Václav Drchal
Václav Drchal (born 25 July 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Sparta Prague as a striker.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | České Budějovice, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jablonec | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | České Budějovice | ||
| 2016–2018 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Sparta Prague | 20 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2023– | Jablonec | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Czech Republic U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2017 | Czech Republic U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021 | |||
A product of the České Budějovice youth set-up, Drchal joined Sparta Prague in 2016. After impressing in the Under-19s, he scored on his professional debut in February 2018.
Club career edit
Dynamo České Budějovice edit
Drchal began his career at hometown club Dynamo České Budějovice before joining the Sparta Prague youth set-up in 2016.[4]
Sparta Prague edit
Having scored 22 goals in 15 games for the Under-19s in the 1. Dorostinecká Liga, as well as two goals in both the Premier League International Cup and UEFA Youth League, Drchal was rewarded with a chance to join the first team.[5]
On 8 January 2018, he signed a contract extension securing his future at the club until June 2020.[6]
The following day, he scored a hat-trick within nine minutes of coming off the bench for his first non-competitive appearance in a 7–2 win against FC MAS Táborsko.[7] Drchal then joined the first team on a winter training camp in Spain.[8]
On 25 February, he made his competitive debut in a 1–1 draw with 1. FC Slovácko. Drchal scored his first goal for the club in the 53rd minute to give his side the lead.[9] In doing so, he became the third youngest player to score on their debut in the Czech top flight – only Petr Ruman and Vladimir Stork were younger when they scored in debuts in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons.[10]
Jablonec edit
On 21 July 2023, Drchal signed a contract with Jablonec.[11]
International career edit
On 2 September 2017, Drchal made his youth international debut in a 2–1 defeat to Republic of Ireland Under-19s. Two days later, he made a second appearance – once again against the Republic of Ireland – and scored in another 2–1 friendly defeat.
After being named as an unused substitute in a 5–0 win against Armenia in 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, he made appearances off the bench in victories against Luxembourg and Scotland as Czech Republic topped their group with maximum points.
Career statistics edit
- As of 8 July 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| Total | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Drchal, Kulhánek a Zahustel na hostování do Boleslavi". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Vacek, Jan (3 January 2022). "Šance na restart v Německu. Drchal ve Spartě neprorazil, jde na hostování". Blesk (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Bohemians mají vytouženého útočníka. Přichází hostovat ze Sparty". Blesk (in Czech). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Václav Drchal". dynamocb.cz (in Czech). SK Dynamo České Budějovice. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ . sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "New contracts - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz. AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Příprava - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "First training camp - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz. AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ . sparta.cz. AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ CSFOTBAL (24 February 2018). "V samostatné české lize se najdou jen dva hráči, kteří vstřelili při svém ligovém debutu gól a byli mladší než sparťanský Václav Drchal (18,6 let) - před 23 lety v sezoně 1994/95 Vladimír Čáp (18,5) a sezonu před ním Petr Ruman (17,0), oba z Baníku". @fotbal_cs (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "PŘESTUP! Daniel Souček a Václav Drchal patří Jablonci!". fkjablonec.cz (in Czech). FK Jablonec. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links edit
- Profile at sparta.cz