Lukáš Červ

Lukáš Červ (born 10 April 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career
Červ played for the youth team of SK Slavia Prague, with which he also played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. He made his senior league debut for Slavia Prague on 5 July 2020 in their Czech First League 3–1 away win against Slovan Liberec. He then spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Vysočina Jihlava playing the Czech National Football League, where he made 24 appearances and scored 7 goals. He spent the following season (2021–22) on loan in Pardubice.

Before the 2022–23 season, he transferred to Slovan Liberec, where he became one of the busiest players.

On 5 January 2024, Červ signed a contract with Viktoria Plzeň until 2027.

International career
Červ played regularly for the Czech U18, U19 and U21 youth teams. His 13 appearances for the U21 team includes two matches at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he was part of the starting line-up in both.

Červ received his first call-up to the senior national team ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024. He debuted on 7 June 2024 in a 7–1 friendly victory against Malta in Grödig, Austria, coming as a substitute to Mojmír Chytil in the 79th minute.

Family
Červ's cousins are Martin and David Douděra, both professional football players.