- Marek Štěch
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Marek Štěch 
Personal information Full name Marek Štěch Date of birth 28 January 1990 Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Yeovil Town
(on loan from West Ham United)Number 30 Youth career 2002–2006 Sparta Prague 2006–2008 West Ham United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008– West Ham United 0 (0) 2009 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2 (0) 2009 → Bournemouth (loan) 1 (0) 2011– → Yeovil Town (loan) 5 (0) National team‡ 2006–2007 Czech Republic U17 18 (0) 2009– Czech Republic U21 7 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:17, 5 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:54, 26 October 2011 (UTC)Marek Štěch (born 28 January 1990) is an Czech footballer, who currently plays for Yeovil Town on loan from West Ham United as a goalkeeper.
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Club career
Štěch's West Ham debut
On August 2006 deadline day, West Ham signed Štěch from Sparta Prague for an undisclosed fee.[2]
He has made two friendly appearances for Hammers against Peterborough United in a 2–0 win where he came on as a substitute and he played a full 90 minutes against Southampton in a 2–2 draw.
On 12 March 2009, Štěch signed on loan for Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the season.[3] Štěch made his debut for Wycombe on 14 March in a 3–3 away draw against Brentford.[4] However, a groin and hip injury sustained in training limited him to just two appearances for Wycombe before returning to West Ham for treatment.[5]
At the beginning of the 09–10 season, Štěch was handed the number 34 shirt, however, before making any appearance for the senior team, that number was taken by Oliver Lee in a League Cup match against arch rivals Millwall.
On 11 December 2009 Štěch signed for Bournemouth on an emergency loan due to last for seven days.[6] The following day Štěch made his debut for Bournemouth but let in five goals as they lost 5–0 away to Morecambe.[7]
Štěch's loan with Bournemouth lasted only one game and he returned to West Ham where he was named as substitute goalkeeper in West Ham's next game; a 1–1 home draw with Chelsea.[8] In August 2010 Štěch played his first full game for West Ham, against Oxford United in the League Cup, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory.[9]
In October 2011 Štěch signed on loan for Yeovil Town following an injury to Yeovil's first choice goalkeeper Jed Steer.[10] He made his debut on 15 October in a 3-0 home defeat by Carlisle United.[11]
International career
Štěch has been capped at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 level for the Czech Republic. He made his Under-21 debut on 3 March 2010 in a 1-0 win against Finland.[12]
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~43915,00.html. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Marek Stech (1990-01-28). "Marek Štěch Bio". Soccernet.espn.go.com. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=86802&&cc=5739. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Stech joins Wycombe www.whufc.com
- ^ Blues stay in title hunt after six-goal top of the table thriller www.bucksfreepress.co.uk
- ^ Injury blow for Blues www.bucksfreepress.co.uk
- ^ "Keeper signs". Afcb.co.uk. http://www.afcb.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10324~1902181,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Morecambe 5 – 0 Bournemouth". BBC News. 2009-12-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8398172.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Dawkes, Phil (2009-12-20). "West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8417131.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Football - West Ham 1-0 Oxford". BBC News. 2010-08-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8936633.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Yeovil Town sign West Ham goalkeeper Marek Stech on loan". BBC Sport. October 14,2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15306855.stm. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "Yeovil 0 - 3 Carlisle". BBC Sport. October 15, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15226259.stm. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Marek Stech | Player Profiles | First Team | Team | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/marek-stech-west-ham_2228487_43915. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
External links
- Marek Štěch international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
- Marek Štěch career stats at Soccerbase
- Player profile on whufc.com
- Premier League profile
Czech Republic squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Fourth Place 
Yeovil Town F.C. – current squad 2 Ayling · 3 Jones · 4 N'Gala · 5 Huntington · 6 Blizzard · 7 A. Williams · 8 Upson · 9 MacLean · 10 G. Williams · 11 Edgar · 12 Bell-Baggie · 14 Ehmer · 15 Gilbert · 16 Johnson · 17 O'Brien · 18 Agard · 19 Haynes-Brown · 20 Wotton (c) · 21 Massey · 22 Belson · 23 Gibson · 24 Stewart · 25 Purse · 29 Obika · 30 Štěch · 31 Slowe · 37 Clifford · 38 Clarke · 40 Baggridge · Manager: Skiverton
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- Czech footballers
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- AC Sparta Prague players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
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