kliment Commits Future to Olomouc Despite โฃInjury, Cites Club’s Vision
Olomouc, Czech Republic – July 22, 2025 – โคForward Jan Kliment โขhas reaffirmed his commitment to SK Sigma Olomouc, signingโ a contract extension despite recently suffering a โbroken leg.โข The decision comes after discussions with the club’s new management regarding their plans for future advancement.
“Olomouc is my home. The city and the club are already like family to me,” โคKliment stated on the club’s website. “After an injury, one thinks about what and how it willโค be. Is it not time to move somewhere else. I made the โfinal decision to stay after listening to โhow the new management thinks about the development and future of Sigma. We want to play regularly in Europe and move Olomouc into the company of top Czech clubs. I believe that it can be done and I see no reasonโฃ to leave โขelsewhere. I am staying at home and I will do my best for the team,the โฃclub andโ the fans,as always.”
Kliment, 32, joined Olomouc prior to the 2024/25 season after a stint with Pilsen. His career includes spells with jihlava, Bรกnskรกโ Bystrica, Stuttgart โ(two periods), Brรถndby Copenhagen, Slovรกcko, and Krakow. He quickly established himself as a key player for Sigma, becoming the league’s top scorer in his first season with โค18 goals in 18 matches, earning him a โcall-up to the national teamโค and contributingโ to the โclub’s MOL Cup victory – were he scored โฃagainst Slavia Prague in the quarter-final.
He sustained a broken leg during the MOL Cup semi-final against Banรญkโข Ostrava in โคApril and is currentlyโข undergoingโค rehabilitation.
“We areโฃ excited about the factโ that we โmanaged โขto agree on a contract extension with Honza,” said general sports manager Pavel Hapal. “After his long injury, he is almost fitโค and weโ are convinced that he willโ soon help us directly on the field during matches and that he will be as beneficial โas he was last season, an extremely successfulโ season โfor sigma.”
