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'''Jakub Jankto''' ({{IPA-cs|ˈjakup ˈjaŋkto|pron}}; born 19 January 1996) is a Czech professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Serie A]] club [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]], and the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic national team]]. A versatile player, Jankto can play as a [[full-back (association football)|full-back]], [[left midfielder]] or [[left winger]].
'''Jakub Jankto''' ({{IPA-cs|ˈjakup ˈjaŋkto|pron}}; born 19 January 1996) is a Czech professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Serie A]] club [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]], and the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic national team]]. A versatile player, Jankto can play as a [[full-back (association football)|full-back]], [[left midfielder]] or [[left winger]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Jankto signed for [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] from [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] in 2014 for a reported fee of €700,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jankto has never played in the league, now the Slavia talent goes to Udine for millions|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/fotbalista-jakub-jankto-prestoupil-ze-slavie-do-udinese-calcio-pvi-/fotbal.aspx?c=A140716_124605_fotbal_pes|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref> Without making his league debut for the team, he went on loan to [[Serie B]] side [[Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|Ascoli]] in 2015.
Jankto signed for [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] from [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] in 2014 for a reported fee of €700,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jankto nikdy nehrál ligu, teď jde slávistický talent za miliony do Udine|trans-title=Jankto has never played in the league, now the Slavia talent goes to Udine for millions|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/fotbalista-jakub-jankto-prestoupil-ze-slavie-do-udinese-calcio-pvi-/fotbal.aspx?c=A140716_124605_fotbal_pes|website=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref> Without making his league debut for the team, he went on loan to [[Serie B]] side [[Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|Ascoli]] in 2015, debuting on 15 September in a [[Serie B]] 1–0 home win against [[Virtus Entella]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}


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On 6 July 2018, [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] announced that Jankto had joined the club on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for €15 million.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jankto joins Samp on initial loan deal|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/en/jankto-joins-samp-on-initial-loan-deal/|date=6 July 2018|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> On 12 August 2018, Jankto scored on his debut for Sampdoria in a 1–0 [[Coppa Italia]] win against [[A.S. Viterbese Castrense|Viterbese]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sampdoria vs. Viterbese Castrense 1–0|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/12/italy/coppa-italia/uc-sampdoria/viterbese-castrense/2855215/|access-date=14 October 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref> Sampdoria later made the transfer permanent.<ref name="SW"/>
He made his career league debut for [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C.|Ascoli]] on 15 September 2015 in a [[Serie B]] 1–0 home win against [[Virtus Entella]].


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On 20 August 2021, Jankto signed a two-year contract with [[La Liga]] club [[Getafe CF]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Comunicado Oficial {{!}} Jakub Jankto|trans-title=Official Announcement {{!}} Jakub Jankto|url=https://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/7654/COMUNICADO-OFICIAL-Jakub-Jankto.aspx|website=Getafe CF|date=20 August 2021|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jakub Jankto: Getafe's on-loan midfielder comes out as gay in social media announcement|url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml|access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Eurosport}}</ref> On 10 August of the following year, he returned to his home country after joining [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] on a one-year loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|Comunicado Oficial (2) {{!}} Jakub Jankto|trans-title=Official Announcement (2) {{!}} Jakub Jankto|url=https://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/8410/COMUNICADO-OFICIAL-Jankto.aspx|website=Getafe CF|language=es|date=10 August 2022|accessdate=10 August 2022}}</ref>
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On 6 July 2018, [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] announced that Jankto had joined the club on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for €15 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/en/jankto-joins-samp-on-initial-loan-deal/|title=Jankto joins Samp on initial loan deal|date=6 July 2018|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> On 12 August 2018, Jankto scored on his debut for Sampdoria in a 1–0 [[Coppa Italia]] win against [[A.S. Viterbese Castrense|Viterbese]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sampdoria vs. Viterbese Castrense 1–0|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/12/italy/coppa-italia/uc-sampdoria/viterbese-castrense/2855215/|access-date=14 October 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref> Sampdoria later made the transfer permanent.<ref name="SW"/>


