Martin Cedidla

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Martin Cedidla
Martin Cedidla, Banik Ostrava-Zlin 2019-10-05 (1).jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Czech Republic
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
FK Jablonec
Number 18
Youth career
Zlín
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 Zlín 139 (4)
2024– Jablonec 33 (2)
International career
2019 Czech Republic U18 5 (0)
2019–2020 Czech Republic U19 7 (0)
2021 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2022–2023 Czech Republic U21 6 (0)
2025– Czech Republic 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025

Martin Cedidla (born 22 November 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for FK Jablonec and the Czech Republic national team.

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Club career

Cedidla played for all the youth teams of FC Zlín. [1] He made his Czech First League debut for Zlín on 27 April 2019, at the age of 17, in their 3–0 away loss against Mladá Boleslav. Since then, Cedidla has played regularly for Zlín and at the age of 21 has already played over 100 league matches. [2]

On 18 August 2022, Cedidla was banned for five matches by LFA Disciplinary commission after he injured Ewerton in the match against Slavia Prague. [3]

International career

Cedidla played for the U18–U21 Czech Republic national teams. [4] His six appearances for the Czech Republic U21 team included one match at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. [5] On 8 September 2025, he debuted for the Czech Republic national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia. [6]

References

  1. Kopl, Libor (15 January 2019). "Cedidla poznává Bílkův dril. "Kluci nic neříkají, ale je to masakr," tvrdí". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media . Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. "Martin Cedidla". Chance liga. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. Dosadil, Pavel. "Cedidla dopadl jako Kuchta, nezahraje si pět zápasů". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. "Martin Cedidla" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. Čermák, David. "Czechia-England Under-21 2023". UEFA . Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. "Češi v přípravě pouze remizovali se Saúdskou Arábií". České noviny (in Czech). 9 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.