Jan Žambůrek (born 13 February 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.
After failing to establish himself and a season on loan in his home country with Slovan Liberec, Žambůrek transferred to Dutch club Heracles Almelo in 2024.
[5] On 9 August 2018, Žambůrek moved to England to sign a three-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer, with the option of a further year.
[9] In January 2020, Žambůrek's performances at club and international level during 2019 were recognised with a runner-up finish in voting for the FACR's Young Player of the Year award.
[12][14] Due to injury,[15][16] Žambůrek was not involved during Brentford's playoff campaign,[17] which culminated in promotion to the Premier League after victory in the 2021 Championship play-off final.
[22] After seeing his playing time reduced due to an influx of new midfield signings,[23] Žambůrek joined Czech First League club Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season on 1 September 2023.
[29][35] Žambůrek was named in the Czechs' 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship finals squad and he started in each of the team's matches prior to its group stage exit.