tournament, playing all three games against USA, Mexico and Finland on 21, 23 and 25 September 2022 respectively.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holicek, Matus Living people Slovak men's footballers English Football League players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players 2005 births Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Slovak sportsmen