Jan Sýkora
Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň.[1]
| Sýkora with Slavia Prague in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Švihov | |||
| Přeštice | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Sparta Prague B | 23 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Brno (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovan Liberec | 34 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Slavia Prague | 40 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Jablonec (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Lech Poznań | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lech Poznań II | 3 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2022– | Viktoria Plzeň | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Czech Republic U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Czech Republic U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Czech Republic U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Czech Republic | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Sýkora began his professional career at Sparta Prague, but failed to make a league appearance for their first team. He also spent time on loan at Zbrojovka Brno.
In 2015, he transferred to Slovan Liberec. On 15 September 2016 he scored the fastest-ever goal of UEFA Europa League, finding the net after just 10.69 seconds in Liberec's group stage match against Qarabağ FK.[2][3] In total, he made 34 league appearances for Liberec, scoring one goal.
Slavia Prague edit
After a lengthy battle for his signature between Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for the league title at the time, Sýkora signed for Slavia Prague in January 2017.[4]
On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until the summer of 2022.[5]
In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.[6]
Lech Poznań edit
On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.[7] He made his debut 6 days later during league match against Wisła Płock.[8][9]
Viktoria Plzeň edit
On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň.[10]
International career edit
Sýkora got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for a friendly against Armenia and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland in August 2016.[11] Sýkora scored his first international goal in a 2–1 win against Iceland in November 2017.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of 25 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2011–12[13] | Czech National Football League | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2011–12[13] | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2014–15[13][14] | Czech First League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2015–16[13][14] | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[13][14] | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 52 | 5 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2016–17[13][14] | Czech First League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[13][14] | Czech First League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[13][14] | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 56 | 7 | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2018–19[13][14] | Czech First League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2019–20[13][14] | Czech First League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 8 | |
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21[15] | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2021–22[13][14] | Czech First League | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23[13][14] | Czech First League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| Career total | 236 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 8 | — | 296 | 39 | |||
1 Including Polish Super Cup.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sýkora goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iceland | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Kuwait | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 3 | 7–0 |
Honours edit
Slavia Prague
Viktoria Plzeň
- Czech First League: 2021–22
Lech Poznań
References edit
- ^ "Jan Sýkora". synotliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal, UEFA.com, Retrieved 7. 10. 2016
- ^ Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy? 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, o2sport.cz, Retrieved 7. 10. 2016 (in Czech)
- ^ "Sýkora se nebál, že přijde o Slavii: Spartě bych řekl, že do ní nejdu". iSport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "2022 + 2021!". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Sýkora: Nechám duši na hřišti v každém zápase, abych klukům pomohl (+video)". FC Slovan Liberec. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Jan Sýkora piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Lech Poznań 2 : 2 Wisła Płock" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Debiutant Sýkora" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Plzeň potvrdila příchod Sýkory, záložník přestoupil z Lechu Poznaň" (in Czech). sport.cz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Jarolím odhalil nominaci: povolal nováčky z Liberce, vrací se Drobný". fotbal.idnes.cz. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Češi porazili Island. Výhru trefili slávisté". denik.cz. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Jan Sýkora". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jan Sýkora". Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Sýkora, Jan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links edit
- Jan Sýkora at Fortunaliga.cz
- Jan Sýkora at FAČR (in Czech)
- Jan Sýkora – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Jan Sýkora at Soccerway
- Jan Sýkora at 90minut.pl (in Polish)