Jakub Brabec

Jakub Brabec

Brabec with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Aris
Number	14
Youth career
–2008	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Viktoria Žižkov	22	(0)
2011–2016	Sparta Prague	71	(6)
2011–2012	→ Sparta Prague II (loan)	18	(3)
2012–2013	→ Zbrojovka Brno (loan)	18	(0)
2016–2019	Genk	37	(2)
2018–2019	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)	17	(0)
2019	→ Viktoria Plzeň (loan)	10	(0)
2019–2021	Viktoria Plzeň	69	(4)
2021–	Aris	104	(4)
International career‡
2009–2010	Czech Republic U18	3	(1)
2009–2011	Czech Republic U19	18	(1)
2012	Czech Republic U20	1	(0)
2012–2015	Czech Republic U21	15	(0)
2016–	Czech Republic	40	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Jakub Brabec (born 6 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Aris and the Czech national team.

Club career

Brabec was part of the youth system at Sparta Prague, but having been released in summer 2008, he joined Viktoria Žižkov, another Prague-based club. ^[1] He was promoted to the Žižkov first team during the 2008–09 Gambrinus liga season, when he was still at school. ^[2] He made one league appearance for the club in this season, playing a full match against Viktoria Plzen as a 16-year-old in a 2–0 defeat. ^[3]

In the 2009–10 season, Brabec played a further 14 games for Žižkov, who were then playing in the second tier Czech 2. Liga. One of the fourteen appearances was as a substitute. In one match in this season against FC Zenit Čáslav, he received a 31st-minute red card. ^[3] He made six appearances in the Czech 2. Liga in the following 2010–11 season, four of which were as a substitute. He helped Žižkov achieve a second-place league finish and promotion back to the Gambrinus liga. ^[3]

Brabec returned Sparta Prague for an undisclosed fee in June 2011. ^{[4] [5]} He told UEFA.com that his primary motivation for making the transfer was that he was a childhood fan of his former club and that he would have a better chance of playing in the UEFA Cup and the Uefa Champions League. ^[6] He started the 2011–12 season with the reserve team, Sparta Prague II, who compete in the 2. Liga.

On 31 August 2016, Brabec signed a four-year contract with Genk. ^[7]

Aris

On 31 August 2021, Aris officially announced the signing of Brabec for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. ^[8] On 18 October 2021, he scored his first goal sealing a precious 1–0 away win against Lamia. ^[9]

On 13 March 2023, Brabec signed a contract extension with the club until summer 2026. ^[10]

International career

Youth

Brabec has represented the Czech Republic at youth international level. He scored his first national goal on his third and final appearance for the Czech Republic under-18s in a 3–1 loss to the Austria under-18s in a March 2010 friendly match. ^[11]

Later in 2009, he made his debut for the Czech Republic under-19s in a 4–0 win over the Malta under-19s. ^{[11] [12]}

Brabec was selected as captain of the Czech Republic under-19s squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. ^[6] His first goal at under-19 level came in this tournament. He scored a header in a group game tournament fixture against the Republic of Ireland under-19s to equalise 1–1 on 23 July 2011; the Czechs went on to win 2–1. ^[13] The Czech Republic finished the tournament as losing finalists to Spain. ^[14]

Senior

On 29 March 2016, Brabec debuted for the Czech national team under coach Pavel Vrba in Czech Republic senior team in a friendly match against Sweden, ending in a 1–1 draw. ^[15]

On 11 October 2019, Brabec scored his first goal in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against England, resulting in a 2-1 victory for the Czechs. ^[16]

On 19 November 2023, along with Vladimír Coufal and Jan Kuchta, Brabec has been kicked out of the Czech Republic's national team camp after they allegedly going out clubbing two days before the Euro 2024 qualifier match against Moldova. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[18]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viktoria Žižkov	2008–09	Czech First League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10	Czech National Football League	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2010–11		6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
Sparta Prague	2011–12	Czech First League	6	0	4	1	—		—		10	1
	2013–14		18	3	3	0	—		—		21	3
	2014–15		23	2	3	0	9	1	—		35	3
	2015–16		22	1	5	0	11	3	—		38	4
	2016–17		2	0	—		3	1	—		5	1
	Total		71	6	15	1	23	5	—		109	12
Zbrojovka Brno (loan)	2012–13	Czech First League	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Genk	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	25	1	2	0	11	1	—		38	2
	2017–18		12	1	2	0	—		—		14	1
	Total		37	2	4	0	11	1	—		52	3
Çaykur Rizespor	2018–19	Süper Lig	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Viktoria Plzeň (loan)	2018–19	Czech First League	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Viktoria Plzeň	2019–20	Czech First League	32	1	2	0	4	0	—		38	1
	2020–21		31	3	5	0	3	0	—		39	3
	2021–22		6	0	—		6	0	—		12	0
	Total		69	4	7	0	13	0	—		89	4
Aris	2021–22	Superleague Greece	35	1	4	0	—		—		39	1
	2022–23		23	1	4	0	4	0	—		31	1
	2023–24		32	1	7	0	0	0	—		39	1
	Total		90	3	15	0	4	0	—		109	3
Career total			323	15	42	1	51	6	0	0	426	22

International

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first. ^[19]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2019	Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	England	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

• Czech First League

Winner: 2013–14

• Czech 2. Liga

Runner Up: 2010–11

• Czech Cup

Winner: 2013–14

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Runner Up: 2011

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2011 ^[20]
• Czech First League Defender of the Year: 2019–20

References

1. "Jakub Brabec returns to Sparta from Žižkov" (in Czech). Blesk. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
2. "Jakub Brabec: Viktoria Žižkov is just right for me" (in Czech). FK Viktoria Žižkov. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
3. "Jakup Brabec player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
4. "Jakup Brabec agrees move from Žižkov" (in Czech). Sparta Prague. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
5. "Sparta in negotiations for Brabec" (in Czech). Sportovní Noviny. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
6. "Captain Brabec thrilled by Czech coverage". UEFA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
7. "Brabec přeci jen odchází do Belgie, ze Sparty si ho vytáhl Genk". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
8. "Άρης: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Μπράμπετς" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 31 August 2021.
9. "Λαμία - Άρης 0-1: Κίτρινη απόδραση από αέρος με Μπράμπετς" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 18 October 2021.
10. "Άρης: "Έδεσε" τον Μπράμπετς μέχρι το 2026" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 13 March 2023.
11. "Jakub Brabec youth international statistics" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic . Retrieved 25 July 2011.
12. "Jakup Brabec under-19 statistics". UEFA . Retrieved 24 July 2011.
13. "Czech Republic come from behind to beat Ireland". UEFA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
14. "Spain seal fifth U-19 title". ESPN FC. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
15. Novák, Miloslav (29 March 2016). "Švédsko - Česko 1:1, průměrný výkon přinesl v přípravě remízu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
16. "Češi odčinili debakl z Wembley, po srdnatém výkonu skolili Anglii 2:1". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
17. Leeks, Jacob (19 November 2023). "West Ham star among three banished from national team after "fundamentally violating" rules". Daily Mirror .
18. Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
19. "Jakub Brabec". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
20. "Technical report" (PDF). UEFA. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

External links

• Profile at Zbrojovka Brno