Richard Sedláček (born 21 June 1999) 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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Club career

AZ

Sedláček played in the

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youth academy until 2018, where he moved to Dutch club AZ, initially joining the reserve team

Jong AZ Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Wijdewormer in the Zaanstreek. It is the reserve team of AZ, based in Alkmaar, and plays in the Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Net ...

competing in the second-tier

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. He made his league debut for Jong AZ on 5 October 2018, replacing

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in the 73rd minute in a 2–2 home draw against

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VVV-Venlo

On 31 January 2022, Sedláček signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

club

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, joining the club alongside Jong AZ teammate Sem Dirks. He made his debut on 4 February 2022, starting in a 5–0 away win over

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in the Eerste Divisie. Exactly one month later, on 4 March, Sedláček was forced off due to an injury after ten minutes of play in the league game against

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; it was later confirmed how he would miss the remainder of the 2021–22 season, as he had torn his ankle ligament. The following season, Sedláček was mainly a starter for VVV, making 34 total appearances in which he failed to score. On 5 January 2023, he had signed a new contract with the club, keeping him in

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until 2025. On 24 November 2023, Sedláček scored his first competitive goal for VVV in a 2–1 league loss to Cambuur. On 19 August 2024, Sedláček's contract with VVV was terminated by mutual consent.

Teplice

On 27 August 2024, Sedláček returned to his youth club

. He initially featured for Teplice's reserve team in the third-tier

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before making his

debut on 21 September, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 74th minute of a 3–2 defeat against

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. In stoppage time, he provided an assist for Teplice's second goal. Sedláček established himself as a regular starter in early 2025 and scored his first goal for the club on 1 March in a 2–0 league victory over

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. Ten days later, he scored again in the

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, helping Teplice to a 2–1 win against third-tier

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sedlacek, Richard 1999 births People from Rumburk Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Eerste Divisie players Czech First League players Bohemian Football League players AC Sparta Prague players Jong AZ players VVV-Venlo players FK Teplice players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Czech expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 21st-century Czech sportsmen