Radek Faksa is a Czech professional Ice-hockey player who plays in the National Hockey league (NHL). As of 2019, Radek Faksa currently plays for the Dallas Stars as their Center.
Faksa earns around $2,200,000 as his yearly salary from Dallas Star and has an estimated net worth of over $2.5 million. Additionally, he is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Dominika Matušínská.
As of 2019, Radek Faksa has an estimated net worth of over $2.5 million and currently earns $2,200,000 as his yearly salary. Faksa so far has made earnings of $5,511,432 from his entire NHL career.
He signed a 3 year/ $6,600,000 contract, including $6,600,000 guaranteed with Dallas Stars in 2015. Further, the NHL player has an average salary of $2,200,000 annually while Jamie Benn is among the highest earner of the team, having an annual salary of $9,500,000.
His career contract and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
2015-2016 | Dallas Stars | $478,932 |
2016-2017 | Dallas Stars | $832,500 |
2017-2018 | Dallas Stars | $2,000,000 |
2018-2019 | Dallas Stars | $2,200,000 |
Further, in the 2018-2019 season, he will earn $2,200,000 as a base salary, carrying $2,200,000 as a cap hit.
Digging about his relationship status, he is yet to be married. However, he is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend (future wife) Dominika Matušínská. Radek and Dominika started dating each other since early 2018.
His girlfriend previously dated the former football defender of Pilsen Jan Baranek. She ended her relationship with Jan after his football career ended after a knee injury at just 24.
Exploring one of his social media accounts, he seems to be happy with his girl as he regularly posts a picture, spending a vacation together. Further, the couple is enjoying a smooth relationship with no news of break-up in recent time.
Although the duo has been in a relationship since long, they haven't revealed the probable date of their engagement and wedding yet.
Talking about his body measurement, the Famous NHL star is 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) in height and weighs around 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb).
Radek Faksa was born on 9 January 1994, in Vítkov, Czech Republic. However, the details about his father and mother are not available in the media yet. As per his nationality, he is Czech and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Capricorn.
Faksa began his career in ice hockey in his native town of Opava, although his single mother was struggling to fund his hockey career.
Faksa and his family received an offer from HC Ocelári Trinec for Faksa to play in the system of Trinec, after which the Faksas accepted the offer. Faksa moved to Trinec alone, where he lived in a hotel and his team paid for his expenses until he was 17.
In the CHL Import draft, Faksa was drafted 22nd by the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers. Faksa finished the season as the leading rookie scorer in the OHL, also finishing second in the vote for the Emms Family Award, which is awarded annually to the top first-year player of the OHL; the award ultimately went to Aaron Ekblad, a 15-year old defender.
The Dallas Stars drafted Faksa 13th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on 22 June 2012. He was the first Czech to take part in the NHL Entry Draft's first round since the 2007 selection of Jakub Vorácek.
Faksa signed an entry-level agreement with Dallas on 6 July 2012. Faksa was reassigned by the Stars to their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, after completing his junior career with Sudbury on 3 April 2014.
Currently, he is playing under the manager James Edward Nill along with his star team-mates such as Esa Lindell, Miro Heiskanen and many more.