Jakub Brabec (born 6 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back back for Greek Super League club Aris and the Czech national team.
![]() Brabec with the Czech Republic in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jakub Brabec | ||
Date of birth | (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Viktoria Žižkov | 22 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Sparta Prague | 71 | (6) |
2011–2012 | → Sparta Prague II (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2012–2013 | → Zbrojovka Brno (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Genk | 37 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2019 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 69 | (4) |
2021– | Aris | 42 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Czech Republic U18 | 3 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Czech Republic U19 | 18 | (1) |
2012 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (0) |
2016– | Czech Republic | 31 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 |
Jakub was part of the youth system at Sparta Prague, but having been released in the summer of 2008 he joined Viktoria Žižkov, another Prague-based club.[1] He was promoted to the Žižkov first team during the 2008–09 Gambrinus liga season, when he was still at school.[2] He made one league appearance for the club in this season, playing a full match against FC Viktoria Plzen as a 16-year-old in a 2–0 defeat.[3]
In the 2009–10 season, he played a further 14 games for Žižkov, who were then playing in the second tier Czech 2. Liga. One of the fourteen appearances was as a substitute. In one match in this season, against FC Zenit Čáslav, he received a 31st-minute red card.[3] He made six appearances in the Czech 2. Liga in the following 2010–11 season, four of which were as a substitute. He helped Žižkov achieve a second-place league finish and promotion back to the Gambrinus liga.[3]
In June 2011, he secured a move back to Sparta Prague, for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He told Uefa.com that his primary motivation for making the transfer was that he was a childhood fan of his former club and that he would have a better chance of playing in the Uefa Cup and the Uefa Champions League.[6] He started the 2011–12 season with the reserve team, Sparta Prague II, who compete in the 2. Liga.
On August 31, Jakub signed a 4 year deal with Genk, where he will be playing as a centre back/right back.
On 31 August 2021, Aris officially announced the signing of Brabec for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. [7] On 18 October 2021, he scored his first goal sealing a precious 1-0 away win against Lamia. [8]
After a first season that saw him form a compact pair with Fabiano Leismann, Brabec signed a contract extension until the summer of 2025, on 28 July 2022. [9]
Jakub has represented the Czech Republic at youth international level. He scored his first national goal on his third and final appearance for the Czech Republic under-18s in a 3–1 loss to the Austria under-18s in a March 2010 friendly match.[10]
Later in 2009, he made his debut for the Czech Republic under-19s in a 4–0 win over the Malta under-19s.[10][11]
He was selected as captain of the Czech Republic under-19s squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6] His first goal at under-19 level came in this tournament. He scored a header in a group game tournament fixture against the Republic of Ireland under-19s to equalise 1–1 on 23 July 2011; the Czechs went on to win 2–1.[12] The Czech Republic finished the tournament as losing finalists to Spain.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Viktoria Žižkov | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | Czech National Football League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
Sparta Prague | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 71 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 5 | — | 109 | 12 | |||
Zbrojovka Brno (loan) | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | |
2017–18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
Total | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 52 | 3 | |||
Çaykur Rizespor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Viktoria Plzeň | 2019–20 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
Total | 69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 89 | 4 | |||
Aris | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
Career total | 278 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 20 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 October 2019 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. – current squad | |
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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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