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On 15 July 2023, Jankto signed a two-year contract with option with [[Serie A]] club [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jankto se vrací do Serie A, podepsal s ligovým nováčkem|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-la-liga-jankto-se-vraci-do-serie-a-podepsal-s-ligovym-novackem-4335622|website=[[Seznam.cz|Sport.cz]]|publisher=[[Právo]]|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|date=15 July 2023|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Susy|last=Campanale|title=Jankto returning to Serie A for Cagliari|url=https://football-italia.net/jankto-returning-to-serie-a-for-cagliari/|date=8 July 2023|access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
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On 20 August 2021, Jankto signed a two-year contract with [[La Liga]] club [[Getafe CF]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/7654/COMUNICADO-OFICIAL-Jakub-Jankto.aspx|title=COMUNICADO OFICIAL {{!}} Jakub Jankto|trans-title=OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT {{!}} Jakub Jankto|publisher=Getafe CF|language=es|date=20 August 2021|accessdate=20 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jakub Jankto: Getafe's on-loan midfielder comes out as gay in social media announcement |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Eurosport}}</ref> On 10 August of the following year, he returned to his home country after joining [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] on a one-year loan deal.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/8410/COMUNICADO-OFICIAL-Jankto.aspx |title=COMUNICADO OFICIAL {{!}} Jankto|trans-title=OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT {{!}} Jankto|publisher=Getafe CF|language=es|date=10 August 2022|accessdate=10 August 2022}}</ref>


