# Jakub Pešek

Jakub Pešek (born 24 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish club Wieczysta Kraków.

## Career

Pešek made his professional debut for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League on 9 November 2014, coming on as a substitute against Slovácko in a 2–0 away win.
In January 2015, Pešek went on loan to České Budějovice before being signed permanently in mid-2017. Having scored 6 times in 28 league games for Budějovice in the 2017–18 season, he moved to Slovan Liberec at the start of the 2018–19 Czech First League. He rejoined Sparta Prague after the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract.
On 27 January 2025, Pešek moved to Polish third-tier club Wieczysta Kraków, signing an eighteen-month deal with an option for a further year.

## International career

On 7 September 2020, Pešek received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B match against Scotland, in which he eventually debuted and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute, ending in a 1–2 loss for the Czechs.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sparta Prague | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech National Football League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech National Football League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| České Budějovice (loan) | Total | Total | 66 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 98 | 6 |
| České Budějovice | 2017–18 | Czech National Football League | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 6 |
| Slovan Liberec | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Slovan Liberec | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 9 |
| Slovan Liberec | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 |
| Slovan Liberec | Total | Total | 92 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 112 | 19 |
| Sparta Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 9 |
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Sparta Prague | Total | Total | 61 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 91 | 12 |
| Wieczysta Kraków | 2024–25 | II liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 248 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 43 |
* ↑ Includes Czech Cup and Polish Cup
* ↑ Apperances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 12 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Czech Republic | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 5 |
    Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pešek goal.
List of international goals scored by Jakub Pešek :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Wales | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Kuwait | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Kuwait | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5 June 2022 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Spain | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |

## Honours

Sparta Prague
* Czech First League: 2022–23, 2023–24
* Czech Cup: 2023–24