Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matús Holíček [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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 | 28 | (1) |
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 12:20, 30 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:54, 7 September 2023 (UTC) |
Matúš Holíček (born 25 January 2005) is a Slovakian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
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] He scored his first Crewe goal in his side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024. [6]
After making seven appearances for Slovakia at Under-15 and eight appearances at Under-17 levels, [7] 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. [8]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2022–23 [9] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2023–24 [10] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
Crewe Alexandra total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |