| Jakub Jankto | |
| Full Name: | Jakub Jankto[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, full-back |
| Currentclub: | Cagliari |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | Slavia Prague |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Udinese |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Udinese |
| Caps1: | 65 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Ascoli (loan) |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Sampdoria |
| Caps4: | 65 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Getafe |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Sparta Prague (loan) |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Cagliari |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 8 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Czech Republic U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Czech Republic U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam5: | Czech Republic U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017–2022 |
| Nationalteam6: | Czech Republic |
| Nationalcaps6: | 45 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:39, 5 June 2022 (UTC) |
Jakub Jankto (in Czech pronounced as /ˈjakup ˈjaŋkto/; born 19 January 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Cagliari, and the Czech Republic national team. A versatile player, Jankto can play as a full-back, left midfielder or left winger.
Jankto signed for Udinese from Slavia Prague in 2014 for a reported fee of €700,000.[2] Without making his league debut for the team, he went on loan to Serie B side Ascoli in 2015, debuting on 15 September in a Serie B 1–0 home win against Virtus Entella.
On 6 July 2018, Sampdoria announced that Jankto had joined the club on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for €15 million.[3] On 12 August 2018, Jankto scored on his debut for Sampdoria in a 1–0 Coppa Italia win against Viterbese.[4] Sampdoria later made the transfer permanent.
On 20 August 2021, Jankto signed a two-year contract with La Liga club Getafe CF.[5] [6] On 10 August of the following year, he returned to his home country after joining Sparta Prague on a one-year loan deal.[7]
On 15 July 2023, Jankto signed a two-year contract with option with Serie A club Cagliari.[8] [9]
In March 2017, Jankto received his first call-up by coach Karel Jarolím to the Czech senior squad for two matches against Lithuania (friendly) and San Marino (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification).[10] The same year on 22 March, he debuted against the former opponent with his first goal that ended in a 3-0 victory.[11]
Jankto was in a relationship with model Markéta Ottomanská and they had a son.[12] [13] They separated in 2021.[14]
On 13 February 2023, Jankto publicly came out as gay in a social media statement,[15] becoming the first active senior international men's footballer to do so.[16] [17] [18] Jankto's move received support from football clubs, footballers and other athletes.[19] [20]
On 18 April 2023, Jankto was stopped by police near the Sparta Prague Strahov training center. He submitted to a breath test behind the wheel of his vehicle, but refused to take a drug test and a medical examination.[21] [22] He also drove without a driver's licence, which had been taken away by the authorities earlier in 2023.[23] [24] In response, club management initiated a meeting with Jankto, and it was decided that he will not participate in training sessions with the First Team.[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| Udinese | 2016–17 | Serie A | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Total | 65 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 11 | |||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 1 | |
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 90 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 97 | 9 | |||
| Getafe | 2021–22 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Sparta Prague (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Cagliari | 2023–24 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Career total | 233 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 249 | 27 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2017 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 4 | ||
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jankto goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2017 | Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 15 November 2018 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 10 June 2019 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | ||
| 4 | 24 March 2021 | Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland | 6–1 | 6–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Sparta Prague