==International career==
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On 15 July 2023, Jankto signed a two-year contract with option with [[Serie A]] club [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]].<ref>{{Cite web|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|date=15 July 2023|title=Jankto se vrací do Serie A, podepsal s ligovým nováčkem|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-la-liga-jankto-se-vraci-do-serie-a-podepsal-s-ligovym-novackem-4335622|access-date=15 July 2023 |website=sport.cz|language=cs|publisher=[[Právo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jankto returning to Serie A for Cagliari |url=https://football-italia.net/jankto-returning-to-serie-a-for-cagliari/ |access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref>
In March 2017, Jankto received his first call-up by coach [[Karel Jarolím]] to the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech senior squad]] for two matches against [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]] (friendly) and [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] ([[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nominace na Litvu a San Marino: Poprvé Jankto|url=https://www.fotbal.cz/repre/nominace-na-litvu-a-san-marino-poprve-jankto/a5068|website=[[Football Association of the Czech Republic]]|date=14 March 2017|language=cs}}</ref> The same year on 22 March, he debuted in the former match in a 2-0 victory.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jankto, nováček bez ostychu: Cítím formu, snad jsem si řekl o místo|trans-title=Jankto, a rookie without shame: I feel the form, maybe I claimed a place|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/reprezentace/jakub-jankto-rozhovor-po-reprezentacnim-debutu.A170322_234359_fot_reprez_dc|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|date=23 March 2017|language=cs}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Jankto was in a relationship with model Markéta Ottomanská and they had a son.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Rizvi |first=Mohamed |date=2023-02-13 |title=Jakub Jankto Comes Out As Gay: Ex-girlfriend Marketa Ottomanska Cleans Up Social Media|work=Sportsmanor |url=https://www.sportsmanor.com/soccer-news-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay-ex-girlfriend-marketa-ottomanska-cleans-up-social-media/ |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-02-14 |title=Who is Marketa Ottomanska ex-girlfriend of Jakub Jankto, her son and Instagram |url=https://thesportsgrail.com/who-is-marketa-ottomanska-ex-girlfriend-of-jakub-jankto-her-son-and-instagram/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=The SportsGrail |language=en}}</ref> They separated in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saha |first=Sandeep |date=2023-02-14 |title="I Don’t Care About Our Past Anymore" - Jakub Jankto’s Ex-girlfriend Speaks Out Following Recent Announcement|work=Sportsmanor |url=https://www.sportsmanor.com/soccer-news-i-dont-care-about-our-past-anymore-jakub-jankto-ex-girlfriend-speaks-out-following-recent-announcement/ |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref> On 13 February 2023, Jankto publicly came out as [[gay]] in a [[social media]] statement,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Czech footballer Jakub Jankto comes out as gay |url=https://www.dw.com/en/czech-footballer-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay/a-64689948 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> becoming the first active senior international in men's football to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Matt |date=13 February 2023 |title=Czech footballer Jakub Jankto becomes first active international men's player to announce he is gay |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/football/jakub-jankto-football-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Il calciatore Jakub Jankto ha detto di essere gay |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2023/02/13/jakub-jankto-calciatore-gay-coming-out/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Il Post |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-02-13 |title=‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/13/jakub-jankto-czech-footballer-comes-out-as-gay |access-date=2023-08-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Jankto's move received support from football clubs, footballers and other athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Neumann|first=Robert|date=13 February 2023 |title=Respekt, brácho! Stojíme při tobě! Kluby, sportovci i média vyjadřují Janktovi sympatie|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-respekt-bracho-stojime-pri-tobe-kluby-sportovci-i-media-vyjadruji-janktovi-sympatie-3976902|access-date=13 February 2023 |website=sport.cz|language=cs|publisher=[[Právo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Football world supports Jakub Jankto after he comes out as gay |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/football-supports-jakub-jankto-announces-gay |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Olympics}}</ref>
Jankto was in a relationship with model Markéta Ottomanská and they had a son.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mohamed|last=Rizvi|title=Jakub Jankto Comes Out As Gay: Ex-girlfriend Marketa Ottomanska Cleans Up Social Media|work=Sportsmanor|url=https://www.sportsmanor.com/soccer-news-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay-ex-girlfriend-marketa-ottomanska-cleans-up-social-media/|website=Sports Manor|date=13 February 2023|access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Who is Marketa Ottomanska ex-girlfriend of Jakub Jankto, her son and Instagram?|url=https://thesportsgrail.com/who-is-marketa-ottomanska-ex-girlfriend-of-jakub-jankto-her-son-and-instagram/|website=The Sports Grail|date=14 February 2023|access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> They separated in 2021.
<ref>{{Cite news|first=Saha|last=Sandeep|title="I Don't Care About Our Past Anymore" - Jakub Jankto's Ex-girlfriend Speaks Out Following Recent Announcement|url=https://www.sportsmanor.com/soccer-news-i-dont-care-about-our-past-anymore-jakub-jankto-ex-girlfriend-speaks-out-following-recent-announcement/|website=Sports Manor|date=14 February 2023}}</ref>


