Antonín Barák (born 3 December 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
After starting his professional career at Příbram in the Czech First League, Barák played for Slavia Prague before moving to Italy, where he represented Udinese, Lecce and Hellas Verona in Serie A. He later joined Fiorentina in August 2022, where he featured regularly in domestic and European competitions and was part of the squad that reached the UEFA Europa Conference League finals in 2023 and 2024.
A former Czech youth international, Barák made his senior international debut in 2016 and represented the Czech Republic at UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024 editions of the UEFA European Championships.
Club career Slavia Prague Barák made his career league debut for 1. FK Příbram on 1 June 2013 in a Czech First League 1–1 away draw against FC Slovan Liberec. He signed for Czech First League club SK Slavia Prague on 30 December 2015 with a contract until June 2019. On 31 January 2017, Slavia Prague announced that he had signed with Udinese Calcio for a fee of €3 million, but that the transfer would go through after the end of the season.
Lecce and loan to Hellas Verona On 29 January 2020, Barák joined Serie A club Lecce on loan. On 2 February, he scored a goal in a 4–0 home win against Torino, his first match with the salentini team. On 17 September 2020, Barák moved on loan to Hellas Verona. Verona held an obligation to purchase his rights if certain performance conditions were met.
Fiorentina and loan moves On 26 August 2022, Barák joined fellow Italian side Fiorentina on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.
On 31 January 2023, Fiorentina exercised their option to make the transfer permanent. In the 2022–23 season, Barak helped Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League and formed a main attacking force with Luka Jović and Nicolás González, scoring 5 goals in 11 matches. In the second leg of the semi-final against Basel, Barak started from the bench and was substituted on 105th minute of extra time, after which he scored an injury time winner for Fiorentina in 129th minute, causing his club to reach the final in Prague, Czech Republic.
On 7 September 2024, Barák was loaned by Kasımpaşa in Turkey.
On 1 September 2025, he moved on loan to Sampdoria in Serie B.
APOEL On 4 September 2026, Barák signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
International career In November 2016, Barák received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for friendly matches against Norway and Denmark. He debuted in the latter match on 15 November and scored a goal.
On 26 March 2017, Barák scored two goals in his competitive debut, a 6–0 victory over San Marino in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage on 26 March 2017. He was later selected for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.
On 26 June 2024, during the UEFA Euro 2024, Barák was sent off in the 20th minute of a match against Turkey. This set a record for the fastest send-off of a footballer in the European Championship history.
Personal life Barák is in a relationship with Czech model Nikola Mužíková. They have two children together.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPříbram2012–13Fortuna Liga1000––102013–140000––002015–1612321––144Total 13321––154Vlašim (loan)2014–15Czech National League27500––275Slavia Prague2015–16Fortuna Liga9400––942016–172543150–335Total 3483150–429Udinese2017–18Serie A34700––3472018–198010––902019–208031––111Total 50741––548Lecce (loan)2019–20Serie A16200––162Hellas Verona (loan)2020–21Serie A34720––367Hellas Verona2021–22Serie A291110––30112022–231010––20Total 641840––6818Fiorentina (loan)2022–23Serie A30251125–478Fiorentina2023–24Serie A21220103103452024–25100000—10Total 2222010310355Career total 256472042661030459
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic2016112017642018502019002020302021143202260202320202473Total4411
+ List of international goals scored by Antonín BarákNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition115 November 2016Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic11–01–1Friendly226 March 2017San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino31–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification33–045 October 2017Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan42–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification511 November 2017Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar51–01–0Friendly624 March 2021Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland162–16–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification72 September 2021Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic241–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification811 November 2021Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic281–07–0Friendly922 March 2024Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway382–12–1Friendly107 June 2024Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria401–07–1Friendly1110 June 2024Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic412–12–1Friendly
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2016–17
Fiorentina Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23
Czech Republic China Cup bronze: 2018
References
External links
at the ACF Fiorentina website