Adam Hložek

Adam Hložek (born 25 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech Republic national team.

Adam Hložek
Hložek with the Czech Republic U21 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002
Place of birth Ivančice, Czech Republic
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2014 FC Ivančice
2014–2018 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Sparta Prague 105 (34)
2022– Bayer Leverkusen 51 (7)
International career‡
2017 Czech Republic U15 5 (4)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U16 10 (7)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U17 10 (5)
2019– Czech Republic U21 8 (3)
2020– Czech Republic 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Sparta Prague

Hložek was 12 years old when transferred from his hometown club Ivančice to Sparta Prague along with his older brother Daniel.[1]

Four years later, on 2 October 2018, he made his debut for the first team in a Czech Cup match against Slavoj Polná as a substitution, scoring the final goal in a 4–1 away win.[2] Hložek made his league debut for Sparta Prague on 10 November 2018 in their 3–1 win at Karviná at the age of 16 years, three months and 16 days, becoming the youngest Sparta player to appear in a league match.[3][4]

Hložek finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Jan Kuchta with 15 goals, despite missing four months of the season due to injury.[5] On 30 May 2021, a day after scoring four first-half goals in a 6–1 win away to Zbrojovka Brno, Hložek signed a new contract extension until 2024 with Sparta Prague. Hložek finished the 2020–21 league season with 15 goals and seven assists in 19 games.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 2 June 2022, the winger joined Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, signing a five-year contract.[6]

Adam won the league with Leverkusen on the 14th of April 2024

International career

On 4 September 2020, Hložek debuted for the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Nations League match against Slovakia.[7]

In May 2021, Hložek was called up by the Czech Republic for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.[8] He scored his first international goal in October 2021, in the 2–0 World Cup qualification win against Belarus.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 2018–19 Czech First League 19341—234
2019–20 347411[lower-alpha 2]1399
2020–21 1915301[lower-alpha 2]02315
2021–22 3393111[lower-alpha 3]24712
Total 1053413313313240
Bayer Leverkusen 2022–23 Bundesliga 2951114[lower-alpha 4]1447
2023–24 222337[lower-alpha 2]2327
Total 517442137614
Career total 1564118734420854
  1. Includes Czech Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 26 March 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 202020
2021101
202270
2023101
202420
Total312
Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hložek goal.
List of international goals scored by Adam Hložek[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2021Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia Belarus2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
220 June 2023City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro4–14–1Friendly

Honours

Sparta Prague

Bayer Leverkusen

Individual

References
  1. David Čermák (11 March 2019). "Úkaz jménem Hložek. Proč sparťanský teenager boří ligové rekordy?" (in Czech). idnes.cz/fotbal. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ČTK, isport (2 October 2018). "Polná – Sparta 1:4. Pražané v poháru postupují, outsider ale vzdoroval" (in Czech). isport.blesk.cz//fotbal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. Seznam.cz. "Nový Lafata z vlastní líhně? Hložek má titul nejmladšího sparťana". www.sport.cz. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. "Za minutu přepsal historii. Hložek je nejmladším sparťanem v české lize". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Sparta na závěr sezony deklasovala Brno, Slavia porazila Budějovice. Hložek čtyřmi góly dotáhl Kuchtu". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. "Adam Hložek signs a new contract!". AC Sparta Prague. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. Čihák, Jiří (5 September 2020). "Zápis do historie. Hložek je nejmladším reprezentantem, při debutu trefil tyč". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Archived from the original on 5 December 2022.
  8. "Euro 2020 squads: France, Spain, Germany & every official tournament panel list". Goal. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022.
  9. "Czechs defeat Belarus 2:0 in World Cup qualifier, make playoffs". Radio Prague. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021.
  10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Adam Hložek". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. "Adam Hložek - Fotbal - iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  12. "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  13. "Talent roku: Adam Hložek". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  14. "Nejlepším hráčem ligy je Holeš, trenérem sezony Bílek, cizincem Beauguel" (in Czech). iDnes. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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