Lukas Hradecky
Lukas Hradecky (born 24 November 1989) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Finland national team.
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Hradecky with Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2000 | TPK | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | TPS | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | TPS | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → ÅIFK (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Esbjerg fB | 76 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Brøndby | 69 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 101 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Bayer Leverkusen | 180 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Finland U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Finland U18 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Finland U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Finland | 90 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Born in Bratislava, present-day Slovakia, Hradecky was raised in the Finnish city of Turku from the age of one. He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Esbjerg fB at age 19 in 2009. After winning his first trophy, the Danish 1st Division, during his third season in Denmark, he helped Esbjerg win the Danish Cup in 2013. Hradecky was named Finnish Footballer of the Year by the Football Association of Finland three years in a row between 2016 and 2018.
Formerly an international at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, Hradecky made his debut for Finland in May 2010 at the age of 20. He appeared in nine out of ten of Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped the national team secure its first ever appearance at the UEFA European Championship.