Martin Graiciar

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Martin Graiciar
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sparta Prague
Plzeň
2015–2016Arsenal (loan)
2017 Fiorentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2017–2018Liberec (loan) 18 (4)
2019–2020Sparta Prague (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021Mladá Boleslav (loan) 6 (0)
2022 York United 0 (0)
International career
2014 Czech Republic U16 2 (1)
2015 Czech Republic U17 5 (4)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U18 8 (2)
2017 Czech Republic U19 11 (3)
2019 Czech Republic U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2022

Martin Graiciar (born 11 April 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who last played as a forward for Canadian club York United.

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Career

Graiciar spent time on loan at Arsenal's youth setup. He went on loan to Liberec from Fiorentina in January 2017. [2] He made his senior league debut for Liberec on 11 March 2017 in a Czech First League 1–0 loss at Plzeň. He scored his first league goals on 19 August in Liberec's 3–0 away win at Mladá Boleslav, when he scored twice. [3]

On 9 July 2019, Graiciar joined to his former club Sparta Prague on loan with an option to buy. [4]

On 7 January 2022, Graiciar signed a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side York United, with a club option for a further year. [5] [6] However, he suffered an injury in preseason and never appeared for the club, with him and the club ultimately opting to mutually terminate the contract. [7]

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References

  1. "Do Slovanu přichází talent českého fotbalu Martin Graiciar". FC Slovan Liberec official website. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "Martin Graiciar Liberec - Fotbal iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "Boleslav - Liberec 0:3, třetí prohra doma, dva góly dal Graiciar". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Fiorentina, Graiciar in prestito allo Sparta Praga" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. "York United FC signs Czech Republic striker Martin Graiciar". York United FC. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. Jacques, John (28 January 2022). "Graiciar Ready For Fresh Start In Canada". Northern Tribune.
  7. Jacques, John (14 October 2022). "York United Re-Signs Hometown Striker Austin Ricci". Northern Tribune.