Radek Vítek (born 24 October 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United.
_42.jpg) Vítek with Blau-Weiß Linz in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Vsetín, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| 2020–2024 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Bristol City (loan) | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Czech Republic U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Czech Republic U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Czech Republic U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:27, 2 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:38, 16 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Having started as a youth player in his native Czech Republic, Vítek has played professional football in Austria as well as England. He played youth international football for the Czech Republic up to under-20 level.
Club career
editVítek played for the under-19 team of Czech club Sigma Olomouc as a 16-year old.[2] On 1 July 2020, Vítek joined Manchester United from Sigma Olomouc.[3]
On 25 January 2024, Vítek joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 27 January 2024, he made his Football League debut starting against Forest Green Rovers and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win.[5] He made a total of 18 league appearances for Accrington Stanley during his time at the club.[6]
On 21 August 2024, Vítek joined Austrian Bundesliga club Blau-Weiß Linz on a season-long loan.[7] He missed a month of action after injuring his cruciate ligament in September 2024.[8] He made 26 league appearances for BW Linz, during which time he kept six clean sheets. Vítek featured in the Kicker Team of the Round on four occasions.[9]
On 28 July 2025, Vítek signed a new contract with Manchester United until 2028 and joined EFL Championship club Bristol City on a season-long loan deal.[10] He made his debut for the club in a Championship match away against Sheffield United, which finished 4–1 to the visitors.[6] He played all four of City's opening league matches, conceding four goals in total.[9]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of end of 2025–26 season
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2022–23[12] | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24[13] | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 2023–24[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2023–24[13] | EFL League Two | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 2024–25[1] | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2025–26[15] | EFL Championship | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
edit- 1 2 "Radek Vítek Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ Fišara, Jiří (7 April 2020). "Šestnáctiletý brankář Vítek míří z Olomouce do Manchesteru United" [16-year-old keeper Vítek heads from Olomouc to Manchester United]. Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "Radek Vitek". Manchester United F.C. 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "SIGNING: Radek joins on loan". Accrington Stanley F.C. 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Robins loan keeper catches the eye". BBC. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Radek Vitek kommt leihweise von Manchester United" [Radek Vitek comes on loan from Manchester United]. FC Blau-Weiß Linz (in German). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "BW Linz: Vitek zurück im Training, Lukse fällt monatelang aus" [BW Linz: Vitek back in training, Lukse out for months]. Kicker (in German). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Struber über Vitek: "Hat glänzende Zukunft vor sich"" [Struber on Vitek: "Has a bright future ahead of him"]. Kicker (in German). 4 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Vítek prodloužil smlouvu s Manchesterem United a míří na hostování do Bristolu" [Vítek extends contract with Manchester United and heads to Bristol on loan]. Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Radek Vítek". fotbal.cz. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Radek Vítek in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Radek Vítek in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Radek Vítek in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Radek Vítek in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
External links
edit- Radek Vítek at Soccerway.com
- Radek Vítek at WorldFootball.net
- Radek Vítek at Soccerbase.com
- Profile at the Czech Football Association website
