Robin Hranáč

Robin Hranáč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦranaːt͡ʃ], born 29 January 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Czech Republic national team.

Robin Hranáč

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Plzeň, Czech Republic
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2018	Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Viktoria Plzeň B	16	(2)
2021–2024	Viktoria Plzeň	33	(3)
2021	→ Liptovský Mikuláš (loan)	18	(1)
2022–2023	→ Pardubice (loan)	41	(2)
2024–	TSG Hoffenheim	4	(0)
International career‡
2021–2023	Czech Republic U21	12	(0)
2024–	Czech Republic	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Career

Club career

Hranáč started his professional career at Viktoria Plzeň, making his Czech First League debut against Teplice in April 2021. In the summer of that year, Hranáč joined Fortuna Liga side Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš on loan, playing the full length of the club's first 13 games before receiving a red card against Spartak Trnava.^[1]

He played 39 matches for Pardubice across a year and a half of loans from early 2022 until the end of the 2023–24 season. After returning to his parent club, Viktoria Plzeň, Hranáč broke into the first team and featured regularly during the Czech First League as well as the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, in which his side reached the quarter-finals.^[2]

On 25 August 2024, Hranáč signed a multi-year contract with Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim, for a fee reported to be up to 11 million Euros. It was announced concurrently that he would wear the number 2 shirt for the club.^[3]

International career

Hranáč received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national under-21 football team in 2021 ahead of matches against England and Slovenia.^[1] He represented the Czech Republic at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,^[4]

His first call-up for the senior Czech Republic national team came in spring 2024.^[3] He made his debut in a friendly match against Armenia on 26 March 2024.^[5] Hranáč played all three of his nation's matches at UEFA Euro 2024.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viktoria Plzeň	2020–21	Czech First League	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2023–24		32	3	5	0	15	0	—		52	3
	Total		33	3	6	0	15	0	0	0	54	3
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (loan)	2021–22	Fortuna Liga	18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
Pardubice (loan)	2021–22	Czech First League	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2022–23		31	1	1	0	—		—		35	3
	Total		41	2	1	0	—		—		42	2
1899 Hoffenheim	2024–25	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	1[a]	0	—		5	0
Career total			96	6	8	0	16	0	0	0	120	6

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic	2024	7	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Individual

• Czech First League Defender of the Season: 2023–24
• UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2023–24^[6]