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Marek Štěch
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Marek Štěch (born 28 January 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Mansfield Town. He began his career with local club Sparta Prague, spending four years in their youth system.
![]() Štěch with West Ham United in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Marek Štěch[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 34)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ligmet Milín | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Sparta Prague | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Yeovil Town | 72 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Sparta Prague | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Luton Town | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Mansfield Town | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Ligmet Milín | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Czech Republic U17 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 22 June 2024 (UTC) |
In 2006, aged 16, Štěch signed for Premier League club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee. Štěch had loan spells with Wycombe Wanderers and AFC Bournemouth in 2009, but made only three appearances in total. He made his first-team debut for West Ham in the League Cup in August 2010 before spending more time out on loan in League One with Yeovil Town and Leyton Orient in 2011–12. After six years with the club, Štěch left West Ham by mutual consent to join Yeovil Town permanently, and helped them win promotion to the Championship in 2012–13. He turned down a new contract with Yeovil, and re-signed for Sparta Prague in 2014. Štěch has represented the Czech Republic at under-17 and under-21 levels and has been capped once by the Czech Republic national team.