Adam Hložek

Adam Hložek (born 25 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech Republic national team.

Hložek was 12 years old when transferred from his hometown club Ivančice to Sparta Prague along with his older brother Daniel.

Four years later, on 2 October 2018, he made his debut for the first team in a Czech Cup match against Slavoj Polná as a substitution, scoring the final goal in a 4–1 away win.

Hložek made his league debut for Sparta Prague on 10 November 2018 in their 3–1 win at Karviná at the age of 16 years, three months and 16 days, becoming the youngest Sparta player to appear in a league match.

Hložek finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Jan Kuchta with 15 goals, despite missing four months of the season due to injury.

On 30 May 2021, a day after scoring four first-half goals in a 6–1 win away to Zbrojovka Brno, Hložek signed a new contract extension until 2024 with Sparta Prague.

Hložek finished the 2020–21 league season with 15 goals and seven assists in 19 games.

On 2 June 2022, the winger joined Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, signing a five-year contract.

Hložek made his Czech Republic national team debut on 4 September 2020 in a UEFA Nations League game against Slovakia.

In May 2021, Hložek was called up by the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 campaign.

He scored his first international goal in October 2021, in the 2–0 World Cup qualification win against Belarus.

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