Michael Lüftner (born 14 March 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Lüftner | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Chabařovice, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teplice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Teplice | 87 | (5) |
| 2017 | Slavia Prague | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | FC Copenhagen | 35 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | → Omonia (loan) | 51 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Fehérvár | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Czech Republic U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Czech Republic U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Czech Republic U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Czech Republic U21 | 19 | (1) |
| 2017– | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2017 | |||
He has spent his early career in the Czech First League club Teplice. He broke into the first team squad early in the 2012–13 season, making his league debut in an 0–2 loss against Hradec Králové in October 2012. He scored his first league goal in November 2012 against defending champions Slovan Liberec, helping his team to a 3–0 victory. He became an integral part of Teplice's first team in the 2013–14 season, playing 8 whole league matches in a row before being sent off after 28 minutes in the 9th round against Příbram.
In December 2016, he signed for Slavia Prague on a contract until 2020 for an undisclosed fee[1] reported to be over €500,000.[2] He made his debut for Slavia in their next competitive match - a 2–0 Czech First League home win against Jihlava on 19 February 2017.[3]
On 11 May 2017, Slavia Prague officials announced that Copenhagen triggered the release clause on Lüftner's contract by a bid of €1,5 million.[4] The move was confirmed four days later.[5]
On 20 June 2019, Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia announced that Lüftner will join the club as a loan from FC Copenhagen.[6] He made his debut on 24 August 2019 against Doxa Katokopias in the 2019-20 season premiere. He scored his first goal (6/2/20) in the 52nd minute in the Cyprus Cup against Doxa Katokopias. His first goal in the Cypriot First Division(7/12/20) was against APOEL in the 38th minute.
On 3 June 2021 it was confirmed, that Lüftner had joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár FC from Copenhagen with immediate effect.[7]
He represented his country on UEFA U17 Championship in 2011. He was first called up to the senior Czech national team in August 2017 to face Germany and Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers,[8] but failed to make an appearance. He was again called up in September to face Azerbaijan and San Marino in the same competition,[9] making his debut against San Marino on 8 October.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teplice | 2012–13 | Fortuna Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 94 | 5 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2016–17 | Fortuna Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2017–18 | Superliga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 50 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 52 | 3 | |||
| Omonia (loan) | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 68 | 3 | |||
| Fehérvár | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 196 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 11 | ||
Copenhagen
Omonia
Fehérvár FC – current squad | |
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