Jakub Klíma

Jakub Klíma (born 28 August 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Zbrojovka Brno.

Jakub Klíma

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nymburk, Czech Republic
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Zbrojovka Brno
Youth career
2009–2017	Mladá Boleslav
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Mladá Boleslav	61	(0)
2018	→ Pardubice (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2022	→ Hradec Králové (loan)	28	(0)
2022–2025	Hradec Králové	94	(1)
2025–	Zbrojovka Brno	0	(0)
International career
2018	Czech Republic U20	2	(0)
2020	Czech Republic U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025

Life

Jakub Klíma was born in Nymburk, but he comes from the nearby village of Zvěřínek.^[1]

Club career

Klíma was raised in the youth teams of FK Mladá Boleslav and here he also made his debut in senior football.^[2] He made his Czech First League debut on 17 February 2018, at the age of 19, in their 0–1 home loss against MFK Karviná.^[3]

In the autumn part of the 2018–19 season, he went on loan to FK Pardubice, playing in the Czech National Football League at that time.^[4] Before the 2020–21 season, he went on loan to FC Hradec Králové, a newcomer in the Czech First League. After the season, he transferred there permanently. He became a stable member of the starting lineup and was the player with the highest number of minutes played on the team in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.^[2] He has played over 110 matches for Hradec Králové and is among the most notable players in the club's first league history.^[5]

On 30 March 2023, in his 175th Czech First League match (home match against SK Dynamo České Budějovice), Klíma scored his first goal in senior football.^[6]

On 5 June 2025, Klíma signed a contract with FC Zbrojovka Brno.^[7]

International career

Klíma played for the and U20 and U21 Czech Republic national teams.^[8]