Karel Spáčil

Karel Spáčil
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003
Place of birth Prostějov, Czech Republic
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Viktoria Plzeň
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2022 Prostějov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Prostějov 12 (0)
2022 → SK Lipová (loan) 15 (0)
2023 → Blansko (loan) 13 (0)
2024 Hradec Králové 31 (5)
2025– Viktoria Plzeň 24 (1)
2025 → Hradec Králové (loan) 15 (1)
International career
2023 Czech Republic U20 3 (0)
2024–2025 Czech Republic U21 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026

Karel Spáčil (born 18 May 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Viktoria Plzeň.

Club career

Spáčil was raised in 1. SK Prostějov. As a junior, he played as a defensive midfielder. He made his debut in senior football in 2022 at the age of 19, when Prostějov sent him on half-year loan to SK Lipová that played in the amateur Regional Championship (5th tier of Czech football system). The following six months he was on loan at FK Blansko, playing in the Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier). In the first half of the 2023–24 season, he played for Prostějov in the Czech National Football League (2nd tier), making his debut in professional competition, but at the beginning of 2024 he transferred to FC Hradec Králové in the Czech First League.[1][2]

Spáčil made his Czech First League debut for Hradec Králové on 17 February 2024 in their 0–0 away draw against Sigma Olomouc.[3] At the beginning of 2024, he transferred to FC Viktoria Plzeň, but was still on loan in Hradec Králové until the end of the 2024–25 season.[4]

International career

Spáčil played for the U20 and U21 Czech Republic youth national teams. He helped the U21 team to qualify to 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was in the starting line-up in two matches in the final tournament and scored one goal.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 March 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prostějov 2023–24 Chance Národní Liga 12010——130
Blansko (loan) 2022–2023 Moravskoslezská fotbalová liga 13000——130
Hradec Králové 2023–2024 Czech First League 10300—5[b]0153
2024–2025 27330—4[b]0343
Total 376300090496
Viktoria Plzeň 2025–2026 Czech First League 1712111[c]3—305
Career total 797611139010511
  1. ↑ Includes Czech Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Czech First League European Playoffs
  3. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League


References

  1. ↑ "Z kraje do ligy během roku a půl. U nás vyčníval, ale tohle jsem nečekal, říká o hradeckém Spáčilovi předseda klubu z Lipové". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  2. ↑ Muzikant, Michal (2024-02-20). "Rok a půl zpět hrál Spáčil kraj, o víkendu debutoval za Hradec. Krásné, říká". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Karel Spáčil". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  4. ↑ Soukup, Zdeněk (2025-01-28). "Viktoria Plzeň ulovila velkou posilu, Spáčil bude na jaře hostovat v Hradci". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Karel Spáčil" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  6. ↑ "Fotbalisté do 21 let prohráli na ME 2:4 s Německem a ze skupiny nepostoupí". České Noviny (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Karel Spacil". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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