Matěj Majka Explained

Matěj Majka
Fullname:Matěj Majka[1]
Birth Date:31 January 2000
Birth Place:Sokolov, Czech Republic
Height:1.72 m[2]
Position:Winger
Currentclub:SV Mitterteich
Youthyears1:–2018
Youthclubs1:Sparta Prague
Youthyears2:2018–2020
Youthclubs2:Brentford
Years1:2020–2021
Clubs1:FC MAS Táborsko
Caps1:19
Goals1:1
Years2:2021–2023
Clubs2:FK Baník Sokolov
Caps2:26
Goals2:1
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:FK Baník Sokolov B
Caps3:6
Goals3:6
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:SV Mitterteich
Caps4:31
Goals4:3
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Czech Republic U15
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016
Nationalteam2:Czech Republic U16
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2016–2017
Nationalteam3:Czech Republic U17
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2018
Nationalteam4:Czech Republic U18
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2017
Nationalteam5:Czech Republic U19
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:10:44, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Matěj Majka (born 31 January 2000) is a Czech semi-professional footballer who plays for Landesliga Bayern-Nordost club SV Mitterteich as a winger.

Majka is a product of the Sparta Prague academy and began his professional career in England with Brentford. He failed to break into the first team squad and following his release in 2020, he played lower league football in the Czech Republic and Germany. Majka was capped by the Czech Republic at youth level.

Club career

Sparta Prague

A winger, Majka entered the Sparta Prague academy at age 14 and progressed sufficiently to be awarded the Vlastislav Mareček Award at the 2016 FAČR Grassroots Gala.[3] [4] [5] [6] He was an unused substitute for the first team on two occasions during the 2016–17 season and appeared for the U19 team in Sparta's 2016–17 and 2017–18 UEFA Youth League campaigns. Majka departed the Stadion Letná when his contract expired in June 2018.

Brentford

In August 2018, Majka moved to England to sign a two-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer, with the option of a further year. During his two seasons with the club, Majka made 62 B team appearances, scored five goals and was part of the squad which won the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup.[7] [8] He was released in June 2020, when the club opted not to take up the option on his contract.[9]

Return to the Czech Republic

In August 2020, Majka signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Czech National League club FC MAS Táborsko on a free transfer.[10] He made 20 appearances and scored one goal during the 2020–21 season. Majka departed the club during the 2021 off-season and on 16 September 2021,[11] he signed a contract with hometown Bohemian League A club FK Baník Sokolov.[12] Majka made 26 appearances and scored one goal prior to departing the club in January 2023.[13]

SV Mitterteich

In January 2023, Majka transferred to German Landesliga Bayern-Nordost club SV Mitterteich. He made 31 appearances and scored three goals over the course of the 2022–23 and 2024-24 seasons.

International career

Majka was capped by the Czech Republic between U15 and U19 level.[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Prague2016–17Czech First League00000000
FC MAS Táborsko2020–21Czech National League19110201
FK Baník Sokolov2021–22[15] Bohemian League A151151
2022–23Bohemian League A110110
Total261261
FK Baník Sokolov B2021–22[16] Regional Championship Karlovy Vary I.B5656
2022–23Regional Championship Karlovy Vary I.A1010
Total6666
SV Mitterteich2022–23[17] Landesliga Bayern-Nordost401[18] 050
2023–24[19] Landesliga Bayern-Nordost263263
2024–25[20] Landesliga Bayern-Nordost1010
Total31310323
Career total82111000108411
  1. Web site: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018 . 23 August 2020 . The Football Association . 8.
  2. Web site: Matej Majka – Forward – Brentford B . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226143620/https://www.brentfordfc.com/teams/brentford-b/forward/matej-majka/ . 26 February 2020 . 23 August 2020 . Brentford FC . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Nominace na Grassroots Galavečer fotbalu 2016 . 23 August 2020 . Můj fotbal . Czech.
  4. Web site: Majka nejlepším mladším dorostencem roku . 23 August 2020 . AC Sparta Praha . Czech.
  5. News: Brentford B sign Matej Majka . en-gb . 23 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Matěj Majka Sparta B . 23 August 2020 . iDNES.cz . Czech.
  7. Web site: B Team 18/19 Review: End of the campaign . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604084823/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/june/b-season-review-14/ . 4 June 2022 . 23 August 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  8. Web site: Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220603053045/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/april/match-report-for-harrow-borough-vs-brentford-on-16-apr-19/ . 3 June 2022 . 23 August 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  9. Web site: Nine players depart Brentford FC . 23 August 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  10. Web site: Táborsko posílil útočník Majka . 23 August 2020 . www.fctaborsko.cz . Czech.
  11. Web site: 23 July 2021 . Táborsko zažilo průvan v kabině, druhou ligu otevře proti Zbrojovce . 28 July 2021 . iDNES.cz . cs.
  12. Web site: Matěji, vítej doma! . 4 October 2021 . Facebook . en.
  13. Web site: SV Mitterteich holt drei tschechische Spieler . subscription . 24 March 2023 . www.onetz.de . de.
  14. Web site: Matěj Majka Reprezentace . 23 August 2020 . Fotbal.cz . Czech.
  15. Web site: Matej Majka stats and transfer history . 13 October 2021 . AiScore Football LiveScore.
  16. Web site: Matěj Majka . 8 July 2022 . Kdesehraje.cz – aktuální fotbalové zápasy, výsledky a statistiky..
  17. Web site: Matej Majka Spieler Einsätze . 24 March 2023 . kicker . de-DE.
  18. Appearance in Bavarian Toto Cup qualifying
  19. Web site: Matej Majka Spieler Einsätze . 28 July 2023 . kicker . de-DE.
  20. Web site: Matej Majka Spieler Einsätze . 2024-07-21 . kicker . de-DE.

Honours

Czech Republic U18

Brentford B

FK Baník Sokolov B

Individual