On 13 February 2023, Jankto publicly came out as [[gay]] in a [[social media]] statement,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Czech footballer Jakub Jankto comes out as gay|url=https://www.dw.com/en/czech-footballer-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay/a-64689948|website=[[Deutsche Welle]]|access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> becoming the first active senior international men's footballer to do so.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Matt|last=Foster|title=Czech footballer Jakub Jankto becomes first active international men's player to announce he is gay|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/football/jakub-jankto-football-spt-intl/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=13 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title==Il calciatore Jakub Jankto ha detto di essere gay|url=https://www.ilpost.it/2023/02/13/jakub-jankto-calciatore-gay-coming-out/|website=[[Il Post]]|date=13 February 2023|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title="I no longer want to hide": Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/13/jakub-jankto-czech-footballer-comes-out-as-gay|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 February 2023|access-date=22 August 2023|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Jankto's move received support from football clubs, footballers and other athletes.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Robert|last=Neumann|title=Respekt, brácho! Stojíme při tobě! Kluby, sportovci i média vyjadřují Janktovi sympatie|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-respekt-bracho-stojime-pri-tobe-kluby-sportovci-i-media-vyjadruji-janktovi-sympatie-3976902|website=[[Seznam.cz|Sport.cz]]|date=13 February 2023|language=cs|publisher=[[Právo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Football world supports Jakub Jankto after he comes out as gay|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/football-supports-jakub-jankto-announces-gay |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
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On 18 April 2023, Jankto was stopped by police near the Sparta Prague [[AC Sparta Prague#Stadium|Strahov training center]]. He submitted to a [[Drug test#Breath test|breath test]] behind the wheel of his vehicle, but refused to take a [[Drug test#Saliva drug screen / Oral fluid-based drug screen|drug test]] and a medical examination.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemen|first=Jiří|date=18 April 2023 |title=Fotbalista Jankto měl řídit pod vlivem. Test na drogy odmítl|url=https://www.prahain.cz/sport/fotbal/fotbalista-jankto-mel-ridit-pod-vlivem-test-na-drogy-odmitl-12350.html|access-date=19 April 2023 |website=PrahaIN|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Traffic incident sidelines Czech footballer Jankto |url=https://apnews.com/article/jankto-gay-soccer-b1db4d27eb405ec688134e30e6f5833f |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> He also drove without a driver's licence, which had been taken away by the authorities earlier in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Vaculík|first1=Radim|last2=Dosadil|first2=Pavel|date=19 April 2023 |title=Jankto mimo tým! Moje zdraví a mentální rozpoložení mi nedovolí pokračovat, reagoval hráč|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-jankto-mimo-tym-moje-zdravi-a-mentalni-rozpolozeni-mi-nedovoli-pokracovat-reagoval-hrac-4137912|access-date=19 April 2023 |website=sport.cz|language=cs|publisher=[[Právo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-19 |title=Czech footballer Jankto suspended after refusing drug test |url=https://punchng.com/czech-footballer-jankto-suspended-after-refusing-drug-test/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> In response, club management initiated a meeting with Jankto, and it was decided that he will not participate in training sessions with the First Team.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=19 April 2023 |url=https://sparta.cz/en/article/jakub-jankto-apart-from-the-first-team-40807|title=Jakub Jankto apart from the First Team|access-date=19 April 2023 |website=[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]}}</ref>

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On 18 April 2023, Jankto was stopped by police near the Sparta Prague [[AC Sparta Prague#Stadium|Strahov training center]]. He submitted to a [[Drug test#Breath test|breath test]] behind the wheel of his vehicle, but refused to take a [[Drug test#Saliva drug screen / Oral fluid-based drug screen|drug test]] and a medical examination.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jiří|last=Zemen|title=Fotbalista Jankto měl řídit pod vlivem. Test na drogy odmítl|url=https://www.prahain.cz/sport/fotbal/fotbalista-jankto-mel-ridit-pod-vlivem-test-na-drogy-odmitl-12350.html|website=PrahaIN|date=18 April 2023|access-date=19 April 2023|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Traffic incident sidelines Czech footballer Jankto|url=https://apnews.com/article/jankto-gay-soccer-b1db4d27eb405ec688134e30e6f5833f|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=20 April 2023|access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> He also drove without a driver's licence, which had been taken away by the authorities earlier in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Radim|last1=Vaculík|first2=Pavel|last2=Dosadil|title=Jankto mimo tým! Moje zdraví a mentální rozpoložení mi nedovolí pokračovat, reagoval hráč|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-jankto-mimo-tym-moje-zdravi-a-mentalni-rozpolozeni-mi-nedovoli-pokracovat-reagoval-hrac-4137912|website=[[Seznam.cz|Sport.cz]]|publisher=[[Právo]]|date=19 April 2023|access-date=22 August 2023|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Czech footballer Jankto suspended after refusing drug test|url=https://punchng.com/czech-footballer-jankto-suspended-after-refusing-drug-test/|website=Punch Newspapers|date=19 April 2023|access-date=22 August 2023|language=cs}}</ref> In response, club management initiated a meeting with Jankto, and it was decided that he will not participate in training sessions with the First Team.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Jakub Jankto apart from the First Team|url=https://sparta.cz/en/article/jakub-jankto-apart-from-the-first-team-40807|website=[[AC Sparta Prague]]|date=19 April 2023}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
{{updated|match played 3 March 2024}}<ref name="SW">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jakub-jankto/391087/|title=J. Jankto|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 March 2017}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 3 March 2024}}<ref name="SW">{{Cite web|title=J. Jankto|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jakub-jankto/391087/|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 March 2017}}</ref>

