Michael Lüftner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chabařovice, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Teplice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Teplice | 88 | (5) |
| 2017 | Slavia Prague | 16 | (0) |
| 2017– | FC Copenhagen | 30 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Czech Republic U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Czech Republic U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Czech Republic U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Czech Republic U21 | 19 | (1) |
| 2017– | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2017 | |||
Michael Lüftner (born 14 March 1994) is a professional Czech football defender currently playing for F.C. København in the Danish Superliga. Despite being Czech, his surname, however, is of German origin.
Club career
Teplice
He has spent his early career in the Czech First League club FK Teplice. He broke into the first team squad early in the 2012–13 season, making his league debut in an 0–2 loss against Hradec Králové in October 2012. He scored his first league goal in November 2012 against defending champions FC Slovan Liberec, helping his team to a 3–0 victory. He became an integral part of Teplice first team in the 2013–14 season, playing eight whole league matches in a row before being sent off after 28 minutes in the 9th round against 1. FK Příbram.
Slavia Prague
In December 2016, he signed for Slavia Prague on a contract until 2020 for an undisclosed fee[1] reported to be over €500,000.[2] He made his debut for Slavia in their next competitive match - a 2–0 Czech First League home win against Jihlava on 19 February 2017.[3]
F.C. Copenhagen
On 11 May 2017, Slavia Prague officials announced that F.C. Copenhagen triggered the release clause on Lüftner's contract by a bid of €1,5 million.[4] The move was confirmed four days later.[5]
International career
He represented his country on UEFA U17 Championship in 2011. He was first called up to the senior Czech national team in August 2017 to face Germany and Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers,[6] but failed to make an appearance. He was again called up in September to face Azerbaijan and San Marino in the same competition,[7] making his debut against San Marino on 8 October.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 February 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teplice | 2012–13 | 1. Liga | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 5 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2016–17 | 1. Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Copenhagen | 2017–18 | Superligaen | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Career total | 120 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 144 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Six appearances in the Champions League; six appearances and two goals in the Europa League
References
- ↑ "Slavia nakupuje. Přišel Lüftner, brzy dorazí hráči z Norska a Chorvatska". iDNES.cz. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ↑ "Stoper Lüftner opouští Slavii. V létě má zamířit do Kodaně za 1,5 milionu eur - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ↑ "Slavia - Jihlava 2:0, úspěšnou sérii natáhl dvěma góly Škoda". iDNES.cz. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ↑ "Stoper Lüftner opouští Slavii. V létě má zamířit do Kodaně za 1,5 milionu eur - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ↑ "Ještě dva zápasy a Lüftner opustí Slavii. Stane se hráčem FC Kodaň". iDNES.cz. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ↑ "Jarolím doplnil tým na Němce a Iry. Bere Lüftnera a Hovorku, vrací se Hušbauer - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ↑ "Jarolím nominoval. Vzal nováčka z Olomouce i Škodu, chybí Schick - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ↑ "Lüftner debutoval za Česko: Po krásném roce se mi splnil dětský sen - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ Michael Lüftner at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
- Michael Lüftner official international statistics
- Michael Lüftner – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Michael Lüftner at Soccerway