Lukáš Zima

Lukáš Zima (born 9 January 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Zima spent the majority of his senior career in Italy under contract with Genoa, although he never made an official appearance and was loaned out several times. Since 2021, he has played professionally in the Netherlands and Romania.

Internationally, Zima represented the Czech Republic from under-16 up to under-21 level.

Club career

Early career and Italy Zima spent his junior years in the academies of MFK Nové Město nad Metují, Hradec Králové, Slavia Prague, and Genoa, respectively.

He made his senior debut on 23 March 2014 while on loan at Reggiana, in a 2–0 home win over Como in the Serie C. Zima spent the majority of the following five years on loan at various Serie C and Serie B teams, before Livorno exercised a full transfer option in July 2019.

In August 2020, Zima was re-signed by Genoa as a free agent, but once again failed to record his official debut for the club.

VVV-Venlo On 13 July 2021, Zima signed a two-year contract with Dutch side VVV-Venlo. He amassed 24 appearances in the Eerste Divisie during his stint.

Romania

After the expiration of his deal with VVV-Venlo, Zima joined Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești on 20 June 2023. In his debut campaign, he made 39 Liga I appearances and kept the second-most clean sheets (12, shared with Adnan Golubović).

On 17 October 2024, fellow Liga I team FCSB agreed a deal in advance for the transfer of Zima in the winter transfer window. He signed a three-year contract for a fee worth €250,000 plus bonuses.

Zima made his FCSB debut on 13 March 2025, starting in a UEFA Europa League round of 16 match against Olympique Lyon, which ended in a 0–4 away defeat (1–7 loss on aggregate). His only Liga I appearance of the season occurred in the final 1–1 away draw with CFR Cluj on 23 May, securing him a league champion medal.

On 17 June 2026, after appearing sparingly during his stint at FCSB, Zima returned to Petrolul Ploiești as a free agent.

Career statistics

Honours FCSB Liga I: 2024–25 Supercupa României: 2025