Lukáš Horníček

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Lukáš Horníček
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2009 Sokol Dobříkov
2009–2020 Pardubice
2019–2020 → Braga (loan)
2020–2021 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Braga B 37 (0)
2021– Braga 31 (0)
International career‡
2018 Czech Republic U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U17 12 (0)
2019 Czech Republic U18 2 (0)
2019 Czech Republic U19 1 (0)
2021–2023 Czech Republic U20 4 (0)
2023–2025 Czech Republic U21 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:27, 1 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:28, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Lukáš Horníček (born 13 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga.

Club career

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Horníček is a youth product of the academies of the Czech clubs Sokol Dobříkov and Pardubice. On 19 July 2019, he signed on a trial loan with the Portuguese club Braga for one year with an option to buy.[1] On 24 July 2020, he signed permanently with Braga in what was Pardubice's biggest sale in their history.[2] He was named the best goalkeeper for the Liga Revelação 2020/21 season for Braga's youth team.[3] For the 2021–22 season, he was promoted to Braga B. He made his first senior debut with Braga in a 5–0 Taça de Portugal win over Moitense, coming on as a late substitute in the 85th minute.[4] He made his Primeira Liga debut with Braga in a 3–2 loss to Famalicão on 15 May 2022.[5]

International career

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Horníček is a youth international for the Czech Republic, having represented the Czech Republic U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2021–22 Liga 3 26 0 — — — 26 0
2022–23 Liga 3 11 0 — — — 11 0
Total 37 0 — — — 37 0
Braga 2021–22 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2022–23 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
2024–25 Primeira Liga 17 0 3 0 0 0 4[a] 0 24 0
2025–26 Primeira Liga 12 0 0 0 1 0 10[a] 0 23 0
Total 31 0 6 0 4 0 14 0 55 0
Career total 68 0 6 0 4 0 14 0 92 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Braga

References

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  1. ^ "Brankářský talent Horníček zamířil do Portugalska. Chytat bude za Bragu" [Goalkeeping talent Horníček heads to Portugal. He'll catch for Braga]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Nej přestup v historii Pardubic. Talent definitivně odchází do Portugalska". iSport.cz (in Czech). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Lukas Hornicek é o Melhor Guarda-Redes da Liga Revelação" [Lukáš Horníček is the best goalkeeper of the Liga Revelação]. sjogadores.pt (in Portuguese). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ^ "DIRETO | Moitense-Braga". www.ojogo.pt. 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ Farr, Jamie (16 May 2022). "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Banza brace fires Famalicão to top eight finish". portugoal.net. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Tři naši hráči vykopali postup na Euro!!!". FKPardubice.cz (in Czech). 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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