| Michal Sáček | |
| Birth Date: | 1996 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hustopeče, Czech Republic |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Right-back, central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hustopeče |
| Youthyears2: | 2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Břeclav |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Tatran Bohunice |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Hodonín |
| Youthyears5: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs5: | Sparta Prague |
| Years1: | 2016–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Sparta Prague |
| Caps1: | 157 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Sparta Prague B |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| Caps3: | 47 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Jagiellonia Białystok II |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Czech Republic |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 May 2024 |
Michal Sáček (born 19 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. A central midfielder throughout most of his career, he can also be deployed as a right-back.[1]
He made his career league debut for Sparta Prague on 14 May 2016 in a Czech First League 5–0 home win against Jihlava. While at Sparta Prague, he won the Revelation of the Year award for the 2016–17 Czech First League season.[2]
On 2 February 2023, Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok announced the signing of Sáček on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[3]
He was called up to the Czech national team on 2 June 2017 to face Belgium and Norway as a replacement for the injured Antonín Barák, but failed to make an appearance.[4] He represented his country on the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. In the first match, a 0–2 loss to Germany, his defensive error led to a goal by Serge Gnabry.[5]
He made his senior debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine, a 1–1 home draw.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 157 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 3 | |||
| Sparta Prague B | 2022–23 | CNFL | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 1 | |||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2023–24 | III liga, group I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 209 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 4 | |||
Sparta Prague
Jagiellonia Białystok