Štěpán Chaloupek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Meziboří, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SK Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | SFK Meziboří | ||
| 2015–2021 | Teplice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Teplice | 59 | (3) |
| 2024– | Slavia Prague | 41 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Slavia Prague B | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2025 | Czech Republic U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Štěpán Chaloupek (born 8 March 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
Life
Chaloupek was born in Meziboří.[1]
Club career
Chaloupek started with football in his hometown Meziboří.[2] He was then raised in FK Teplice, where he was captain of the under-19 team.[1]
He made his debut in senior football in the 2021–22 season of the Czech Cup in August 2021. In the Czech First League, he debuted for Teplice in November 2021, in their 4–2 away loss against Sparta Prague. In the 2022–23 season, he became a stable member of the starting line-up.[2]
In January 2024, it was announced that Chaloupek signed a four-year contract with SK Slavia Prague, effective from 30 June 2024.[2] After the 2023–24 season, Chaloupek won the award for the FK Teplice's best player of the season.[3]
International career
Chaloupek played for the Czech Republic U21 team. In the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, he played almost all of the matches in the starting line-up, helping the team to qualify for 2025 UEFA Euro U21.[4]
In November 2025, Chaloupek debuted for the senior Czech Republic national football team in a match against Gibraltar.[5]
Style of play
Among his strengths are one-on-one duels, head play and constructive passing.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teplice | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 54 | 4 | |||
| Slavia Prague B | 2024–25 | Czech National Football League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Czech National Football League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 103 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b Novotný, Vladimír (29 November 2023). "Teplický milionový obchod jde už do finále. Chaloupek se stane posilou Slavie". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Štěpán Chaloupek přestupuje do Slavie" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Sklářem roku se stal Štěpán Chaloupek" (in Czech). FK Teplice. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Štěpán Chaloupek" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Známkování: Příjemný konec bídné kvalifikace. Jedničkáři ze Slavie, zarazil nulový Schick". Sport.cz (in Czech). 17 November 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
External links
- Štěpán Chaloupek at the Czech First League
- Štěpán Chaloupek at FAČR (in Czech)