Jan Žambůrek
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Žambůrek[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic[2] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
2015–2018 | Slavia Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Brentford | 23 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Viborg | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Czech Republic U15 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Czech Republic U16 | 14 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Czech Republic U17 | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Czech Republic U18 | 13 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Czech Republic U19 | 9 | (1) |
2021– | Czech Republic U21 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:04, 1 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Jan Žambůrek (born 13 February 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Viborg FF.
Žambůrek is a product of the Slavia Prague academy and made his professional breakthrough with Brentford. He has been capped by the Czech Republic at youth level.
Club career[]
Slavia Prague[]
A central midfielder, Žambůrek began his career in the academies at Bohemians 1905 and Slavia Prague and progressed to U19 level with the latter club.[3][4] He was a part of the U17 team which won the 2017–18 league and cup double and left the club in August 2018.[5]
Brentford[]
On 9 August 2018, Žambůrek moved to England to sign a three-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer, with the option of a further year.[3] Žambůrek received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Hull City on 23 February 2019 and with the match safe at 5–1, he made the first senior appearance of his career as a late substitute for Saïd Benrahma.[6] The appearance made him the first player born in the 21st century to play a competitive match for the club.[7] He played out the season with the B team and was a part of the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad.[7]
Žambůrek spent the 2019–20 pre-season with the first team group and after making two early-regular season appearances,[8][9] he signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad.[10] By late October 2019, he had broken into the team as a regular substitute.[9] In January 2020, Žambůrek's performances at club and international level during 2019 were recognised with a runner-up finish in voting for the FACR's Young Player of the Year award.[7] He finished the season with 19 appearances, but did not feature in Brentford's unsuccessful playoff campaign.[9][11]
After making just two EFL Cup appearances during the first month of the 2020–21 season,[12] Žambůrek departed on loan until the end of the campaign.[13] The loan was ended during the January transfer window and he made seven further appearances during the second half of the season.[12][14] Due to injury,[15][16] Žambůrek was not involved during Brentford's playoff campaign,[17] which culminated in promotion to the Premier League after victory in the 2021 Championship play-off Final.[18] He made his return to match play as a half-time substitute during the B team's final 2021–22 pre-season friendly and remained with the team during the first half of the regular season.[15] Žambůrek transferred away from Brentford on 12 January 2022,[19] after making 29 first team appearances during 3+1⁄2 years with the club.[20]
Shrewsbury Town (loan)[]
On 5 October 2020, Žambůrek joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[13] He made 9 appearances before the loan was terminated on 11 January 2021.[14]
Viborg FF[]
On 12 January 2022, Žambůrek signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract with Danish Superliga club Viborg FF for an undisclosed fee.[19] The move reunited him with his former Brentford B head coach Lars Friis.[21]
International career[]
Žambůrek has been capped by the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 level.[22] He won his maiden U20 call-up for a friendly versus Slovakia on 5 September 2020,[23] but was released from the squad prior to the match.[24] Žambůrek was named as standby for the U21 team's 2021 European U21 Championship qualifier versus Greece on 13 November 2020,[25] but he was not named in the matchday squad.[26] In March 2021, he was named as a standby for the Czechs' 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship tournament finals squad.[27] Žambůrek won his first full U21 call up for a pair of 2023 European U21 Championship qualifiers versus Kosovo in October 2021 and started in both matches.[22][28]
Personal life[]
After joining Brentford, Žambůrek enrolled at West Thames College.[29]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 6 November 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 2018–19[6] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20[9] | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2020–21[12] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2020–21[12] | League One | 6 | 0 | ― | ― | 3[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Viborg FF | 2021–22[17] | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours[]
Brentford B
- Middlesex Senior Cup: 2018–19[7]
Czech Republic U18
- SportChain Cup: 2019[30]
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Jan Zamburek – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Jan Zamburek signs for Brentford B from Slavia Praha". Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Virtuální Ďolíček". oficiální stránky Bohemians Praha 1905 (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "U17: Československý pohár pro Slavii!". SK Slavia Praha (in Czech). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jan Žambůrek in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Jan Žambůrek runner-up in Czech Young Player of the Year award". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ ""After every session we are better and better"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Jan Žambůrek in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Jan Žambůrek promoted to First Team squad as he pens long-term deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Jan Žambůrek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Jan Žambůrek heads to Shrewsbury Town on season-long loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Jan Žambůrek returns from Shrewsbury Town loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Eastleigh 0 Brentford B 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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