Matěj Jurásek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matěj Jurásek[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Karviná, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sparta Prague (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Karviná | ||
| 2018–2020 | Slavia Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Slavia Prague B | 11 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Vlašim (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Karviná (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vlašim (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2020–2025 | Slavia Prague | 62 | (12) |
| 2025– | Norwich City | 18 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Sparta Prague (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Czech Republic U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Czech Republic U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | Czech Republic | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:06, 9 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2024 | |||
Matěj Jurásek (born 30 August 2003) is a Czech professional football player who plays as a right winger for Czech First League club Sparta Prague, on loan from EFL Championship club Norwich City, and the Czech Republic national team.
Club career
[edit]Jurásek came through the ranks of Karviná before joining Slavia Prague youth system in summer 2018.[2] He made his professional debut for Slavia Prague on 21 November 2020, coming on as substitute in the 79th minute during the 6–0 Czech First League away victory against SFC Opava.[3] Later that year, he also played in the Europa League, before choosing to join Vlašim on loan in 2021, in order to gain more experience during the second part of the season, playing in the second-tier FNL.[4]
Jurásek scored his first Czech First League goal in a home game against Banik Ostrava on 6 November 2022. Entering the game as a 70th-minute substitute with the score 1–1, he put Slavia into the lead in the 73rd minute. Jurásek scored a second goal in the same match, shooting from 25 metres and making the final score 3–1.[5] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Jurásek was in Slavia's starting lineup for the Czech Cup final, with his side winning the trophy after a 2–0 victory.[6]
On 16 January 2025, Jurásek signed a contract with EFL Championship club Norwich City until June 2030.[7][8]
On 14 August 2026, Jurásek joined Sparta Prague on a one-year loan deal with an option to make the transfer permanent.[9]
International career
[edit]Jurásek is a Czech Republic youth international,[10] later representing the country at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[11] He made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in a friendly match against Armenia on 26 March 2024.[12] Jurásek was named in the Czech Republic squad for UEFA Euro 2024 by head coach Ivan Hašek in May 2024.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 August 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 2 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 62 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 17 | ||
| Vlašim (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech National Football League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Karviná (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Vlašim (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech National Football League | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Norwich City | 2024–25[15] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[16] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Includes Czech Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Slavia Prague
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2025/26". efl.com. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Slavia Prague profile". Slavia Prague. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "Nejmladší Trpišovského kůň. Jurásek po debutu v základní sestavě: Nečekal jsem to". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ Smetana, Karel (3 March 2021). "Okusil Evropskou ligu, teď má pomoci Vlašimi. Chci se zlepšovat, hlásí Jurásek". Benešovský deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "Slavia - Ostrava 3:1, povedené střídání, premiérovými góly rozhodl Matěj Jurásek". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Sparta nevyužila domácí prostředí, pohár získala Slavia díky Douděrovi". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ Mach, Tomáš (16 January 2025). "Matěj Jurásek přestupuje do Norwiche". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Matej Jurasek: Norwich City sign Slavia Prague and Czech Republic winger". BBC Sport. 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Neumann, Robert (14 August 2026). "Pikantní příchod. Sparta přivedla bývalého slávistu". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Matěj Jurásek, další absolvent RFA v lize | Akademie". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "Germany U21 v Czech Republic U21 game report". UEFA. 25 June 2023.
- ↑ Ardon, Filip (26 March 2024). "Češi otáčeli vývoj i na Letné. Výhru nad Arménií zařídil střídající Chorý". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media.
- ↑ "Nominace bez překvapení. Na Euro míří Kuchta i Coufal, nováčkem záložník Červ". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Matej Jurasek". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Matej Jurasek | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2024/2025". Soccer Base. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Matej Jurasek | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2025/2026". Soccer Base. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Matej Jurasek | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2026/2027". Soccer Base. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Matěj Jurásek at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Czech men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players
- Czech First League players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- MFK Karviná players
- Sportspeople from Karviná
- 21st-century Czech sportsmen
- Czech National Football League players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in England
- AC Sparta Prague players
- English Football League players
