Jiří Míček
Country: Czech Republic
Date of birth: 07/06/2007 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Czech Republic
Height: 189cm
Youth career: TJ Sokol Fryčovice, MFK Frýdek-Místek, Baník Ostrava (since 2021)
Current club: Baník Ostrava
Squad number: —
Current national team: Czech Republic U-17
Position: central defender, defensive midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/2), 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (3/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Milan Škriniar
Strengths:
– positioning 
– anticipation
– physicality
– aerial duels
– composure
– tackling 
– passing
To improve:
– fairly good top speed, but he may struggle a bit in front of skillful players with fast direction shifts/great acceleration skills at short distances
Style of play:
– complete, dominant, and elegant centre-back
– tall player with an excellent body mass ratio and physical strength
– comfortable to play as a RCB and LCB in a four-man line
– comfortable on the ball with an above-average range of passing at all distances/takes a major impact on all of the team’s build-up process
– good confidence in possession, understanding of the game, and an above-average technical capacity
– great composure and retention skills under pressure
– likes to maraud forward with the ball at his feet
– likes an active style of defending by playing close to opponents/often leaves the line and gets into challenges
– tenacious and accurate tackler, both standing and sliding
– often cuts or intercepts passes and crosses near or inside his penalty area thanks to his anticipation and positioning
– very strong player who knows how to use his body to gain advantage/wins most of the physical duels
– extremely dominant in the air
– aerial threat during set pieces
– above-average maturity and very good leadership skills/natural leader and captain material
– operates comfortably with his weaker left foot
Míček reacts well and makes an important tackle just before the shot.
Míček anticipates, leaves the line, and wins the ball back.
Míček stays calm under pressure and plays a very good first touch pass.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central defender in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
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League summary (as for 7 July 2024):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Jiří Míček joined the Baník Ostrava youth academy from TJ Sokol Fryčovice in 2021. He is considered to be one of the most talented teenagers in the Czech Republic. He showed himself to a wider crowd at the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where young Czechs made it to the quarter-final and showed an interesting generation of players such as Marek Naskos, Ondřej Penxa, Jiří Panoš, Kryštof Čížek, Matyáš Nechvátal, Josef Kolařík, Daniel Švancara, Šimon Slončík, and Adam Sosna.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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