Tomáš Egert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomáš Egert | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| 2014 | Slovan Liberec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Slovan Liberec | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Spartak Trnava II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → FK Slavoj Vyšehrad (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → FK Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Slavoj Vyšehrad (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Burton Albion | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2018 | |||
Tomáš Egert (born 1 August 1994) is a Czech footballer who plays as a centre back for English Championship club Burton Albion.[1]
Tomáš is a physical central defender standing at 192 cm,[2] he turned professional in the 2014/15 season and has made 41 professional appearances in his homeland, also playing in the Czech Premier league (HET liga) in his debut season.
Club career
Early career
Egert started his youth career with HET liga club Bohemians 1905, joining the club as a 17 year old in the 2012/2013 season. He went on to make 10 youth appearances for the club that season. The following season Egert left Bohemians 1905 to join Slovak club Spartak Trnava. Egert joined Spartak Trnava for the 2013/14 season, he made 24 appearances in his first season and followed this up with 20 in his second season signing his first professional contract with the club that season and featuring in the first team.[3]
FC Slovan Liberec
Due to his impressive form with the youth team Egert signed professional terms with the club and made his debut in their first team that season at the age of 19 as the team finished the season in 12th place in the top division.
Spartak Trnav
Tomas joined Slovakian premier division side Spartak Trnava on loan for the 2014/15 season at the ago of 19, however due to his young age he did not make a 1st team appearance for the club, instead going on to make 5 appearances for their reserve team in the Slovakian second division (II. Liga West).
FK Slavoj Vysehrad
The following season Tomas went on a season long loan to second tier Czech National League side FK Slavoj Vysehrad on 1 July 2015 in order to gain 1st team experience. The loan move proved a success as out of a possible 28 league games that season, Tomas went on to make 21 starts for the team being an integral figure in the starting line-up.[4]
FK Viktoria Zizkov
Following his successful season at FK Slavoj Vysehrad Tomas went out on another season long loan this time with Czech side FK Viktoria Zizkov on 1 July 2016 who were in the Fotbalova Narodni Liga (second division) of the Czech National League, that season he went on to start 10 league games for the club.[2][3]
FK Slavoj Vysehrad
On 21 July 2017 Tomas returned to the club where he tasted success only 2 years previously signing for another season long loan with FK Slavoj Vysehrad.[3] He started the first 5 games of the season before moving to the England.
Burton Albion
Tomas signed for English Championship side Burton Albion on Friday 16 March 2018, he went on to make his league debut the next day against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 17 March 2018.[5]
Personal life
Tomas’s nickname is ‘Egi’, his favourite film is ‘Never Back Down’. His favourite sport away from football is Tennis. His motto for life is: Live today as if it were your last’.[2] Tomas is completing a degree in Sport Management at the University of Derby.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Tomas Egert: Burton Albion sign Czech defender until end of season". BBC Sport. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- 1 2 3 "Profil hráče – #2 Tomáš Egert". FK Viktoria Žižkov (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- 1 2 3 "Tomas Egert (Vysehrad) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ↑ fussball.wettpoint.com, Cpr. "League Table 2. Liga Season 2015/16 Czech Republic - Soccer Database Wettpoint". fussball.wettpoint.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ↑ "Wolves 3-1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.