Patrik Schick

Sparta Prague

Schick was born in Prague and spotted by Sparta Prague when he was 11 years old. He made his top-flight debut for Sparta on 3 May 2014 in a 3–1 away loss at Teplice. Sparta would win the domestic double that campaign but four appearances over two campaigns meant Schick crossed town to join Bohemians 1905 on loan for the 2015–16 season. He scored 8 goals in 27 outings for Bohemians during a relegation battle. Schick returned to Sparta and was expected to feature prominently for the club during the 2016–17 season, but David Lafata was preferred and when Sparta offered Schick a new contract, his agent turned it down.

Sampdoria

Schick signed for Serie A club Sampdoria in June 2016 for a reported fee of €4 million. In his first season in Italy, he appeared in 32 league matches and scored 11 goals for Sampdoria. He started 14 times and was able to score once every 137 minutes. In May 2017, Schick refused to extend his contract, expecting a transfer to another club. In June 2017, Juventus triggered the release clause of a reported €30 million on Schick's contract. Schick failed two separate medicals and Juventus backed out of the deal on 18 July.

Roma

On 29 August 2017, Schick joined Roma on loan for a fee of €5 million with an option to buy for a further €9 million, once certain sporting objectives had been achieved, that could be rising up to a club record €40 million fee, which turn out to be unavailable. Upon signing, Roma sporting…

Schick was called up to the Czech Republic senior side for the first time at their pre-UEFA Euro 2016 training camp. He made his national team debut in a friendly match against Malta on 27 May 2016, scoring after coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 victory.

UEFA Euro 2020

On 25 May 2021, Schick was included in the Czech Republic's final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. In the first group stage match against Scotland on 14 June at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Schick scored both goals as the Czech Republic won 2–0. The second strike from the halfway line was the longest-recorded goal at the Euros since 1980 at 45 metres (49 yd). The goal was later voted as the "goal of the tournament", and was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award. He became the first Czech footballer since Tomáš Rosický at the 2006 FIFA World Cup to score a brace at a major tournament and Milan Baroš in 2004 to do so at the European Championship. Against Croatia on 18 June, Schick scored from a penalty to help his nation earn a 1–1 draw. On 27 June, he scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the Czech Republic's victory over the Netherlands in the round of 16. On 3 July, he scored in a 2–1 controversial defeat against Denmark in the quarter-finals to equal Milan Baroš' record of five goals for the Czech Republic in a European Championship tournament. Alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, he was the UEFA Euro 2020 joint top scorer with five goals, with the higher number of…

Although Schick mostly plays in a central role as a main striker, he is also capable of playing as a second striker or as a right winger. He can hold up the ball with his back to goal, but is also an agile player, who possesses technique and dribbling skills, which enables him to play the ball first time, participate in the build-up of attacking plays and provide assists. Schick is also known for his signature celebration: every time he scores a goal, he flexes his muscles in front of the fans.

Schick has an older sister, Kristýna Schicková (born 31 July 1994), who is a model and a social media influencer. In his teenage years, Schick considered a career as a model but focused on competitive football instead. Growing up, his footballing hero was Manchester United player Wayne Rooney. In July 2020, Schick married his long-time girlfriend Hana Běhounková (born 1996). They have two children named Victoria and Nico, born in October 2020 and 2021 respectively.