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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ondřej Čelůstka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Zlín,[2] Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sunderland (on loan from Trabzonspor) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2007 | FC Tescoma Zlín[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | FC Tescoma Zlín[3] | 24 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Slavia Prague[2] | 41 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Palermo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Trabzonspor | 55 | (1) |
| 2013– | → Sunderland (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Czech Republic U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Czech Republic U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Czech Republic U21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2013– | Czech Republic | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:39, 7 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:36, 15 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Ondřej Čelůstka (born 18 June 1989;[2] pronounced [ˈondr̝ɛj ˈt͡ʃɛluːstka]) is a Czech football defender who plays for English Premier League club Sunderland on loan from Trabzonspor. He is a member of theCzech Republic national team and represented the under-21 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Club career
Slavia Prague
He began his career with FC Tescoma Zlín, making his professional debut in the Czech Gambrinus ligaduring the 2007–08 season, and then playing more regularly in the following one.[3] His good performances then ensured him a regular place with Czech leading club Slavia Prague, with whom he made fourteen appearances and a goal in the first half of the 2009–10 Gambrinus liga.[2]
Palermo (loan spell)[edit]
On 1 February 2010 he was signed on loan by Serie A outfit U.S. Città di Palermo, with an option for the Sicilians to sign the player permanently at the end of the season.[4] He was awarded the number #89 jersey from the rosanero.[5]
He played his first game in a rosanero jersey, as well as his first Serie A game, as a second-half substitute for Marco Calderoni in a 3–1 home win versus Bologna.[6]
Trabzonspor
On 8 July 2011, moved he to the Turkish club Trabzonspor for a transfer fee of €0.9 million[7] and signed a 5-year contract.[8][9] The club gave him the number 28 jersey.[10]
During a game against Inter Milan at the San Siro, Čelůstka scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away win for Trabzonspor in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.[11]
Čelůstka joined English Premier League club Sunderland on a season-long loan deal on 12 August 2013.[12]
Sunderland
Ondřej Čelůstka made his English Premier League debut for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on 17 August 2013. Sunderland lost the match 1-0 despite Čelůstka nearly scoring with a first half shot from 30 yards.
International Career
Čelůstka represented the Czech Republic at under 19 and under 20 level, before being capped 18 times for the under 21s. His performances at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship saw him named in the Team of the Tournament. He made his debut for the Czech Republic full team on 15 November 2013 and scored after just three minutes in a 2–0 win against Canada
