Adam Hložek

Adam Hložek (born 25 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]

Adam Hložek
Hložek with the Czech Republic U21 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adam Hložek
Date of birth (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002
Place of birth Ivančice, Czech Republic
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 20
Youth career
Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sparta Prague 100 (33)
National team‡
2017 Czech Republic U15 5 (4)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U16 10 (7)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U17 10 (5)
2019– Czech Republic U21 8 (3)
2020– Czech Republic 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:52, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:47 ,11 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Hložek was 12 years old when transferred from his hometown club Ivančice to Sparta Prague along with his older brother Daniel.[2] Just 4 years later, on 2 October 2018, he made his debut for the first team in a Czech Cup match against Slavoj Polná as a substitution, scoring the final goal in a 4–1 away win.[3] Hložek made his league debut for Sparta Prague on 10 November 2018 in their 3–1 win at Karviná at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 16 days, becoming the youngest Sparta player to appear in a league match.[1][4]

Hložek finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Jan Kuchta with 15 goals, despite missing four months of the season due to injury.[5] On 30 May 2021, a day after scoring four first-half goals in a 6–1 win away to Zbrojovka Brno, Hložek signed a new contract extension until 2024 with Sparta Prague. Hložek finished the 2020–21 league season with 15 goals and seven assists in 19 games.[6]

International career

He made his Czech Republic national football team debut on 4 September 2020 in a UEFA Nations League game against Slovakia.[7] In May 2021, Hložek was called up by the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 campaign.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 April 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 2018–19 Czech First League 19341——234
2019–20 3474111—399
2020–21 19153010—2315
2021–22 28821111—4111
Total 100331331320012639
Career total 100331331320012639

International
As of match played 25 July 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2020 2 0
2021 10 1
Total 12 1
List of international goals scored by Adam Hložek[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2021Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia Belarus2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours and achievements

Individual

Awards

References
  1. Seznam.cz. "Nový Lafata z vlastní líhně? Hložek má titul nejmladšího sparťana". www.sport.cz.
  2. David Čermák (11 March 2019). "Úkaz jménem Hložek. Proč sparťanský teenager boří ligové rekordy?" (in Czech). idnes.cz/fotbal.
  3. ČTK, isport (2 October 2018). "Polná – Sparta 1:4. Pražané v poháru postupují, outsider ale vzdoroval" (in Czech). isport.blesk.cz//fotbal.
  4. "Za minutu přepsal historii. Hložek je nejmladším sparťanem v české lize". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  5. "Sparta na závěr sezony deklasovala Brno, Slavia porazila Budějovice. Hložek čtyřmi góly dotáhl Kuchtu". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. "Adam Hložek signs a new contract!". AC Sparta Prague. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. "Slovakia v Czech Republic game report". UEFA. 4 September 2020.
  8. "Euro 2020 squads: France, Spain, Germany & every official tournament panel list". Goal. 30 May 2021.
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Adam Hložek". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  10. "Adam Hložek - Fotbal - iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. "Talent roku: Adam Hložek". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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