The 27-year-old player, owned by Getafe, was loaned to Sparta Prague last summer
Czech footballer Jakub Jankto, on loan from Getafe to Sparta Prague, revealed his homosexuality in a video posted on his social networks on Monday. The 27-year-old midfielder is the first player in the Spanish league to reveal he is gay, after around 20 footballers from other leagues, both active and retired, have taken the plunge.
«Like everyone else, I have my strengths, my weaknesses, a family, friends, a job that I have done for years to the best of my ability with seriousness, professionalism and passion. Like everyone else, I want to live my life in freedom, without fear, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. I’m gay and I don’t want to hide anymore,” the Czech footballer said in his video.
Czech international Jakub Jankto played before joining Getafe in the summer of 2021, previously in Italy, for Uidenses and Sampdoria. Last summer he was loaned by the azulón club to Sparta Prague, where he will defend his colors this season.
Footballers who have confessed their homosexuality include Australian Josh Cavallo, the first professional to reveal his sexual orientation, and Englishman Justin Fashanu, in the 1990s.
Source: La Verdad
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