Marek Matějovský (pronounced: Matyeyovski), born 20 December 1981 in Brandýs nad Labem , Czechoslovakia , is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Reading in the Football League Championship and internationally for the Czech Republic . He is a central midfielder who can also play on either wing .

Matějovský started his football career at the age of five with Slavoj Stará Boleslav, progressing to Alfa Brandýs nad Labem at the age of 13. After turning 18, he signed professional terms with Mladá Boleslav for the 1999–2000 season, who were then playing in the Druhá liga . In the spring of 2001, he switched to Gambrinus liga team Jablonec , but returned back to Mladá Boleslav in January 2003. After settling back in to the team, he helped them win promotion to the Gambrinus liga for the start of the 2004–05 season, where they remained for the rest of Matějovský's stay at the club. He was promoted to captain of Mladá Boleslav at the start of the 2005–06 season.

Matějovský's performances in the Czech Republic alerted big clubs elsewhere in Europe to his ability, and he was linked with moves to Liverpool , Hamburg and Steaua Bucharest .

Nick Hammond said, "Marek is primarily a central midfield player but he is also capable of playing in both wide positions or behind the strikers - he is a player we have been following for some time, and when the opportunity arose to sign him it was too good to turn down."

He made his debut for Reading on 19 January 2008 in a 2-0 home defeat to Manchester United , coming on as a 80th minute substitute for Bobby Convey .

Matějovský has also been capped nine times by the Czech Republic national football team . Karel Brückner first called him up as a replacement for the injured David Jarolím for the Czech Republic's Euro 2008 qualifier against Wales on 2 September 2006 ,

He scored his only international goal so far in the Czech Republic's 3–0 win over Germany in Munich , also hitting the post, to cement their place at Euro 2008, where the Czechs face Switzerland , Portugal and Turkey in their group.

Matějovský was married in the summer of 2007.

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