Adam Karabec (born 2 July 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on loan from Sparta Prague. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2020.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hamburger SV (on loan from Sparta Prague) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| 2016–2020 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Sparta Prague | 107 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Sparta Prague B | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U15 | 10 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Czech Republic U16 | 14 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Czech Republic U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | Czech Republic U21 | 22 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:26, 30 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editAfter a long spell in the youth academy of Bohemians 1905, which he had joined at the age of six, in 2016 Karabec gained a move to fellow Prague-based club Sparta Prague and began making it through the Letenští's youth squads. By the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Karabec was already a member of Sparta's under-19 squad, despite being only sixteen. In July 2019, he was named "Player of the Tournament" in the CEE Cup.[2] By September 2019, he had also begun to play for the reserve team in their regional group of the national third division.
It took less than five months to the midfielder to impress the then head coach Václav Jílek and gain a call-up to join the first team. Karabec subsequently made his professional debut on 23 February 2020, coming on as a replacement for David Moberg Karlsson at the 88th minute of his side's 1–0 loss against Sigma Olomuc. After collecting other three appearances as a substitute and scoring his first goal in a 4–1 win against Karviná, he also made his first start on 10 June 2020, as he featured in Sparta's 2–0 win against Opava and was replaced by Georges Mandjeck at the 76th minute.[3]
On 4 July 2024, Karabec joined German 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on a loan with option to make the move permanent.[4]
International career
editA youth international for Czech Republic at several levels, in September 2020, Karabec got called-up for the first time both by the Under-21 and the senior national teams.
On 2 September 2020, he made his debut for the former squad against San Marino, registering an assist for Václav Drchal's opener (the match ended up in a 6–0 win); exactly one week later, he was featured on the bench in the latter side's UEFA Nations League match against Scotland.
In March 2021, he was selected to take part in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 June 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 107 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 141 | 12 | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2022–23 | Czech National Football League | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 146 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editSparta Prague
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "AWARDS | CEE Cup 2019 | U19 Football Tournament | 24-30.7.2019". CEE Cup. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Jan Vacek (10 June 2020). "Karabec prvně v základu: Rozkoukával jsem se, ale nervozitu jsem odboural". Blesk.
- ^ "HSV sign Karabec". Hamburger SV. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Nominace na EURO hráčů do 21 let | Reprezentace". FAČR. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Adam Karabec at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Nejlepším fotbalovým starším dorostencem byl zvolen sparťan Karabec". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
