Jakub Pira

Jakub Pira
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-11-24) 24 November 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Ostrava, Czech Republic
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Karviná
(on loan from Baník Ostrava)
Youth career
2013–2020 Baník Ostrava
2020–2022 Vítkovice
2022–2023 Karviná
2023–2025 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Baník Ostrava B 22 (9)
2025– Baník Ostrava 26 (1)
2026– → Karviná (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Slovakia U17 11 (1)
2024 Slovakia U18 5 (0)
2025– Slovakia U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Jakub Pira (born 24 November 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Czech National Football League club Karviná on loan from Baník Ostrava. Born in the Czech Republic, he has represented Slovakia internationally at youth level.

Career

Pira was born on 24 November 2007 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, to Slovak mother, originally from Stropkov and to Slovak father, originally from Bardejov.[citation needed]

Pira joined the youth setup at FC Baník Ostrava in 2013. He made his professional senior debut for Baník Ostrava B against Táborsko on 2 March 2025. After he netted nine goals for a reserve team, he was promoted into the Ostrava's first team. He made his debut for Baník Ostrava against SK Sigma Olomouc on 31 August 2025. He scored a goal in his third match for the first team against FK Mladá Boleslav on 21 September 2025.

In November 2025, he has acquired Czech citizenship and can choose which country he will represent.

References

  1. ↑ "Jakub Pira" (in Czech). FC Baník Ostrava. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jakub Pira". Chance Liga. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jakub Pira: Pomohl mi první dotek" (in Czech). FC Baník Ostrava. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pira může reprezentovat Česko. Útočník Baníku Ostrava získal občanství". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.