Lukáš Horníček

Lukáš Horníček
Personal information
Date of birth	13 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Braga
Number	91
Youth career
2008–2009	Sokol Dobříkov
2009–2020	Pardubice
2019–2020	→ Braga (loan)
2020–2021	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Braga B
2021–	Braga
International career‡
2018	Czech Republic U16
2018–2019	Czech Republic U17
2019	Czech Republic U18
2021	Czech Republic U20
2023–	Czech Republic U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 18 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Lukáš Horníček (born 13 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club Braga.

Club career

Horníček is a youth product of the academies of the Czech clubs Sokol Dobříkov and Pardubice. On 19 July 2019, he signed on a trial loan with the Portuguese club Braga for one year with an option to buy.^[1] On 24 July 2020, he signed permanently with Braga in what was Pardubice's biggest sale in their history.^[2] He was named the best goalkeeper for the Liga Revelação 2020/21 season for Braga's youth team.^[3] For the 2021–22 season, he was promoted to Braga B. He made his first senior debut with Braga in a 5–0 Taça de Portugal win over Moitense, coming on as a late substitute in the 85th minute.^[4] He made his Primeira Liga debut with Braga in a 3–2 loss to Famalicão on 15 May 2022.^[5]

International career

Horníček is a youth international for the Czech Republic, having represented the Czech Republic U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2021–22	Liga 3	26	0	—		—		—		—		26	0
	2022–23	Liga 3	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
	Total		37	0	—		—		—		—		37	0
Braga	2021–22	Primeira Liga	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		3	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			40	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	47	0

Honours

Braga

Taça de Portugal: 2020–21

Taça da Liga: 2023–24^[7]

References

^ "Brankářský talent Horníček zamířil do Portugalska. Chytat bude za Bragu". iDNES.cz. 18 July 2019.
^ "Nej přestup v historii Pardubic. Talent definitivně odchází do Portugalska". iSport.cz.
^ Jogadores, Sindicato dos. "Lukas Hornicek é o Melhor Guarda-Redes da Liga Revelação". SJPF - Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol.
^ "DIRETO | Moitense-Braga". www.ojogo.pt.
^ "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Banza brace fires Famalicão to top eight finish". portugoal.net.
^ "Tři naši hráči vykopali postup na Euro!!!". FKPardubice.cz - oficiální webové stránky.
^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

External links

[1] "Brankářský talent Horníček zamířil do Portugalska. Chytat bude za Bragu". iDNES.cz. 18 July 2019.

[2] "Nej přestup v historii Pardubic. Talent definitivně odchází do Portugalska". iSport.cz.

[3] Jogadores, Sindicato dos. "Lukas Hornicek é o Melhor Guarda-Redes da Liga Revelação". SJPF - Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol.

[4] "DIRETO | Moitense-Braga". www.ojogo.pt.

[5] "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Banza brace fires Famalicão to top eight finish". portugoal.net.

[6] "Tři naši hráči vykopali postup na Euro!!!". FKPardubice.cz - oficiální webové stránky.

[7] "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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