Michal Sáček

Michal Sáček
	Sáček with Sparta in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	19 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Hustopeče, Czech Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jagiellonia Białystok
Number	16
Youth career
	Hustopeče
2007	Břeclav
2008–2011	Tatran Bohunice
2011–2013	Hodonín
2013–2016	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2023	Sparta Prague
2022	Sparta Prague B
2023–	Jagiellonia Białystok
2023	Jagiellonia Białystok II
International career
2016	Czech Republic U20
2017–2018	Czech Republic U21
2021	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024

Michal Sáček (born 19 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. 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 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]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

He made his senior debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine, a 1–1 home draw.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2024

**Appearances and goals by club, season and competition**
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	16	0	2	0	12^[e]	0	0	0	30	0
	Total		63	1	7	0	12	0	—		82	1
Jagiellonia Białystok II	2023–24	III liga, group I	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			225	4	29	0	34	0	0	0	288	4

^ Includes Czech Cup, Polish Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c 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, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Sparta Prague

Czech Cup: 2019–20

Jagiellonia Białystok

Ekstraklasa: 2023–24^[7]

References

^ "Ze środka pola na prawą obronę. Michal Sacek: nie widzę żadnej różnicy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Fotbalová Slavia ovládla i ligový galavečer, nejlepším hráčem je Milan Škoda". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "Michal Sáček zawodnikiem Jagiellonii Białystok" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 2 February 2023.
^ "Ve fotbalové reprezentaci nahradí Sáček lehce zraněného Baráka". iDNES.cz. 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.
^ Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

Michal Sáček – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
Michal Sáček at FAČR (in Czech)
Michal Sáček at Soccerway

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[7] Includes Czech Cup, Polish Cup

[UEL-8] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[9] Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[CON-10] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

[11] Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

[1] "Ze środka pola na prawą obronę. Michal Sacek: nie widzę żadnej różnicy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[2] "Fotbalová Slavia ovládla i ligový galavečer, nejlepším hráčem je Milan Škoda". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[3] "Michal Sáček zawodnikiem Jagiellonii Białystok" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 2 February 2023.

[4] "Ve fotbalové reprezentaci nahradí Sáček lehce zraněného Baráka". iDNES.cz. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[5] "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.

[6] "Czech Republic v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.

[12] Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.

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