Jan Král

Jan Král
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-05) 5 April 1999
Place of birth Česká Lípa, Czech Republic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sigma Olomouc
Number 21
Youth career
Mladá Boleslav
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Mladá Boleslav 7 (0)
2017 → Varnsdorf (loan) 8 (0)
2019 → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Hradec Králové 65 (7)
2022–2024 Eupen 29 (1)
2023 → FK Jablonec (loan) 14 (0)
2024– Sigma Olomouc 41 (0)
International career
2015 Czech Republic U16 4 (1)
2015–2016 Czech Republic U17 14 (0)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U18 15 (1)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U19 8 (1)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U20 5 (0)
2019 Czech Republic U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026

Jan Král (born 5 April 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Sigma Olomouc.[1][2]

Career

He made his senior league debut for Varnsdorf on 30 July 2017 in their Czech National Football League 1–0 home loss against Třinec.

On 24 June 2022, Král signed a three-year contract with Eupen in Belgium.[3] In January 2023, he returned to his native Czech Republic to join FK Jablonec on loan until the end of the season.[4]

On 10 September 2024, Král signed a contract with Sigma Olomouc until summer 2028.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mladá Boleslav 2017-18 Czech First League 0010—10
2018-19 7010—80
2019-20 00—0000
Total 70200090
Varnsdorf (loan) 2017-18 Czech National Football League 80——80
Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 2018-19 2. Bundesliga 40——40
Hradec Králové 2019-20 Czech National Football League 132——132
2020-21 20110—211
2021-22 Czech First League 32430—354
Total 65740—697
Eupen 2022-23 Belgian Pro League 7010—80
2023-24 26110—271
Total 33120—351
FK Jablonec (loan) 2022-23 Czech First League 191——191
Career Total 136980001449

Honours

Sigma Olomouc

References

  1. ↑ Jan Král at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Blesk z čistého nebe. Král opouští Hradec Králové a míří do Belgie". sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Czech central defender Jan Král joins KAS Eupen". Eupen. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Do Jablonce přichází stoper Jan Král!" [Defender Jan Král is coming to Jablonec!]. FK Jablonec (in Czech). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Marek, Petr (10 September 2024). "Stoper Král míří z Belgie do Olomouce". sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Jan Král at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ↑ www.esportsmedia.cz, eSports cz, s r o- (2025-05-14). "Sigma po třinácti letech slaví! Spartu porazila ve finále MOL Cupu 3:1". Fotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)