Jan Zamburek

Jan Zamburek (born 13 February 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Slavia Prague academy and has been capped by the Czech Republic at youth level.

Club Career

Slavia Prague

A central midfielder, Zamburek began his career in the academies at Bohemians 1905 and Slavia Prague and progressed to U19 level with the latter club. He was a part of the U17 team which won the 2017–18 league and cup double and left the club in August 2018.

Brentford

On 9 August 2018, Zamburek moved to England to sign a three-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer, with the option of a further year. Zamburek received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Hull City on 23 February 2019 and with the match safe at 5–1, he made the first senior appearance of his career as a late substitute for Said Benrahma. The appearance made him the first player born in the 21st century to play a competitive match for the club. He played out the season with the B team and was a part of the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad.

Zamburek spent the 2019–20 pre-season with the first team group and after making two early-regular season appearances, he signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad. By late October 2019, he had broken into the team as a regular substitute. In January 2020, Zamburek's performances at club and international level during 2019 were recognised with a runner-up finish in voting for the FACR's Young Player of the Year award. He finished the season with 19 appearances, but did not feature in Brentford's unsuccessful playoff campaign. After making just two EFL Cup appearances during the first month of the 2020–21 season, Zamburek departed on loan until the end of the campaign. The loan was ended during the January transfer window and he made seven appearances during the