Michael Lüftner

Michael Lüftner (born 14 March 1994) is a professional Czech football defender currently playing for Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia on loan from Copenhagen.

Michael Lüftner
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994
Place of birth Chabařovice, Czech Republic
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Omonia (on loan from Copenhagen)
Number 6
Youth career
Teplice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Teplice 87 (5)
2017 Slavia Prague 16 (0)
2017– Copenhagen 35 (1)
2019–Omonia (loan) 37 (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 29 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2017

Club career

Teplice

He has spent his early career in the Czech First League club 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 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 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]

Copenhagen

On 11 May 2017, Slavia Prague officials announced that 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]

Omonia Nicosia

On 20 June 2019, Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia announced that Lüftner will join the club as a loan from FC Copenhagen.[6] He made his debut on 24 August 2019 against Doxa Katokopias in the 2019-20 season premiere. He scored his first goal (6/2/20) in the 52nd minute in the Cyprus Cup against Doxa Katokopias. His first goal in the Cypriot First Division(7/12/20) was against APOEL in the 38th minute.

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,[7] but failed to make an appearance. He was again called up in September to face Azerbaijan and San Marino in the same competition,[8] making his debut against San Marino on 8 October.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teplice 2012–13 Fortuna Liga 13100131
2013–14 900090
2014–15 24050290
2015–16 27310283
2016–17 14110151
Total 87570945
Slavia Prague 2016–17 Fortuna Liga 14020160
Copenhagen 2017–18 Superliga 34120142503
2018–19 10001020
Total 3512015200523
Omonia (loan) 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 22041261
2020–21 15100111262
Total 3714111100523
Career total 17371512630021411

    Honours

    Copenhagen


    References

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