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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tomáš Pekhart[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1989-05-26)26 May 1989 (age 36)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sušice, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | TJ Sušice | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | TJ Klatovy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Slavia Prague | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | →Southampton (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | →Slavia Prague (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Jablonec | 29 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | →Sparta Prague (loan) | 9 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 88 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Ingolstadt | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | AEK Athens | 40 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 28 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Las Palmas | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Legia Warsaw | 67 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Gaziantep | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Legia Warsaw | 53 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Czech Republic U16 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Czech Republic U17 | 18 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Czech Republic U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Czech Republic U20 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Czech Republic U21 | 26 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | Czech Republic | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:47, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomáš Pekhart (born 26 May 1989) is a Czech professionalfootballer who plays as aforward. He represented the Czech Republic at both junior and senior level.
Born inSušice,Czechoslovakia, he began his youth career with his hometown club TJ Sušice and also played for TJ Klatovy before joiningSlavia Prague in 2003.
Pekhart joined theTottenham Hotspur youth academy during the summer of 2006.[4]
In August 2008, Pekhart joinedChampionship sideSouthampton on loan until January 2009.[5] He made his first league appearance as a substitute on 14 September, away againstQueens Park Rangers which Southampton lost 4–1.[6] He scored his only league goal for Southampton in a 2–2 home draw againstIpswich.[7]
He returned to Spurs in January 2009 and on transfer deadline day Pekhart returned to his old club Slavia Prague on a year-long loan until January 2010.[8] On 15 March 2009, Pekhart scored a late goal for Slavia in a 2–1 victory overFK Jablonec.[9] Pekhart was rewarded for his first goal with the club and was handed a start on 22 March, scoring the lone goal in the 1–0 victory overFC Zlín.[10]
On 12 January 2010,FK Jablonec confirmed the signing of Pekhart on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 20 March 2010, Pekhart scored his first goal for Jablonec, a late winner in a 2–1 victory overPříbram.[12] On 2 May 2010, Pekhart scored two goals in a 4–0 victory overBohemians 1905.[13] On 8 May 2010, Pekhart scored the opening goal in a 3–0 victory over his former clubSlavia Prague.[14] Pekhart continued his fine form during the 2010–11 season, scoring 11 goals in 15 league matches. However, after just half of the2010–11 Gambrinus liga season, he moved on loan to fellowGambrinus liga sideSparta Prague as part of a deal with1. FC Nürnberg, whom he joined on 1 July 2011.[15]
Pekhart moved on loan for the second half of the 2010–11 season toSparta Prague.[16] On 19 March 2011, Pekhart scored his first two goals for Sparta in a 2-0 victory overFC Zbrojovka Brno.[17] In nine league games for Sparta, Pekhart scored seven goals. He ended the 2010-11 season scoring 18 goals in 24 matches, one goal behind former teammateDavid Lafata in theCzech First League scoring table.
On 6 August 2011, Pekhart scored in his debut in theBundesliga, helping1. FC Nürnberg to a 1–0 victory overHertha Berlin on the opening day of Germany’s football season.[18] On 1 October 2011, Pekhart scored the equalizer in a 3–3 draw withMainz.[19] He ended his first season in Germany with 10 goals in 34 matches.
On 28 August 2014, Pekhart signed a three-year deal with the German second league sideFC Ingolstadt 04.[20] He made his debut for the club on 31 August, appearing as a second half substitute in a 0–3 victory overSV Sandhausen.[21] While with Ingolstadt Pekhart was seldom used.
Pekhart moved toAEK Athens on 1 February 2016.[22][23] On 4 February 2016, he made his debut with the club, in an away 1–1 draw againstIraklis atKaftanzoglio Stadium.[24] On 20 February 2016, Pekhart scored his first goal for AEK in a 1–1 draw withIraklis.[25] On 10 April 2016, Pekhart scored two goals in a 2–1 victory overPanionios F.C.[26] During the 2016–17 season, Pekhart was AEK's top scorer, scoring 12 goals in 31 matches.
