Matúš Holíček

Matúš Holíček (born 25 January 2005) is a Slovakian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Matúš Holíček
Personal information
Full name Matús Holíček[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005
Place of birth Slovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2021 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Crewe Alexandra 9 (0)
International career‡
Slovakia U15 7 (0)
2021-2022 Slovakia U17 8 (0)
2022–2023 Slovakia U18 5 (0)
2023– Slovakia U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:53, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:54, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

A graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Holíček signed a professional contract in 2022 despite having only completed the first year of his scholarship,[2] before he made his debut for the club as a second-year scholar in their EFL Trophy game against Leeds United U21s on 1 November 2022, playing the first 54 minutes before being replaced by Tariq Uwakwe.[3]

On his 18th birthday (25 January 2023), Holíček signed a long-term deal through to summer 2025, with an option for two further years.[4] On 18 March 2023, Holíček made his first league appearance for Crewe, coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Callum Ainley in the side's 1-0 League Two defeat at Northampton Town.[5]

International career

After making seven appearances for Slovakia at Under-15 and eight appearances at Under-17 levels,[6] Holíček was called up for their Under-18 squad for a friendly tournament, playing all three games against USA, Mexico and Finland on 21, 23 and 25 September 2022 respectively.[7]

Career statistics
As of 1 October 2023.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2022–23[8]League Two2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2023–24[9]League Two7000200090
Crewe Alexandra total 90002010120
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "27 Matus Holicek". Crewe Alexandra. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. "2021-22 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Report - Crewe 0 Leeds U21s 0 (Crewe win 2-1 on pens)". Crewe Alexandra. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. "Holicek commits to long-term deal". CreweAlex.net. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. "Northampton Town 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. "MATÚŠ HOLÍČEK". Slovakian FA (link in Slovakian). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. "Alex Youngsters Make International Appearances". Vital Crewe. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. "Games played by Matúš Holíček in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. "Games played by Matúš Holíček in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.