Franny Černá

Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997) is an American-born Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]

Franny Černá
Černá with Slavia Prague in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997
Place of birth Berkeley, California, United States
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 11
Youth career
East Bay United Oakland
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 DePaul Blue Demons 77 (33)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Slavia Prague 56 (24)
International career‡
2014–2015 Czech Republic U19 11 (4)
2020– Czech Republic 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023

Early life

Černá was born to Czech parents in Berkeley, California. Her parents migrated to the United States from Czechoslovakia before Velvet Revolution.[2]

Černá attended the DePaul University in Chicago, where she played for the DePaul Blue Demons from 2015 to 2018. She scored 33 goals and provided 16 assists from 77 matches during her college career.[3]

Club career

On 19 February 2019, Czech First Division club Slavia Prague announced the signing of Černá.[2] She made her professional debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich.[4] She scored her first goal for club on 30 March 2020, netting four times in a 11–0 win against Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice.[5]

International career

Černá began her international career for Czech Republic with under-19 team. She played several matches for the team in qualifying stage of 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6]

Černá made her senior team debut on 5 March 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Finland.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 August 2022[9][10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Prague 2018–19 Czech Women's First League 3214204[lower-alpha 1]1107
2019–20 1342530—189
2020–21 135—206[lower-alpha 1]4219
2021–22 14611206[lower-alpha 1]2239
2022–23 2200000022
Career total 4519410901677436
  1. Appearances in play-offs

International
As of match played 11 April 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 202040
202160
202270
202350
Total220

Honours

Slavia Prague

References
  1. Franny Černá at Soccerway
  2. "Posila slávistek Franny Černá!". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. "Franny Cerny - Women's Soccer - DePaul University". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. "Slavia Praha vs. Bayern München - 20 March 2019". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. "SK Slavia Praha - Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. "Franny Černá - Ženy". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. "Cyprus Women's Cup 2020 - Czech Republic vs. Finland". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. "Czech Republic vs. Finland - 5 March 2020". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. "Franny Černá - SlávistickéNoviny". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. "Soutěže žen - Soutěže". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  11. "Franny Černá". Retrieved 28 February 2022.


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