On 21 July 2017, Pekhart signed withHapoel Be'er Sheva for three years.[27] On 10 August 2017, Pekhart scored his first goal for Hapoel in a 4–2 victory overBnei Yehuda Tel Aviv in the2017 Israel Super Cup, claiming his first title with the Israeli side.[28] On 19 August 2017, Pekhart scored his first goal in the Israeli league in a 1–1 draw withMaccabi Netanya. He ended the2017–18 season scoring 10 goals in 28 matches, helping Hapoel win its fifth league title.
On 13 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal withSegunda División sideUD Las Palmas.[29] Pekhart scored his first goal for Las Palmas on 18 November 2018 in a 4–1 loss toCádiz CF.[30] On 27 September 2019, he scored his club's third goal in a 3–2 victory overAlbacete Balompié.[31] With the trio of Pekhart,Pedri, andJonathan Viera Las Palmas went on an unbeaten run to move up the Segunda Division standings. On 5 October 2019,Pedri and Pekhart goals helped the island side to a 0–2 victory overCD Lugo.[32] On 13 October 2019, Las Palmas won their fourth straight match, defeatingDeportivo La Coruña 3–0 with two goals by Pekhart and one byJonathan Viera.[33]
On 10 February 2020, Pekhart agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal withEkstraklasa sideLegia Warsaw.[34] On 22 February 2020, Pekhart made his debut for Legia, scoring his club's fourth goal in a 4–0 victory overJagiellonia Białystok.[35] On 7 June 2020, Pekhart scored two goals to help Legia to a 1–3 victory overWisła Kraków.[36] He ended his first season in Poland appearing in 11 league matches scoring 5 goals, helping Legia to a league title.
On 21 March 2021, Pekhart scored four goals in a 4–0 victory overZagłębie Lubin.[37] During the2020–21 season, he was the leading scorer inEkstraklasa, scoring 22 goals as Legia won the league title again.[38] On 14 July 2021, Pekhard scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory in the second leg of the first round ofUEFA Champions League qualifying againstFK Bodø/Glimt as the Polish champions advanced to the next round.[39] Pekhart ended the2021–22 season in Poland appearing in 45 matches and scoring 10 goals, in a season in which Legia finished 10th in the league standings. After rejecting offers to renew his contract by Legia, Pekhart left the Polish club on 30 June 2022.[40]
On 10 August 2022, Pekhart joinedGaziantep in Turkey on a two-year contract.[41]
On 30 January 2023, Pekhart agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal with Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[42]
On 23 May 2025, Legia announced they would not extend their deal with Pekhart for the following season.[43]
Pekhart has represented his country at youth international level. Pekhart played and scored in the final of the2006 UEFA Under-17 Championship inLuxembourg for his country against Russia.[44]
In 2007, he represented his country in theFIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada as the youngest player in the squad having just turned 18. He played in all seven matches of the tournament, including the final againstArgentina in which the Czechs finished runners up afterMauro Zárate scored the winning goal four minutes from full-time for Argentina.[45]
He made his debut for theCzech Republic on 22 May 2010 in a match against Turkey.[46]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton (loan) | 2008–09 | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Slavia Prague (loan) | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Jablonec | 2009–10 | Czech First League | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | Czech First League | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 15 | |||
| Total | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 19 | ||||
| Sparta Prague (loan) | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 92 | 15 | |||||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| AEK Athens | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 12 | |||
| Total | 40 | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 15 | ||||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 43 | 11 |
| 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 45 | 11 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[g] | 1 | 1[h] | 0 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[i] | 1 | 1[h] | 0 | 45 | 10 | ||
| Total | 67 | 36 | 7 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 39 | |||
| Gaziantep | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 11[j] | 4 | 1[h] | 0 | 38 | 13 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[j] | 4 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 53 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 395 | 118 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 493 | 142 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2012 | Stadion města Plzně,Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Malta | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 October 2013 | Ta' Qali National Stadium,Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
Slavia Prague
FC Ingolstadt
AEK Athens
Hapoel Be'er-Sheva[48]
Legia Warsaw
Czech Republic U17
Czech Republic U20
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