Lukas Hradecky

Lukas Hradecky
Personal information
Full nameLukáš Hrádecký
Date of birth24 November 1989
Place of birthBratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Brøndby IF
Number1
Youth career
2003–2008TPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2013Esbjerg fB76(0)
2013–Brøndby IF59(0)
National team‡
2006–2008Finland U-199(0)
2008–2009Finland U-202(0)
2009–2010Finland U-2110(0)
2010–Finland20(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2015

Lukas Hradecky (Slovak: Lukáš Hrádecký, born 24 November 1989), is a Slovak-born Finnish football goalkeeper who plays for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF and represents Finland national team.[1] Hradecky was born in Bratislava, Slovakia. He started his football career in TPS youth team before moving to Esbjerg fB.

Club career

TPS

Hradecky began his career in Finnish Club Turun Palloseura. In 2008 he played in the International Karel Stegeman U-19 Youth Tournament in Ruurlo, Netherlands where he won the prize for best goalkeeper.[2]

Esbjerg

On 10 January 2009, Hradecky transferred to Esbjerg fB and signed a four-year contract with the five-time Danish champions.[3] 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.[4] However, he chose to seek the chance to be the primary keeper in Esbjerg instead. After the 2012-13 Superliga season Hradecky's contract with Esbjerg fB expired, and an agreement to prolong the contract was not reached.[5]

Brøndby

June 12, 2013 he joined Danish Superliga rivals Brøndby IF on a four year contract on a free transfer. The deal caused some controversy as Hradecky had said before he would never play for another Danish club. He later admitted that it was a stupid thing to say.[6]

International career

Hradecky earned several caps for Finland on different junior levels. He made his junior level national team debut when he was 16 years old in 16. November 2006 in Athens in a match against Greece. He was a member of the Finland national under-20 football team and represented the team at the Valentin A. Granatkin Memorial Tournament.[7] Hradecky was selected to Finland national under-21 football team for 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.[8][9] He was the first choice keeper for Finland's under-21 side during the 2011 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifications.

In January 2010 Hradecky was called to the Finland national football team by Stuart Baxter to face South Korea in a friendly 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.[10] He played his first UEFA European Championship qualification game in 3 June 2011 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting line up against San Marino in Serravalle.[11] During summer 2011 he established himself as a regular in the Finland national team.

Personal life

Hradecky´s brothers Tomas Hradecky and Matej Hradecky are also footballers. Tomas plays for RoPS and Matej for TPS.

Honours

Club

Esbjerg fB

Country

Finland national football team

Individual

Career statistics

Club

[17][18]

As of 21 February 2015
Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg fB
2009-10 Danish Superliga 50000050
2010-11 Danish Superliga 1302000150
2011-12 Danish 1st Division 2300000230
2012-13 Danish Superliga 3305000380
Esbjerg Total 7407000810
Brøndby
2013-14 Danish Superliga 3300000330
2014-15 Danish Superliga 1701020200
Brøndby Total 5001020530
Career Total 124080201340

International

As of 21 February 2015
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
201010
201170
201240
201330
201440
201510
Total200

References

  1. ↑ "Lukas Hradecky" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ International Karel Stegeman U-19
  3. ↑ [http://www.efb.dk/nc/nyheder/nyhed/artikel/finsk-maalmand-til-efb.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=170&cHash=7343ef5158 Finsk målmand til EfB]
  4. ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajien maalivahti ManU:n testattavaksi
  5. ↑ Officielt: Esbjerg og Hradecky skilles
  6. ↑ Lukas Hradecky skifter til Brøndby IF
  7. ↑ Valentin A. Ganatkin
  8. ↑ "Kanerva nimesi 22 pelaajaa, Eremenko ei mukana" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jälleen takaisku Pikkuhuuhkajien maalivahtiosastolle" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Viro nöyryytti Suomea Tallinnassa" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Forssell laukoi Suomelle nihkeän voiton" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hän on Suomen vuoden lupaava pelaaja" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=176535
  14. ↑ "Medo Vuoden liigapelaaja 2010" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  15. ↑ http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Hradecky-vandt-Det-Gyldne-Bur
  16. ↑ "Huuhkajavahti Lukas Hradecky Brøndbyn lääkärintarkastuksessa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  17. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/38283/Lukas_Hradecky.html
  18. ↑ http://nr.soccerway.com/players/lucas-hradecky/8570/

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