{"id":11603,"date":"2022-03-08T18:10:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T23:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/08\/ones-to-watch-adam-hlozek\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T18:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T23:10:38","slug":"ones-to-watch-adam-hlozek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/08\/ones-to-watch-adam-hlozek\/","title":{"rendered":"Ones to Watch | Adam Hlozek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In a football world filled with countless stars of today, so many of us are curious about who is waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n<p>That next wonderkid, a youngster that has the potential to make us stand up and marvel at how they are masters of their craft despite their tender age.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, we at\u00a0<strong>101 Great Goals<\/strong>\u00a0will be bringing you another weekly series; this time, taking a look at players across the world that are 21-years-old or younger. Some of them you will have no doubt heard of, while we hope to bring you a few new names to spark your curiosities every now and then.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Name: Adam Hlo\u017eek<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 19-years-old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: Center-Forward\/Second Striker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place of Birth<\/strong>: Ivan\u010dice, Czech Republic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citizenship<\/strong>: Czech Republic<\/p>\n<p><strong>National team caps<\/strong>: 12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current club<\/strong>: AC Sparta Praha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Market Value (per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transfermarkt<\/a><\/strong>): \u20ac19m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Potential suitor(s): Liverpool, West Ham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Czech Republic has blessed the European game with a cadre of talented individuals across the last few decades, many of whom will be familiar to fans of Premier League clubs or watch international football with intent.<\/p>\n<p>Players the likes of Pavel Nedved, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Rosicky, Jan Koller, Vladimir \u0160micer, Karel Poborsky, Petr Cech, and Milan Baro\u0161 are just some of the names that football fans of the current generation (and a few previous) will certainly remember.<\/p>\n<p>Very quietly, the Czech Republic has always produced talented footballers while many of them came without the public praise of other nations such as Germany, France, and Spain. Another player waiting in the wings with the potential to set Europe alight is AC Sparta Praha\u2019s Adam Hlo\u017eek.<\/p>\n<p>Still just 19-years-old, Hlo\u017eek has already catapulted himself up the ladder at Sparta and has emerged as a key feature at the Generali \u010cesk\u00e1 poji\u0161\u0165ovna Arena after making his full debut in the 2018-19 season where he would go on to make 14-appearances while scoring twice in the process.<\/p>\n<p>He would double his goal tally the following season while adding 8-assists on the back of it, but it would be the 2020-21 campaign that saw the youngster explode for an incredible 15-goals and 8-assists in just nineteen Fortuna Liga appearances, which alerted many clubs around Europe to his presence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/west-ham-targeting-january-reinforcements-to-keep-dream-season-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including West Ham United<\/a>, who had previous interest in pursuing him during the January window.<\/p>\n<p>Hlo\u017eek is mooted for being an all-around package of a forward. Despite the physical side of his profile, his technical ability and multi-faceted platform for having a keen eye for goal while being creative in the same breath makes him somewhat of a unicorn player in certain ways.<\/p>\n<p>That wealth of ability and the balanced package has now seen the Czech international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2022\/03\/02\/liverpool-reportedly-want-teenage-goal-machine-adam-hlozek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">linked with Premier League giants Liverpool<\/a> recently. With Divock Origi likely to leave in the summer when his contract comes to an end, a move for Hlo\u017eek could be another piece of the second-wave for Liverpool after they also brought in Luis D\u00edaz in January while also putting increased faith in Diogo Jota.<\/p>\n<p>With both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Man\u00e9 hitting 30 by the end of this season and questions around their long-term future, a move for Adam Hlo\u017eek could certainly materialize at Anfield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a football world filled with countless stars of today, so many of us are curious about who is waiting in the wings. That next wonderkid, a youngster that has the potential to make us stand up and marvel at how they are masters of their craft despite their tender age. 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