Jan Lecjaks
Personal information
Full name Jan Lecjaks[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990
Place of birth Plzeň, Czechoslovakia[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Omonia
Number 17
Youth career
1996–2000 Sokol Štěnovice
2000–2006 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Viktoria Plzeň 59 (2)
2010–2011Anderlecht (loan) 30 (0)
2011–2017 Young Boys 124 (4)
2013Vålerenga (loan) 22 (2)
2017–2019 Dinamo Zagreb 22 (1)
2018–2019Lokomotiva (loan) 29 (2)
2019– Omonia 114 (5)
International career
2006–2007 Czech Republic U17 13 (2)
2007 Czech Republic U18 5 (1)
2007–2008 Czech Republic U19 13 (1)
2009 Czech Republic U20 3 (0)
2008–2012 Czech Republic U21 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023

Jan Lecjaks (born 9 August 1990) is a Czech footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club Omonia as a left back.

Club career

Viktoria Plzeň

Lecjaks began his career in 1996 playing for the youth team of Sokol Štěnovice and in 2000 he joined Viktoria Plzeň.[3] In the 2007/2008 season, he made his professional debut for Viktoria Plzeň in the Gambrinus liga on 11 November 2007 against Mladá Boleslav.[4] He won the Czech Cup with Viktoria Plzeň in 2010.

On 10 June 2010 he went on loan to Anderlecht for a season.[5] While at Anderlecht, on 18 August Lecjaks scored an own goal in a 2–2 away draw in a Champions League play-off round qualifier.

Young Boys

In July 2011 he signed for Swiss side Young Boys on a four-year contract.[6] In April 2013 he signed a loan contract with Vålerenga out the 2013 season.[7]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 24 June 2017, Lecjaks joined Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb on a three-year contract.[8] On 19 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Lokomoitva.[9] In August 2018, he was loaned out to Lokomotiva.[10]

Omonia

On 6 August 2019, Lecjaks joined Cypriot club Omonia on a two-year contract.[11] A year later, he renewed his contract until 2022.[12]

On 16 September 2020, he scored the decisive penalty in a Champions League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade, which guaranteed Omonia participation in the group stage of a European competition, for the first time in the club's history.[13] On 22 October, he assisted the team's first goal at the group stage level, in a 1-1 away draw against PAOK.[14] Lecjaks played an important role in Omonia winning the 2020–21 Cypriot First Division, finishing the season with 12 assists in the league, playing as a left back.

The 2021-22 season was also successful for Lecjaks, who scored his first four goals for the club and renewed his contract until 2024.[15] He won the 2021 Super Cup and the 2021-22 Cypriot Cup with Omonia, although he missed the final due to injury. He made his 100th appearance for Omonia on 16 February 2022, in a 2-0 away win against Aris Limassol, in the Cypriot First Division.[16]

International career

Lecjaks is former youth international for the Czech Republic.[17] He played for the Czech Republic national under-20 football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt[18] He is a member of the Czech under-21 team. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viktoria Plzeň 2007–08 Fortuna Liga 18000180
2008–09 19100191
2009–10 22100221
Total 59200592
Anderlecht (loan) 2010–11 Pro League 300208000400
Young Boys 2011–12 Swiss Super League 1512000171
2012–13 710040111
2013–14 900090
2014–15 33010111451
2015–16 2911030331
2016–17 3113090431
Total 1244702711585
Vålerenga (loan) 2013 Tippeligaen 22240262
Dinamo Zagreb 2017–18 Prva HNL 2113040281
2018–19 10000010
Total 2213040291
Lokomotiva (loan) 2018–19 Prva HNL 29220312
Omonia 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 23020250
2020–21 30020110430
2021–22 2635010110424
2022–23 302406010412
Total 1095130271201516
Career total 395163106622049418

Honours

Club

Viktoria Plzeň

Anderlecht

Omonia

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Czech Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. UEFA.com - Under-21 - Lecjaks
  3. "Oficiální stránky FC Viktoria Plzeň - Jan Lecjaks". Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  4. Officiel : Lecjaks signe au Sporting d’Anderlecht Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Tsjechische belofte Jan Lecjaks naar Anderlecht Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Fotbalový obránce Lecjaks opouští Plzeň a míří do Young Boys Bern" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  7. Lyngøy, Roar (3 April 2013). "Vålerenga henter tsjekkisk back". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  8. "Jan Lecjaks joined Dinamo!". gnkdinamo.hr. GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. "HNL: Dinamo – Lokomotiva 2-0 – Nacionalno.hr". Nacionalno.hr (in Croatian). Nacional. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. "DINAMO I EKIPU IZ DRUGOG PLANA PRODAJE ZA MILIJUNSKE IZNOSE Evo gdje će na kraju otići igrači koji su ispali iz prve momčadi novog Bjeličinog Dinama!". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  11. OmonoiaFC (6 August 2019). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Jan Lecjaks!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. OmonoiaFC (6 August 2020). "Γιάν Λέτσιακς μέχρι το 2022!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  13. UEFA.com. "Omonoia-Crvena zvezda | UEFA Champions League 2020/21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  14. UEFA.com. "PAOK-Omonoia | UEFA Europa League 2020/21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  15. OmonoiaFC (15 October 2021). "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Jan Lecjaks". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  16. ""Τρέχει" με 100 ο Λέτσιακς". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. Jan Lecjaks at FAČR (in Czech)
  18. Jan LecjaksFIFA competition record (archived)
  19. "SAFP Golden 11 2016". Golden11. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  20. "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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