Tomáš Hübschman

Tomáš Hübschman
	Hübschman with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Tomáš Hübschman
Date of birth	4 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1986–1998	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999	Zlín
1999–2004	Sparta Prague
2000–2001	→ Jablonec (loan)
2004–2014	Shakhtar Donetsk
2014–2024	Jablonec
International career‡
2001–2003	Czech Republic U21
2001–2014	Czech Republic
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2016

Tomáš Hübschman (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈɦɪpʃman]; born 4 September 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer.

Club career

During an April 2012 Ukrainian derby, Hübschman put in a superb, man of the match performance^[1]^{[dead link‍]} in midfield to help his side defeat title rivals Dynamo Kyiv 2–0, a result which drew Shakhtar level on points in the league. The previous month, Hübschmann scored his first Ukrainian Premier League goal in two seasons to help the Miners defeat Illichivets Mariupol 2–1.^[2]

In July 2014, Hübschman returned to FK Jablonec 13 years after his loan spell with the club, signing a three-year contract.^[3] On 5 April 2023, Hübschman's goal determined the 1–1 draw against 1. FC Slovácko, raising the record for the oldest scorer to 41 years, 7 months, 1 day of age.^[4] On 30 April 2023 Hübschman's record was overcome by Josef Jindřišek.^[5]

On 18 June 2024, Hübschman announced his retirement from professional football.^[6]

International career

Hübschman has represented the Czech Republic at various youth levels and captained his country's under-20 team at the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was also part of the Czech side which won the UEFA U-21 Championships in 2002.^[7]

On 18 November 2001, Hübschman debuted for the Czech senior squad in 0–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification loss against Belgium.^[8] Hübschman played for the senior team at UEFA Euro 2004 and in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was not part of main squad when the Czech Republic qualified for the latter final tournament.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 July 2013

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jablonec	2000–01	Czech First League	29	0			–		–		29	0
Sparta Prague	2001–02	Czech First League	27	0			11	0	–		38	0
	2002–03	Czech First League	29	0			–		–		29	0
	2003–04	Czech First League	25	0			–		–		25	0
	Total		81	0			11	0	–		92	0
Shakhtar Donetsk	2004–05	Vyshcha Liha	21	1	4	0	10	1	–		35	2
	2005–06	Vyshcha Liha	16	0	2	1	6	0	1	0	25	1
	2006–07	Vyshcha Liha	17	0	4	0	7	1	1	0	29	1
	2007–08	Vyshcha Liha	19	0	6	1	7	0	–		32	1
	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	22	1	3	0	14	1	1	0	40	2
	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	18	0	1	0	1	1	–		30	1
	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	14	0	5	0	2	0	1	0	28	0
	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	20	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	28	1
	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0	3	0	6	0	1	0	18	0
	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	4	0	1	0	–		1	0	5	0
	Total		158	3	29	2	75	4	6	0	268	9
Career total			268	3	29	2	86	4	6	0	389	9