Martin Berkovec

Martin Berkovec
Personal information
Full name Martin Berkovec
Date of birth (1989-02-12) 12 February 1989
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague B
Number 53
Youth career
2009–2010 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2018 Slavia Prague 46 (0)
2010Hlučín (loan) 6 (0)
2011MAS Táborsko (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014Bohemians (loan) 26 (0)
2017Bohemians (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018Karviná (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019 Karviná 32 (0)
2019–2020 Žalgiris 29 (0)
2021–2024 Zbrojovka Brno 83 (0)
2024– Slavia Prague B 0 (0)
2025Sokol Živanice (loan) 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025

Martin Berkovec (born 12 February 1989) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slavia Prague B.

Career

He made his league debut on 8 March 2015 in FC Hlučín's 0–1 Czech National Football League away loss against FK Fotbal Třinec.

In February 2017, his life was saved by opposition team player Francis Koné who prevented Berkovec from swallowing his tongue after being knocked unconscious. Francis Koné was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award.

In January 2021 he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Czech side Zbrojovka Brno.[1]

Honours

Slavia Prague

Žalgiris Vilnius

References

  1. ^ Lísal, Martin (2021-01-25). "Do Zbrojovky přichází Martin Berkovec!". FC Zbrojovka Brno (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-01-25.