Matěj Jurásek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Karviná, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Slavia Prague | 62 | (12) |
| 2025– | Norwich City | 10 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:35, 9 November 2025 (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 for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Czech Republic national team.
Club career
Jurásek came through the ranks of Karviná before joining Slavia Prague youth system in summer 2018.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
On 16 January 2025, Jurásek signed a contract with EFL Championship club Norwich City until June 2030.[6][7]
International career
Jurásek is a Czech Republic youth international,[8] later representing the country at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[9] He made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in a friendly match against Armenia on 26 March 2024.[10] Jurásek was named in the Czech Republic squad for UEFA Euro 2024 by head coach Ivan Hašek in May 2024.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 15 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19 | ||
Honours
Slavia Prague
References
- ^ "Slavia Prague profile". Slavia Prague. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Nejmladší Trpišovského kůň. Jurásek po debutu v základní sestavě: Nečekal jsem to". Mladá fronta Dnes (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). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Slavia - Ostrava 3:1, povedené střídání, premiérovými góly rozhodl Matěj Jurásek". Mladá fronta Dnes (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.
- ^ "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). Vltave Labe Media.
- ^ "Nominace bez překvapení. Na Euro míří Kuchta i Coufal, nováčkem záložník Červ". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
External links
- Matěj Jurásek at Soccerway