# Lukáš Masopust

Lukáš Masopust (born 12 February 1993) is a Czech football player who currently plays as a right winger or right-back for Czech First League club Slovan Liberec on loan from Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Masopust was born in the town of Božejov, near Pelhřimov. He began his football career there, before moving to Kamenice nad Lipou and then to Jihlava in 2004. In 2012, Jihlava manager František Komňacký promoted him to the senior team and he went on to make his debut for the club against Slavia Prague that year. The match ended in a 3–3, to which Masopust contributed two assists.
In December 2014, Masopust reached an agreement to join Jablonec on 1 January 2015, on a contract running until 1 July 2018. He made his debut for the club against 1. FC Slovácko on 20 February 2015, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Nermin Crnkić.

### Slavia Prague

On 18 December 2018, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Masopust from Jablonec on a three-and-a-half-year contract. On 22 May 2019, Masopust scored Slavia's second goal in their 2–0 defeat of Baník Ostrava in the 2019 Czech Cup Final. On 20 August 2019, Masopust scored in Slavia Prague's UEFA Champions League first leg play-off win against Romanian side CFR Cluj. Slavia would win the second leg as well to qualify for the group stage of Europe's premier knock-out competition for just the second time in their history.
Masopust started for Slavia in the final of the Czech Cup on 20 May 2021, but was replaced by 19-year-old teammate Abdallah Sima in the 60th minute. Sima would go on to score the only goal of the game against Viktoria Plzeň as Slavia won the league and cup double. In the final match of the league season on 29 May 2021, Slavia defeated Dynamo České Budějovice to clinch an undefeated record in the league. It was the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals Sparta Prague did so in 2009–10.

## International career

Masopust was called up to the Czech senior squad for the first time in March 2018. He played on 26 March 2018 in a friendly match against China.
On 25 May 2021, Masopust was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. In the final warm-up match before the tournament on 8 June, Masopust scored as the Czechs defeated Albania 3–1.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Czech Cup | Czech Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2013–14 | Czech First League | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 |
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Vysočina Jihlava | Total | Total | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 7 |
| Jablonec | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Jablonec | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 |
| Jablonec | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Jablonec | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 |
| Jablonec | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Jablonec | Total | Total | 94 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 118 | 16 |
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 6 |
| Slavia Prague | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 2 |
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| Slavia Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Slavia Prague | Total | Total | 113 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 24 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 262 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 47 |
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Czechoslovak Supercup
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2. | 8 June 2021 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | Albania | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club

Slavia Prague
* Czech First League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
* Czech Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23