Jan Žambůrek

Brentford

2018–19 season On 9 August 2018, Žambůrek moved to England to sign a three-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer, with the option of a further year. He played out the season with the B team and was a part of the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad. By late October 2019, he had broken into the team as a regular substitute.

2020–2022 After making just two EFL Cup appearances during the first month of the 2020–21 season, He made 9 appearances before the loan was terminated on 11 January 2021. Due to injury, Žambůrek was not involved during Brentford's playoff campaign, which culminated in promotion to the Premier League after victory in the 2021 Championship play-off final. He made his return to match play as a half-time substitute during the B team's final 2021–22 pre-season friendly and remained with the team during the first half of the regular season.

Viborg On 12 January 2022, Žambůrek signed a -year contract with Danish Superliga club Viborg for an undisclosed fee. He ended the 2021–22 season with 14 appearances and was a member of the squad which qualified for the 2022–23 Europa Conference League second qualifying round via a playoff. Žambůrek made 28 appearances and scored one goal during a 2022–23 season in which the club missed out on European qualification,

After seeing his playing time reduced due to an influx of new midfield signings, Žambůrek joined Czech First League club Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season on 1 September 2023. He made 26 appearances and scored two goals during a season which culminated in defeat in the division's Europa Conference League play-offs. Žambůrek transferred away from Viborg in July 2024.

Heracles Almelo On 3 July 2024, Žambůrek moved to the Netherlands to sign a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo for an undisclosed fee. Following surgery on a knee injury, he joined the matchday squad on 6 October 2024 and made 24 appearances during the remainder of the 2024–25 season. Žambůrek transferred out of the club in July 2026 and ended his two seasons at the Asito Stadion on 53 appearances.

ADO Den Haag On 14 July 2026, Žambůrek transferred to Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag and signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

International career Žambůrek was capped by the Czech Republic at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 level. He won his maiden U20 call-up for a friendly versus Slovakia on 5 September 2020, but was released from the squad prior to the match. Žambůrek was named as standby for the U21 team's 2021 European U21 Championship qualifier versus Greece on 13 November 2020, but he was not named in the matchday squad. In March 2021, he was named as a standby for the Czechs' 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship tournament finals squad. Žambůrek won his first full U21 call up for a pair of 2023 European U21 Championship qualifiers versus Kosovo in October 2021 and started in both matches. Žambůrek was named in the Czechs' 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship finals squad and he started in each of the team's matches prior to its group stage exit. He finished his U21 career with 15 caps.

Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2018–19 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2019–20 Championship 16 0 2 0 1 0

0 0 19 0 2020–21 Championship 6 0 1 0 2 0

0 0 9 0

23 0 3 0 3 0

0 0 29 0 Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2020–21 0 9 0

2021–22 0 14 0 2022–23 0 0 0 28 1 2023–24 0 26 2

2024–25