| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukáš Hrádecký | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Esbjerg fB | 30 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Finland U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Finland U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Finland U-21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010– | Finland | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lukas Hradecky (Slovak: Lukáš Hrádecký, born 24 November 1989 in Bratislava) is a Slovak-born Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Esbjerg fB.
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Hradecky began his career by TPS, he also played with his team 2008 at International Karel Stegeman U-19 Youth Tournament in Ruurlo, Netherlands who he won the prize as best goalkeeper.[1] He represented 2008 TPS of Finnish premier football division, Veikkausliiga, but did not made his debut in 2008. On 10 January 2009, Hradecky transferred to Esbjerg fB and signed a four-year contract with the five-time Danish champions.[2] On 3 August 2010, it was announced that Hradecky had been called to be tested for a week by Manchester United to strengthen their goalkeeping department after the departure of Tom Heaton.[3]
Hradecky has played several caps for Finland on different junior levels and he is currently a member of the Finland national under-20 football team and presented the team at Valentin A.Granatkin Memorial Tournament.[4] On January 2010 Hradecky was called to Finland national football team by Stuart Baxter to face South Korea in friendly match at Málaga, Spain. Hradecky was at the bench the whole match. He finally made his first team debut on 21 May 2010, when he played the second half in a 2–0 away loss against Estonia.
He was the first choice keeper for Finland's under-21 side during the 2011 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifications.
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
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