Lukáš Horníček
Squad number 23 · Braga
Their 2026 World Cup
Lukáš Horníček travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Czech Republic, wearing number 23, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group A), beaten by Mexico 3-0.
The goalkeeping job went to M. Kovář (3 matches, 270′).
Another 4 players in the Czech Republic squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Czech Republic team page.
Biography
Lukáš Horníček (born 13 July 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga and the Czech Republic national team.
Club career Horníček is a youth product of the academies of the Czech clubs Sokol Dobříkov and Pardubice. On 19 July 2019, he signed on a trial loan with the Portuguese club Braga for one year with an option to buy. On 24 July 2020, he signed permanently with Braga in what was Pardubice's biggest sale in their history. He was named the best goalkeeper for the Liga Revelação 2020/21 season for Braga's youth team. For the 2021–22 season, he was promoted to Braga B. He made his first senior debut with Braga in a 5–0 Taça de Portugal win over Moitense, coming on as a late substitute in the 85th minute. He made his Primeira Liga debut with Braga in a 3–2 loss to Famalicão on 15 May 2022.
International career Horníček is a youth international for the Czech Republic, having represented the Czech Republic U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.