Štěpán Lelek

Central Defender - Viktoria Plzen
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Marked for Štěpán Lelek

15 Edition

The Mlada Boleslav Chronicle

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match8 Nov 2026

Nowhere to hide for Mlada Boleslav

1‑5 against Sparta Prague, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

Match5 Nov 2026

Mlada Boleslav come up short in Europe

2‑4 away to the standard of Braga. Nobody will pretend this was a scandal; the gap is real, it is measurable, and closing it is a project rather than a team talk.

Squad9 Nov 2026

Martin Králik in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Mlada Boleslav this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match8 Nov 2026

Jiří Klíma among the goals in a wild afternoon

6 goals in one match, Jiří Klíma on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Mlada Boleslav and Sparta Prague.

Match5 Nov 2026

Nobody could stop scoring

6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Mlada Boleslav and Braga in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.

Squad9 Nov 2026

Words at Mlada Boleslav training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Christophe Kabongo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Loan watch9 Nov 2026

Štěpán Lelek wants to come home

“I did not go to Viktoria Plzen to sit and watch. I want to come back to Mlada Boleslav and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 11 matches say the rest.

Player ratings9 Nov 2026

Ninety minutes of Christophe Kabongo at his very best

Marked 8.17. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Mlada Boleslav.

Player ratings9 Nov 2026

Jiří Klíma was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.04. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

In brief

Back issues
12 Edition

The Viktoria Plzen Courier

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The dugout19 Oct 2026

Štěpán Lelek says Viktoria Plzen went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Jan Paluska is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Denis Vavro in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Viktoria Plzen this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout19 Oct 2026

The manager makes an example of Florian Wiegele

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad19 Oct 2026

A row about effort at Viktoria Plzen

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dávid Krčík was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match17 Oct 2026

Viktoria Plzen refuse to lose to Pardubice

A point taken on 88 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Nobody could get near Patrick Kpozo

Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Viktoria Plzen are still strangers to each other

12 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.

Loan watch19 Oct 2026

Viktor Baier has seen enough of Sturm Graz

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Viktoria Plzen, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

10 Edition

The Mlada Boleslav Chronicle

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match1 Oct 2026

Mlada Boleslav do the business in Europe

1‑1. Continental football is where a club finds out what it actually is, and Mlada Boleslav came through the finding-out well against Elche.

Match4 Oct 2026

7 matches without a win for Mlada Boleslav

The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Mlada Boleslav are no longer polite ones.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Words exchanged at Mlada Boleslav

Ondřej Karafiát and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Words at Mlada Boleslav training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Christophe Kabongo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match4 Oct 2026

Pardubice take the points off Mlada Boleslav

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout5 Oct 2026

No hiding place for Adam Kadlec

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Adam Kadlec, and the manager let it.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Victor Boluwatife Ogungbayi wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Mlada Boleslav know it.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Mlada Boleslav are still strangers to each other

8 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.

Loan watch5 Oct 2026

Štěpán Lelek counts the days

“I watch every Mlada Boleslav game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Viktoria Plzen runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

In brief

3 Edition

The Viktoria Plzen Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market17 Aug 2026

Viktoria Plzen say no — this time

The offer from Spartak Moscow for Sampson Dweh was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Amar Memić was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 29. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

The terraces17 Aug 2026

Viktoria Plzen sell a favourite for $5.4M

The accountants will call it good business and they will be right, which is not the point anybody outside the boardroom is making. Prince Adu Kwabena was one of the reasons people came, and $5.4M does not replace that by itself.

Market17 Aug 2026

Viktoria Plzen sell Prince Adu Kwabena for $5.4M

Prince Adu Kwabena has left for Hapoel Beer Sheva in a $5.4M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Market17 Aug 2026

Viktoria Plzen sell Merchas Doski for $4.5M

Merchas Doski has left for Pardubice in a $4.5M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Market17 Aug 2026

Denis Višinský moves on

Slavia Prague pay $1.7M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

Boardroom17 Aug 2026

Viktoria Plzen go back to the board over Klemen Mihelak

The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $550.0K — a club that wants Klemen Mihelak enough to be asked twice.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Štěpán Lelek due for a Viktoria Plzen medical

Everything agreed with Mlada Boleslav, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Viktoria Plzen bid $530.0K for Klemen Mihelak

The offer went to Jablonec this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.

In brief