Ladislav Krejčí (footballer, born 1999)

Ladislav Krejčí (born 20 April 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Girona and the Czech Republic national team.

In 2024, the Czech edition of Forbes featured Krejčí in their 30 under 30 list: 30 of the most talented Czechs under 30 years old.

Zbrojovka Brno
Krejčí made his professional debut for Zbrojovka Brno in its home match against Sparta Prague on 2 October 2016, which ended in a 3–3 draw. He scored his first league goal on 13 May 2018 in Brno's 4–1 win at Teplice.

Sparta Prague
On 6 June 2019, Krejčí signed a four-year contract with Sparta Prague. In July 2022, he became Sparta's captain, replacing Bořek Dočkal who had retired the previous season.

In May 2023, Krejčí helped the club to win its first championship title since 2014 as captain. He was awarded as the midfielder and player of the 2022–23 season by the League Football Association.

On 10 March 2024, Krejčí received his fifth red card in Sparta Prague jersey (in away loss 0–4 against Viktoria Plzeň) and set the new record for most received red cards in Sparta Prague history in the league competition since 1954, supprasing Jiří Homola with four red cards. In May that year, he helped the club to win its second championship title in two seasons, and domestic cup as captain.

Girona
On 14 June 2024, Krejčí signed a five-year contract with Spanish side Girona.

International career
In March 2022, Krejčí received his first Czech senior call-up from coach Jaroslav Šilhavý.

In the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match on 24 March 2023, Krejčí scored his first goal on his international debut against Poland which is considered to be the fastest in the Czech Republic national football team history. On 17 June 2023, he scored another goal against Faroe Islands resulting in a 3–0 victory. On 28 May 2024, he was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.

International
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.

Honours
Sparta Prague
 * Czech Cup: 2019–20, 2023–24
 * Czech First League: 2022–23, 2023–24