Who is Radek Vitek? Meet the Man Utd shot-stopper drawing comparisons to Peter Schmeichel

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Who is Manchester United’s Radek Vitek? Here is the age, nationality, position, stats and everything else you need to know about him.

Who is Radek Vitek?

Radek Vitek is a professional footballer who plays for Manchester United.

Vitek has featured heavily in the academy sides, but his fine performances have caught the eye of Erik ten Hag.

He was named on the bench for the first team as they took on Sevilla in the Europa League at Old Trafford in 2023, but has never featured for the Red Devils yet.

In the 2023/24 season, he was on loan at Accrington Stanley – where Vitek made a dream start.

Where and when was Radek Vitek born?

Vitek was born in Vestin, Czech Republic on the 24th of October 2003.

He agreed to sign for Manchester United back in April 2020 from Czech side Sigmy Olomouc. He had previously undergone trials with Southampton before Manchester United snapped him up.

What position does Radek Vitek play?

The towering Czechoslovakian is a goalkeeper, and of course, has not featured in any other positon during his career.

How tall is Radek Vitek?

Vitek is physically imposing, listed as 1.98m tall, above 6ft 4″.

How good is Radek Vitek?

Radek Vitek has all the qualities to become a fantastic goalkeeper.

The Athletic in 2022 reported his goalkeeping style has drawn comparisons to Peter Schmeichel and Oliver Kahn. If he can live up to either of their careers, he will have done very well.

You can check out the goalkeeper in action in the video below.

Radek Vitek Man Utd stats

Here are the stats for Vitek thus far at Manchester United.