Jakub Rada

{{short description|Czech footballer (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jakub Rada

| fullname = Jakub Rada

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| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|5}}

| birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia

| currentclub =

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1993–2006 |youthclubs1 = Sparta Prague

| years1 = 2006–2013 | clubs1 = Sparta Prague | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2013 | clubs2 = Sparta Prague B | caps2 = 63 | goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = → Kladno (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = Bohemians 1905 | caps6 = 58 | goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2015–2019 | clubs7 = Mladá Boleslav | caps7 = 46 | goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = → Spartak Trnava (loan) | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = Bohemians 1905 | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 1

| years10= 2020 | clubs10= → Hradec Králové (loan) | caps10= 11 | goals10= 1

| years11= 2020–2024 | clubs11= Hradec Králové | caps11= 84 | goals11= 14

| nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Czech Republic | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 21 January 2024

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Jakub Rada (born 5 May 1987) is a Czech former footballer who last played for Hradec Králové as a midfielder.{{cite news|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/domaci-souteze/jakub-rada-hradec-kralove-hostovani.A200222_534739_fot_dsouteze_par|title=Třetí zimní posila Hradce, první do zálohy. Přichází Jakub Rada|date=22 January 2020|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=17 July 2020}}

Rada made several appearances in the Czech First League for SK Kladno, Bohemians 1905 and Mladá Boleslav.{{cite web | url=http://en.fortunaliga.cz/hrac/1815-jakub-rada | title=Player page at fortunaliga.cz}} He suffered a serious injury in a league match for Boleslav against Hradec Králové in August 2016, tearing ligaments in his knee.{{cite news|url=https://www.denik.cz/fotbal/rada-ma-pretrzeny-vaz-v-koleni-a-zrejme-prijde-o-celou-sezonu-20160829.html|title=Rada má přetržený vaz v koleni a zřejmě přijde o celou sezonu|date=29 August 2016|website=Deník|accessdate=2 June 2025}} In 2019 he won the Slovak Cup with FC Spartak Trnava. He was an unused substitute in the final. In June 2019 he rejoined Bohemians 1905{{cite web | url=https://www.bohemians.cz/clanek/21304/do-bohemians-prestupuje-jakub-rada | title=Jakub Rada joins Bohemians! | language=cs}} After playing for Hradec Králové, he announced his retirement from professional football in July 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/jakub-rada-fotbal-hradec-konec-kariery.A240701_804451_fotbal_ald|title=Rada o konci kariéry: Snažil jsem se na to připravit, ale trochu mě to semlelo|date=1 July 2024|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=2 June 2025}}

International career

Rada received his first call up to the senior Czech Republic squad in March 2016 for a friendly against Scotland.{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1957&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=16084|title=Czech Republic squad for Scotland friendly confirmed|date=17 March 2016|publisher=scottishfa.co.uk|accessdate=21 March 2016}} He was one of four players to make his international debut against Scotland, playing as a substitute in the 1–0 loss.{{cite news|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport_fotbal/cesti-fotbaliste-na-skoty-nestacili-na-letne-jim-podlehli-0-1_201603242240_jknoll|title=Čeští fotbalisté na Skoty nestačili. Na Letné jim podlehli 0:1|date=24 March 2016|website=Czech Radio|accessdate=2 June 2025}} After his knee injury in August 2016, he never returned to the national team.

Honours

Spartak Trnava

References

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