Alex Král
Alex Král (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United, on loan from Russian club Spartak Moscow, and the Czech Republic national team.
.jpg.webp) Král with Spartak Moscow in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Král[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Košice, Slovakia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[4] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
West Ham United (on loan from Spartak Moscow) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Moravská Slavia Brno | |||
| Zbrojovka Brno | |||
| Slavia Prague | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Teplice | 43 | (1) |
| 2019 | Slavia Prague | 18 | (0) |
| 2019– | Spartak Moscow | 53 | (0) |
| 2021– | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Czech Republic U17 | 18 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Czech Republic U18 | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Czech Republic U19 | 20 | (1) |
| 2017 | Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019– | Czech Republic | 29 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:50, 16 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Born in Slovakia, Král’s family moved to Štýřice, Brno in the Czech Republic, when he was a child. He began playing football at SK Moravská Slavia Brno aged six, before joining Zbrojovka Brno aged nine. At 14, he was scouted and recruited by Slavia Prague moving to Prague to continue his development.[5]
Club career
Slavia Prague
In January 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Slavia Prague.[6]
Spartak Moscow
On 1 September 2019, he signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow.[7]
West Ham United (loan)
On 31 August 2021, Král joined English side West Ham United on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.[5] He made his debut on 22 September in a 1–0 win against Manchester United in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford.[8] His league debut followed when he came on as a substitute in a 4-1 win at Watford on 28 December 2021.[9]
International career
Král made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Brazil, as a 69th-minute substitute for David Pavelka.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 February 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teplice | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 48 | 2 | |||||
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Spartak Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 60 | 0 | ||||
| West Ham United (loan) | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 115 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 October 2019 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 November 2019 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Kosovo | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[14]
References
- "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- Alex Král | Football Talent Scout, footballtalentscout.net
- https://spartak.com/team/persons/aleks_kral
- Profile on WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
- "West Ham United bring in Czech Republic midfielder Alex Král on loan". West Ham United F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Návrat Krále. Slavia hlásí posilu do defenzívy". SK Slavia Praha. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Vítej, Алекс Крал!" [Welcome, Alex Kral] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 September 2019.
- "Manchester United 0-1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Watford 1-4 West Ham". BBC Sport. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- "Czech Republic v Brazil game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
- Alex Král at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Alex Král". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "BANÍK OSTRAVA VS. SLAVIA PRAGUE 0 - 2". Soccerway. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "Technical Report". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- National team profile
- Alex Král – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alex Král at National-Football-Teams.com
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