Ladislav Krejci

Ladislav Krejci (born 20 April 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre-back for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team. In 2024, the Czech edition of Forbes featured Krejci in their 30 under 30 list: 30 of the most talented Czechs under 30 years old. Krejci made his professional debut for Zbrojovka Brno in its home match against Sparta Prague on 2 October 2016, which ended in a 3–3 draw. He scored his first league goal on 13 May 2018 in Brno's 4–1 win at Teplice. On 6 June 2019, Krejci signed a four-year contract with Sparta Prague. In July 2022, he became Sparta's captain, replacing Borek Dockal who had retired the previous season. In May 2023, Krejci helped the club to win its first championship title since 2014 as captain. He was awarded as the midfielder and player of the 2022–23 season by the League Football Association. On 10 March 2024, Krejci received his fifth red card in Sparta Prague jersey (in away loss 0–4 against Viktoria Plzen) and set the new record for most received red cards in Sparta Prague history in the league competition since 1954, supprasing Jiri Homola with four red cards. In May 2024, Krejci helped the club to win its second championship title in two seasons and domestic cup as captain. In March 2022, Krejci received his first Czech senior call-up from coach Jaroslav Silhavy. In the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match on 24 March 2023, Krejci scored his first goal against Poland which is considered to be the fastest in the Czech Republic national football team history. On 17 June 2023, he scored another goal against Faroe Islands resulting in a 3-0 victory.

CLUB Sparta Prague Czech Cup: 2019–20, 2023–24 Czech First League: 2022–23, 2023–24