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===Club===
'''Sparta Prague'''
'''Sparta Prague'''
*[[Czech First League]]: [[2022–23 Czech First League|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite news|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|date=23 May 2023|accessdate=23 May 2023|title=Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-sparta-v-euforii-remiza-na-slovacku-odstartovala-mistrovske-oslavy-4229432 |website=Sport.cz|language=cs}}</ref>
*[[Czech First League]]: [[2022–23 Czech First League|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-sparta-v-euforii-remiza-na-slovacku-odstartovala-mistrovske-oslavy-4229432|website=[[Seznam.cz|Sport.cz]]|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|date=23 May 2023|access-date==23 May 2023|language=cs}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 12:43, 26 March 2024

Jakub Jankto
Jankto playing for Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jakub Jankto[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2014 Slavia Prague
2014–2015 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Udinese 65 (9)
2015–2016 → Ascoli (loan) 34 (5)
2018–2019 → Sampdoria (loan) 25 (0)
2019–2021 Sampdoria 65 (8)
2021–2023 Getafe 14 (0)
2022–2023 → Sparta Prague (loan) 15 (1)
2023– Cagliari 15 (1)
International career‡
2012 Czech Republic U17 2 (0)
2014 Czech Republic U18 7 (8)
2014–2015 Czech Republic U19 6 (0)
2015 Czech Republic U20 4 (1)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U21 7 (3)
2017– Czech Republic 45 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:12, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Jakub Jankto (pronounced [ˈjakup ˈjaŋkto]; born 19 January 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Cagliari, and the Czech Republic national team. A versatile player, Jankto can play as a full-back, left midfielder or left winger.

Club career

Jankto signed for Udinese from Slavia Prague in 2014 for a reported fee of €700,000.[2] Without making his league debut for the team, he went on loan to Serie B side Ascoli in 2015, debuting on 15 September in a Serie B 1–0 home win against Virtus Entella.[citation needed]

On 6 July 2018, Sampdoria announced that Jankto had joined the club on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for €15 million.[3] On 12 August 2018, Jankto scored on his debut for Sampdoria in a 1–0 Coppa Italia win against Viterbese.[4] Sampdoria later made the transfer permanent.[5]

On 20 August 2021, Jankto signed a two-year contract with La Liga club Getafe CF.[6][7] On 10 August of the following year, he returned to his home country after joining Sparta Prague on a one-year loan deal.[8]

On 15 July 2023, Jankto signed a two-year contract with option with Serie A club Cagliari.[9][10]

International career

In March 2017, Jankto received his first call-up by coach Karel Jarolím to the Czech senior squad for two matches against Lithuania (friendly) and San Marino (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification).[11] The same year on 22 March, he debuted in the former match in a 2-0 victory.[12]

Personal life

Jankto was in a relationship with model Markéta Ottomanská and they had a son.[13][14] They separated in 2021. [15]

On 13 February 2023, Jankto publicly came out as gay in a social media statement,[16] becoming the first active senior international men's footballer to do so.[17][18][19] Jankto's move received support from football clubs, footballers and other athletes.[20][21]

