Matěj Majka (born 31 January 2000) is a Czech semi-professional footballer who plays for FK Baník Sokolov as a winger. He is a product of the Sparta Prague academy and was capped by the Czech Republic at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matěj Majka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Sokolov, Czech Republic[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Baník Sokolov | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2018–2020 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | FC MAS Táborsko | 19 | (1) |
| 2021– | FK Baník Sokolov | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | FK Baník Sokolov B | 6 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | Czech Republic U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Czech Republic U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Czech Republic U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2018 | Czech Republic U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Czech Republic U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:22, 16 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
A winger, Majka entered the Sparta Prague academy at age 14 and progressed sufficiently to be awarded the Vlastislav Mareček Award at the 2016 FAČR Grassroots Gala.[4][5][6][7] He was an unused substitute for the first team on two occasions during the 2016–17 season and appeared for the U19 team in Sparta's 2016–17 and 2017–18 UEFA Youth League campaigns.[6][8] Majka departed the Stadion Letná when his contract expired in June 2018.[6]
In August 2018, Majka moved to England to sign a two-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer, with the option of a further year.[6] During his two seasons with the club, Majka made 62 B team appearances, scored five goals and was part of the squad which won the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup.[9][10] He was released in June 2020, when the club opted not to take up the option on his contract.[11]
In August 2020, Majka signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Czech National League club FC MAS Táborsko on a free transfer.[12] He made 20 appearances and scored one goal during the 2020–21 season.[8] Majka departed the club during the 2021 off-season.[13]
On 16 September 2021, Majka signed a contract with hometown Bohemian League A club FK Baník Sokolov.[14] He made 15 appearances and scored one goal during a 2021–22 season in which the club narrowly avoided relegation.[15][16]
Majka was capped by the Czech Republic between U15 and U19 level.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17[8] | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC MAS Táborsko | 2020–21[8] | Czech National League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| FK Baník Sokolov | 2021–22[15] | Bohemian League A | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[15] | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 8 | ||||
| FK Baník Sokolov B | 2021–22[18] | Regional Championship Karlovy Vary I.B | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | Regional Championship Karlovy Vary I.A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | ||
Czech Republic U18
Brentford B
FK Baník Sokolov B
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