Matěj Jurásek
Country: Czech Republic
Date of birth: 30/08/2003 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Czech Republic
Height: 181cm
Youth career: MFK Karviná, Slavia Praha (since 2018)
Current club: FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim (on loan from Slavia Praha)
Squad number: —
Current national team: Czech Republic U-18
Position: attacking midfielder, winger, second striker
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: 30.06.2025
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Ángel Di María
Strengths:
– pace and acceleration 
– ball control
– dribbling
– technique
– first touch
– athleticism 
– creativity
– passing
– balance 
Weaknesses:
– not very good in the air despite being tall
Style of play:
– inside forward
– player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– creative player with great technique on the ball, mobility, acceleration skills, fast direction shifts, short-dribbling and good short-mid through passing ability
– equally good on both wings
– great pace, agility and coordination for a player of his size
– likes to dribble
– confident, powerful, dynamic and very positive with the ball
– often uses his skills to beat defenders, cut inside and create himself a decent opportunity to score or pass
– superb off the ball intelligence to recognize spaces where to receive/run into
– extremely difficult to knock off the ball thanks to his strength and excellent close control
– exceptional ability to maneuver in small spaces
– able to get out of various different scenarios, able to play wide and go direct, or being central and cutting through the lines/difference-maker
– very good in combinational play
– good vision, passing and playmaking skills
– excellent balance and changes of pace
– very good ball control and dribbling skills at top speed
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his electric pace and acceleration
– all-action and energetic
– gets fouled often
Jurásek with a great run down the left wing and superb finish.
Jurásek dribbles past his man and scores from a very difficult angle.
He is best suited to playing as:
Right winger in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 23 April 2021):
Fortuna Liga 2020/2021 (ongoing): 2 games/0 goals (Slavia)
FNL 2020/2021 (ongoing): 6 games/0 goals (Vlašim)
Description:
Matěj Jurásek joined Slavia Praha youth academy in 2018 from MFK Karviná. He is part of a great generation of Czech players born in 2003 which includes, among others Denis Višinský, Jáchym Šíp, Adam Karabec, Kryštof Daněk, Jakub Drozd, Martin Vitik, Michal Černák, Daniel Langhamer, Vojtěch Stránský and Radek Vitek. Jurásek made his first-team debut for Slavia on 21 November 2020 in a league fixture against SFC Opava.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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