On 18 April 2023, Jankto was stopped by police near the Sparta Prague Strahov training center. He submitted to a breath test behind the wheel of his vehicle, but refused to take a drug test and a medical examination.[22][23] He also drove without a driver's licence, which had been taken away by the authorities earlier in 2023.[24][25] In response, club management initiated a meeting with Jankto, and it was decided that he will not participate in training sessions with the First Team.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ascoli (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 34 5 1 0 35 5
Udinese 2016–17 Serie A 29 5 1 0 30 5
2017–18 36 4 3 2 39 6
Total 65 9 4 2 69 11
Sampdoria (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 25 0 3 1 28 1
Sampdoria 2019–20 Serie A 30 2 1 0 31 2
2020–21 35 6 2 0 37 6
2021–22 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 90 8 7 1 97 9
Getafe 2021–22 La Liga 14 0 1 0 15 0
Sparta Prague (loan) 2022–23 Czech First League 15 1 1 0 16 1
Cagliari 2023–24 Serie A 15 1 2 0 17 1
Career total 233 24 16 3 249 27
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Czech Cup

International

As of match played 5 June 2022[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2017 10 1
2018 7 1
2019 9 1
2020 4 0
2021 11 1
2022 4 0
Total 45 4
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jankto goal.
List of international goals scored by Jakub Jankto[27]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2017 Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic  Lithuania 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 15 November 2018 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Poland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 10 June 2019 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic  Montenegro 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4 24 March 2021 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland  Estonia 6–1 6–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Sparta Prague

References

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  2. ^ "Jankto nikdy nehrál ligu, teď jde slávistický talent za miliony do Udine" [Jankto has never played in the league, now the Slavia talent goes to Udine for millions]. Mladá fronta Dnes. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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  4. ^ "Sampdoria vs. Viterbese Castrense 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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  8. ^ [Official Announcement (2) | Jakub Jankto]. Getafe CF (in Spanish). 10 August 2022 https://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/8410/COMUNICADO-OFICIAL-Jankto.aspx. Retrieved 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: |trans-title= requires |title= or |script-title= (help); |url= missing title (help); Text "Comunicado Oficial (2) | Jakub Jankto" ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Jankto se vrací do Serie A, podepsal s ligovým nováčkem". Sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Czech News Agency. 15 July 2023.
  10. ^ Campanale, Susy (8 July 2023). "Jankto returning to Serie A for Cagliari". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Nominace na Litvu a San Marino: Poprvé Jankto". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 14 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Jankto, nováček bez ostychu: Cítím formu, snad jsem si řekl o místo" [Jankto, a rookie without shame: I feel the form, maybe I claimed a place]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 23 March 2017.
  13. ^ Rizvi, Mohamed (13 February 2023). "Jakub Jankto Comes Out As Gay: Ex-girlfriend Marketa Ottomanska Cleans Up Social Media". Sports Manor. Retrieved 14 February 2023. {{cite news}}: More than one of |work= and |website= specified (help)
  14. ^ "Who is Marketa Ottomanska ex-girlfriend of Jakub Jankto, her son and Instagram?". The Sports Grail. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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  17. ^ Foster, Matt (13 February 2023). "Czech footballer Jakub Jankto becomes first active international men's player to announce he is gay". CNN.
  18. ^ "=Il calciatore Jakub Jankto ha detto di essere gay". Il Post (in Italian). 13 February 2023.
  19. ^ ""I no longer want to hide": Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay". The Guardian. 13 February 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  20. ^ Neumann, Robert (13 February 2023). "Respekt, brácho! Stojíme při tobě! Kluby, sportovci i média vyjadřují Janktovi sympatie". Sport.cz (in Czech). Právo.
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  22. ^ Zemen, Jiří (18 April 2023). "Fotbalista Jankto měl řídit pod vlivem. Test na drogy odmítl". PrahaIN (in Czech). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Traffic incident sidelines Czech footballer Jankto". Associated Press. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  24. ^ Vaculík, Radim; Dosadil, Pavel (19 April 2023). "Jankto mimo tým! Moje zdraví a mentální rozpoložení mi nedovolí pokračovat, reagoval hráč". Sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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  27. ^ a b "Jakub Jankto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved =23 May 2023. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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