Alex Král

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Alex Král
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Král with Spartak Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex Král[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
West Ham United
(on loan from Spartak Moscow)
Number 33
Youth career
Moravská Slavia Brno
Zbrojovka Brno
Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Teplice 43 (1)
2019 Slavia Prague 18 (0)
2019– Spartak Moscow 53 (0)
2021–West Ham United (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Czech Republic U17 18 (1)
2015–2016 Czech Republic U18 13 (1)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U19 20 (1)
2017 Czech Republic U20 3 (0)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U21 9 (1)
2019– Czech Republic 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:27, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Alex Král (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United, on loan from Russian club Spartak Moscow, and the Czech Republic national team.

Early life[]

Born in Slovakia, Král’s family moved to Štýřice, Brno in the Czech Republic, when he was a child. He began playing football at SK Moravská Slavia Brno aged six, before joining Zbrojovka Brno aged nine. At 14, he was scouted and recruited by Slavia Prague moving to Prague to continue his development.[5]

Club career[]

Slavia Prague[]

In January 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Slavia Prague.[6]

Spartak Moscow[]

On 1 September 2019, he signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow.[7]

West Ham United (loan)[]

On 31 August 2021, Král joined English side West Ham United on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.[5] He made his debut on 22 September in a 1–0 win against Manchester United in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford.[8]

International career[]

Král made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Brazil, as a 69th-minute substitute for David Pavelka.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 10 December 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Teplice 2016–17 Czech First League 3 0 0 0 3 0
2017–18 23 1 3 1 26 2
2018–19 17 0 2 0 19 0
Total 43 1 5 1 48 2
Slavia Prague 2018–19 Czech First League 12 0 3 0 6 1 21 1
2019–20 6 0 2[a] 0 8 0
Total 18 0 3 0 8 1 29 1
Spartak Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 19 0 4 0 23 0
2020–21 29 0 1 0 30 0
2021–22 5 0 0 0 2[a] 0 7 0
Total 53 0 5 0 2 0 60 0
West Ham United (loan) 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 3[b] 0 4 0
Career total 114 1 13 1 1 0 13 1 0 0 141 3
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International goals[]

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 2019 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Northern Ireland 2–3 2–3 Friendly
2. 14 November 2019 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic  Kosovo 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours[]

Slavia Prague

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ Alex Král | Football Talent Scout, footballtalentscout.net
  3. ^ https://spartak.com/team/persons/aleks_kral
  4. ^ Profile on WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  5. ^ a b "West Ham United bring in Czech Republic midfielder Alex Král on loan". West Ham United F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Návrat Krále. Slavia hlásí posilu do defenzívy". SK Slavia Praha. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Vítej, Алекс Крал!" [Welcome, Alex Kral] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Manchester United 0-1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Czech Republic v Brazil game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ Alex Král at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Alex Král". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. ^ "BANÍK OSTRAVA VS. SLAVIA PRAGUE 0 - 2". Soccerway. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Technical Report". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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