Aleš Mandous

Aleš Mandous
Mandous with the Czech Republic in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992
Place of birth Nekmíř, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Pardubice
Number 33
Youth career
1998–2002 TJ Sokol Nekmíř
2002–2012 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Viktoria Plzeň 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Bohemians Střížkov (loan) 18 (0)
2014–2015 → Baník Most (loan) 18 (0)
2015–2018 Žilina 7 (0)
2015–2018 →→ Žilina II 40 (0)
2018–2021 Sigma Olomouc 47 (0)
2021–2026 Slavia Prague 47 (0)
2025 → Mladá Boleslav (loan) 21 (0)
2026– Pardubice 5 (0)
International career
2013 Czech Republic U21 1 (0)
2020–2023 Czech Republic 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026

Aleš Mandous (born 21 April 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pardubice. He also has four caps for the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Viktoria Plzeň

On 23 March 2013, Mandous made his competitive debut in the second leg of the fourth round of the Czech Cup against Hradec Králové.[1] Plzeň won the game 1–0 and advanced to the next round.

Bohemians Prague (Střížkov)

Mandous spent the following season on loan at Bohemians Prague (Střížkov). Mandous played 18 games in this campaign, which ended with the club being relegated to the third flight of Czech football.

Baník Most

In the summer of 2014, Mandous was sent on loan. This time he joined Baník Most, who were at that time in the second tier of Czech football. He played in 18 matches and was relegated with the club in 2015.

MŠK Žilina

Mandous joined Žilina as a free agent in June 2015, when he signed a two-year contract with the club.[2] On 12 August 2015, he made his competitive debut in the Slovak Cup match against ŠK Strážske, which Žilina won 9–0.[3]

Mladá Boleslav

On 5 February 2025, Mandous joined Mladá Boleslav on a half-year loan deal without option.[4]

Pardubice

On 8 January 2025, Mandous signed a two-and-half-year contract with Pardubice.[5]

International career

On 4 June 2013, Mandous played his sole game for the Czech under-21 team. In this match, the Czech Republic lost 3–0 to Austria.[6]

In September 2020, Mandous was selected as one of 23 players called up to the national team due to the original squad having to quarantine due to exposure to Coronavirus. Mandous played the full 90 minutes for Czech Republic against Scotland which ended in a 2–1 defeat for the home side.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians Střížkov (loan) 2013–14 Czech National Football League 18000——180
Baník Most (loan) 2014–15 Czech National Football League 18000——180
Žilina 2015–16 Slovak Super Liga 2020——40
2016–17 3000——30
2017–18 203020—70
Total 705020—140
Sigma Olomouc 2018–19 Czech First League 100000—10
2019–20 16040——200
2020–21 30020——320
Total 4706000—530
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League 20020100—320
2022–23 1001080—190
2023–24 1602060—240
Total 46050240—750
Career total 1360160260001780

International

As of 7 September 2020
Czech Republic
YearAppsGoals
202010
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Viktorka beat Hradec Králové and celebrates quarterfinals". FC Viktoria Plzeň. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Letná posila Aleš Mandous: Zavážili dobré vzťahy Žiliny s Plzňou". Žilinský Večerník (in Slovak). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Slovnaft Cup: ŠK Strážske - MŠK Žilina 0:9 (0:4)". MŠK Žilina (in Slovak). 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Malý, Jan (5 February 2025). "Mandous opouští Slavii. Míří na hostování". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Cigánek, Ondřej (8 January 2025). "Do Pardubic přestoupil brankář s reprezentační minulostí a zkušenostmi z Evropy". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Do turnaje na Ukrajině vstoupila reprezentace do 21 let prohrou 0:3 s Rakouskem a bude hrát o 3. místo s poraženým z duelu domácího celku se Slovinskem" (in Czech). The Football Association of the Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Czech Republic 1 Scotland 2: How the makeshift Czechs rated as they gave Scots a scare". Glasgow Times. 7 September 2020.