Filip Firbacher

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Filip Firbacher
Personal information
Full name Filip Firbacher
Date of birth (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Czech Republic
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Varnsdorf
Number 3
Youth career
Hradec Králové
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Hradec Králové 25 (2)
2020–2021Vlašim (loan) 24 (4)
2022–2023Chrudim (loan) 41 (13)
2023–2024Varnsdorf (loan) 13 (7)
2024 Karkonosze Jelenia Góra 5 (0)
2024– Varnsdorf 5 (0)
International career
2016 Czech Republic U15 2 (0)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U16 10 (2)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U17 11 (2)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U18 18 (10)
2019–2020 Czech Republic U18 11 (5)
2022 Czech Republic U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024

Filip Firbacher (born 21 December 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as forward for Czech National Football League club Varnsdorf. [2]

In 2018, The Guardian named Firbacher in a list of the 60 top football talents born in the year 2001. At the time, Firbacher was playing for Hradec Králové's under-19 team. [3]

In January 2024, Firbacher was punished with a 30-month ban in the Czech football for match-fixing, [4] later reduced to 18 months following an appeal. [5]

On 29 February 2024, he moved to Polish III liga club Karkonosze Jelenia Góra, signing a deal until the end of the season. [6] On 6 May 2024, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee expanded Firbacher's ban across all of its member associations, and he left Karkonosze the following day. [7]

He returned to playing in October 2024 with Varnsdorf after having the rest of his suspension waived by the Czech FA's Ethics Committee. [5]

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References

  1. Hradec Králové squad 2017/18, fchk.cz
  2. Filip Firbacher at Soccerway
  3. "TOP talenti světového fotbalu: Hvězdička, kterou chce Real i hráč Hradce" (in Czech). iSport.cz. 11 October 2018.
  4. "Prospěšné práce a pokuta pro Turynu. Výtečník z třetí ligy pak dostal stop na 15 let a milion navrch!" (in Czech). Sport.cz. 25 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "‚90 procent každé kabiny, kde jsem byl, sází.' Fotbalista Firbacher je znovu v týmu a varuje ostatní". irozhlas.cz (in Czech). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. "Filip Firbacher zawodnikiem Karkonoszy" (in Polish). Karkonosze Jelenia Góra. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. Chlebicki, Przemysław (7 May 2024). "FIFA zawiesiła piłkarza... polskiej 3. Ligi". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 June 2024.