Michal Sáček
.jpg) Sáček with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hustopeče, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Number | 61 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hustopeče | |||
| 2007 | Břeclav | ||
| 2008–2011 | Tatran Bohunice | ||
| 2011–2013 | Hodonín | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2023 | Sparta Prague | 157 | (3) |
| 2022 | Sparta Prague B | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 66 | (1) |
| 2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Górnik Zabrze | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:53, 14 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Michal Sáček (born 19 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. A central midfielder throughout most of his career, he can also be deployed as a right-back.[1]
Club career
Sparta Prague
He made his career league debut for Sparta Prague on 14 May 2016 in a Czech First League 5–0 home win against Vysočina Jihlava. While at Sparta Prague, he won the Revelation of the Year award for the 2016–17 Czech First League season.[2]
Jagiellonia Białystok
On 2 February 2023, Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok announced the signing of Sáček on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[3]
Górnik Zabrze
On 9 June 2025, Sáček signed a contract with Polish club Górnik Zabrze until June 2028.[4]
International career
He was called up to the Czech national team on 2 June 2017 to face Belgium and Norway as a replacement for the injured Antonín Barák, but failed to make an appearance.[5] He represented his country on the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. In the first match, a 0–2 loss to Germany, his defensive error led to a goal by Serge Gnabry.[6]
He made his senior debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine, a 1–1 home draw.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 3 | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2022–23 | CNFL | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 86 | 1 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2023–24 | III liga, group I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 241 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Czech Cup, Polish Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Sparta Prague
Jagiellonia Białystok
Górnik Zabrze
References
- ↑ Bonkowski, Robert (8 October 2023). "Ze środka pola na prawą obronę. Michal Sacek: nie widzę żadnej różnicy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ↑ Suchan, Jan. "Fotbalová Slavia ovládla i ligový galavečer, nejlepším hráčem je Milan Škoda". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Michal Sáček zawodnikiem Jagiellonii Białystok" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "Michal Sáček piłkarzem Górnika!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ve fotbalové reprezentaci nahradí Sáček lehce zraněného Baráka". iDNES.cz. Mafra. Czech News Agency. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "Lvíčata na úvod Eura padla s Německem. Jakým kiksem nabídl gól soupeři Sáček?". O2 TV Sport (in Czech). 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Czech Republic v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
- ↑ "Michal Sáček". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Kłyszejko, Jakub (2 May 2026). "STS Puchar Polski. Górnik Zabrze z pierwszym krajowym pucharem od ponad 50 lat!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
External links
- Michal Sáček – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Michal Sáček at FAČR (in Czech)
- Michal Sáček at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Hustopeče
- Footballers from the South Moravian Region
- Czech men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- Czech First League players
- Czech National Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
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- Czech expatriate men's footballers
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