Václav Hladký (born 14 November 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship side Burnley.

He has previously played for Zbrojovka Brno and Slovan Liberec in his homeland, St Mirren in Scotland, Salford City and Ipswich Town in England.

[9] He was selected for four league games in the autumn and was praised for his performances, which including keeping a clean sheet against Sparta Prague, and against Fastav Zlín in the Czech Cup.

[16] Hladký dedicated the victory to his best friend Josef Šural, who died in a bus crash a month prior,[17] and credited Langfield, St Mirren manager Oran Kearney and chief executive Tony Fitzpatrick for supporting him during the difficult moments.

[21] On his competitive début, an EFL Cup first round match against Rotherham United, he saved a penalty from Joe Mattock to send Salford through 4–2 after a shoot-out.

[25] Hladky's performances also saw him voted Salford's player of the season by the clubs' supporters,[26] while Sky Sports named him in their team of the year for conceding 34 goals and saving 77.2% of shots faced, both league highs.