Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ivančice, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | FC Ivančice | ||
2014–2018 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2022 | Sparta Prague | 105 | (34) |
2022– | Bayer Leverkusen | 51 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Czech Republic U15 | 5 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Czech Republic U16 | 10 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Czech Republic U17 | 10 | (5) |
2019– | Czech Republic U21 | 8 | (3) |
2020– | Czech Republic | 31 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Adam Hložek (born 25 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech Republic national team.
Hložek was 12 years old when transferred from his hometown club Ivančice to Sparta Prague along with his older brother Daniel. [1]
Four years later, on 2 October 2018, he made his debut for the first team in a Czech Cup match against Slavoj Polná as a substitution, scoring the final goal in a 4–1 away win. [2] Hložek made his league debut for Sparta Prague on 10 November 2018 in their 3–1 win at Karviná at the age of 16 years, three months and 16 days, becoming the youngest Sparta player to appear in a league match. [3] [4]
Hložek finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Jan Kuchta with 15 goals, despite missing four months of the season due to injury. [5] On 30 May 2021, a day after scoring four first-half goals in a 6–1 win away to Zbrojovka Brno, Hložek signed a new contract extension until 2024 with Sparta Prague. Hložek finished the 2020–21 league season with 15 goals and seven assists in 19 games.
On 2 June 2022, the winger joined Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, signing a five-year contract. [6]
On 4 September 2020, Hložek debuted for the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Nations League match against Slovakia. [7]
In May 2021, Hložek was called up by the Czech Republic for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020. [8] He scored his first international goal in October 2021, in the 2–0 World Cup qualification win against Belarus. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | |
2019–20 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 [b] | 1 | 39 | 9 | ||
2020–21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 23 | 15 | ||
2021–22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 [c] | 2 | 47 | 12 | ||
Total | 105 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 132 | 40 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 [d] | 1 | 44 | 7 |
2023–24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 [b] | 2 | 32 | 7 | ||
Total | 51 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 76 | 14 | ||
Career total | 156 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 208 | 54 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 1 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 October 2021 | Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia | Belarus | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 20 June 2023 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Sparta Prague
Bayer Leverkusen
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ivančice, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | FC Ivančice | ||
2014–2018 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2022 | Sparta Prague | 105 | (34) |
2022– | Bayer Leverkusen | 51 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Czech Republic U15 | 5 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Czech Republic U16 | 10 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Czech Republic U17 | 10 | (5) |
2019– | Czech Republic U21 | 8 | (3) |
2020– | Czech Republic | 31 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Adam Hložek (born 25 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech Republic national team.
Hložek was 12 years old when transferred from his hometown club Ivančice to Sparta Prague along with his older brother Daniel. [1]
Four years later, on 2 October 2018, he made his debut for the first team in a Czech Cup match against Slavoj Polná as a substitution, scoring the final goal in a 4–1 away win. [2] Hložek made his league debut for Sparta Prague on 10 November 2018 in their 3–1 win at Karviná at the age of 16 years, three months and 16 days, becoming the youngest Sparta player to appear in a league match. [3] [4]
Hložek finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Jan Kuchta with 15 goals, despite missing four months of the season due to injury. [5] On 30 May 2021, a day after scoring four first-half goals in a 6–1 win away to Zbrojovka Brno, Hložek signed a new contract extension until 2024 with Sparta Prague. Hložek finished the 2020–21 league season with 15 goals and seven assists in 19 games.
On 2 June 2022, the winger joined Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, signing a five-year contract. [6]
On 4 September 2020, Hložek debuted for the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Nations League match against Slovakia. [7]
In May 2021, Hložek was called up by the Czech Republic for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020. [8] He scored his first international goal in October 2021, in the 2–0 World Cup qualification win against Belarus. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | |
2019–20 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 [b] | 1 | 39 | 9 | ||
2020–21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 23 | 15 | ||
2021–22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 [c] | 2 | 47 | 12 | ||
Total | 105 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 132 | 40 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 [d] | 1 | 44 | 7 |
2023–24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 [b] | 2 | 32 | 7 | ||
Total | 51 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 76 | 14 | ||
Career total | 156 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 208 | 54 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 1 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 October 2021 | Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia | Belarus | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 20 June 2023 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Sparta Prague
Bayer Leverkusen
Individual