Antonín Barák (born 3 December 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from Hellas Verona and the Czech Republic national team. After starting his professional career at Příbram in the Czech First League, he moved on to play for Slavia Prague, before moving to Italy to play in Serie A for Udinese, as well as on loan at other clubs in the same league.
![]() Barák with the Czech Republic in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Příbram, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina (on loan from Hellas Verona) | ||
Number | 72 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2013 | Příbram | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Příbram | 13 | (3) |
2014–2015 | → Vlašim (loan) | 27 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Slavia Prague | 34 | (8) |
2017–2021 | Udinese | 50 | (7) |
2020 | → Lecce (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 34 | (7) |
2021– | Hellas Verona | 30 | (11) |
2022– | → Fiorentina (loan) | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Czech Republic U19 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (1) |
2016– | Czech Republic | 31 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:25, 3 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Barák made his career league debut for 1. FK Příbram on 1 June 2013 in a Czech First League 1–1 away draw at Slovan Liberec. He signed for Czech First League club SK Slavia Prague on 30 December 2015 on a contract until June 2019.[1]
On 31 January 2017, Slavia announced that he had signed with Udinese Calcio for a fee of €3 million, but that the transfer would go through after the end of the season.[2]
On 29 January 2020, he joined Serie A club Lecce on loan.[3] On 2 February he scored a goal in a 4–0 home win against Torino, his first match with the salentini side.
On 17 September 2020, he was loaned to Hellas Verona. Verona held an obligation to purchase his rights if certain performance conditions were met.[4]
On 26 August 2022, Barák joined Fiorentina on loan with an option to buy.[5]
Barák was called up to the Czech national team for the first time in November 2016 to face Norway and Denmark.[6] He made his debut against Denmark on 15 November, scoring a goal. He scored two goals in his competitive debut, a 6–0 victory over San Marino in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage on 26 March 2017.[7] He also played in delayed Euro 2020 tournament.
On 10 October 2020, Barák tested positive for COVID-19.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Příbram | 2012–13 | Fortuna Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||||
Total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||||
Vlašim (loan) | 2014–15 | National League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 5 | ||
Slavia Prague | 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 5 | |||
Total | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 42 | 9 | |||
Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
Total | 50 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 54 | 8 | ||||
Lecce (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
Hellas Verona (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 7 | ||
Hellas Verona | 2021–22 | Serie A | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 11 | ||
2022–23 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 64 | 18 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 68 | 18 | ||||
Fiorentina | 2022–23 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | 14 | 3 | |
Career total | 213 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 49 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Czech Republic | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 6 | 4 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 14 | 3 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 8 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 November 2016 | Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic | 1 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 26 March 2017 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 3–0 | ||||||
4 | 5 October 2017 | Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 4 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 11 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 5 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
6 | 24 March 2021 | Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland | 16 | ![]() | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 2 September 2021 | Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic | 24 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | 28 | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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