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Alex Král (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on a short-term agreement whilst his contract is suspended with Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow. He also plays for the Czech Republic national team.

Alex Král

Král with Spartak Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Alex Král[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Košice, Slovakia[2]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	30
Youth career
2004–2007	Moravská Slavia Brno
2007–2012	Zbrojovka Brno
2012–2017	Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Teplice	43	(1)
2019	Slavia Prague	18	(0)
2019–	Spartak Moscow	53	(0)
2021–2022	→ West Ham United (loan)	1	(0)
2022–	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	5	(0)
National team‡
2014–2015	Czech Republic U17	18	(1)
2015–2016	Czech Republic U18	13	(1)
2016–2017	Czech Republic U19	20	(1)
2017	Czech Republic U20	3	(0)
2017–2018	Czech Republic U21	9	(1)
2019–	Czech Republic	32	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Early life

Born in Slovakia, Král’s family moved to Štýřice, Brno in the Czech Republic, when he was a child. He began playing football at SK Moravská Slavia Brno aged six, before joining Zbrojovka Brno aged nine. At 14, he was scouted and recruited by Slavia Prague moving to Prague to continue his development.[5]

Club career

Slavia Prague

In January 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Slavia Prague.[6]

Spartak Moscow

On 1 September 2019, he signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. He has since played for the club for several seasons, which included participation in the UEFA Champions League.[7]

Loan to West Ham United

On 31 August 2021, Král joined English side West Ham United on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.[5] He made his debut on 22 September in a 1–0 win against Manchester United in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford.[8] His league debut followed when he came on as a substitute in a 4-1 win at Watford on 28 December 2021.[9] Král made one appearance in the Premier League, three times in the Europa League and once in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup before his loan ended.[10]

Contract suspension and Schalke 04

On 1 July 2022, Spartak announced that Král suspended his contract with Spartak Moscow for the 2022–23 season using FIFA's special regulations related to the international response and other fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11] On 14 July 2022, Schalke 04 announced the signing of Král to a one-year contract, and under FIFA regulations he remains a Spartak player temporarily playing for Schalke 04.[12]

International career

Král made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Brazil, as a 69th-minute substitute for David Pavelka.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 September 2022.[14][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Teplice	2016–17	Czech First League	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2017–18	Czech First League	23	1	3	1	—		—		26	2
	2018–19	Czech First League	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		43	1	5	1	—		—		48	2
Slavia Prague	2018–19	Czech First League	12	0	3	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	1	—		21	1
	2019–20	Czech First League	6	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	9	0
	Total		18	0	3	0	8	1	1	0	30	1
Spartak Moscow	2019–20	Russian Premier League	19	0	4	0	—		—		23	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	29	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	5	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		7	0
	Total		53	0	5	0	2	0	—		60	0
West Ham United (loan)	2021–22	Premier League	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	6	0
Schalke 04 (loan)	2022–23	Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			120	1	15	1	13	1	2	0	150	3

International

As of match played 24 September 2022.[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic	2019	9	2
	2020	7	0
	2021	13	0
	2022	3	0
Total		32	2

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 October 2019	Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	Northern Ireland	2–3	2–3	Friendly
2.	14 November 2019	Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic	Kosovo	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Slavia Prague

• Czech First League: 2018–19
• Czech Cup: 2018–19[17]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[18]

References

External links

• National team profile
• Alex Král – UEFA competition record (archive) ^{[dead link]}
• Alex Král at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Alex Král

Alex Král (* 19. Mai 1998 in Košice, Slowakei) ist ein tschechischer Fußballspieler, der als Verteidiger und defensiver Mittelfeldspieler für den FC Schalke 04 spielt.

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- [en] Alex Král

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[es] Alex Král

Alex Král (Košice, 19 de mayo de 1998) es un futbolista checo que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el F. C. Schalke 04 de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania.

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[fr] Alex Král

Alex Král, né le 19 mai 1998 à Košice en Slovaquie, est un footballeur international tchèque. Il évolue au poste de milieu défensif au Schalke 04, en prêt du Spartak Moscou.

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[it] Alex Král

Alex Král (Košice, 19 maggio 1998) è un calciatore ceco, centrocampista o difensore dello Schalke 04 in prestito dallo Spartak Mosca, della nazionale ceca e della nazionale Under-21 ceca.

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[ru] Крал, Алекс

А́лекс Кра́л (чеш. Alex Král; род. 19 мая 1998[1][2], Кошице[1]) — чешский футболист, полузащитник немецкого клуба «Шальке 04» и сборной Чехии.

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