Bořek Dočkal

Bořek Dočkal (born 30 September 1988) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and captained Sparta Prague. He has previously spent time with Turkish side Konyaspor and Norwegian side Rosenborg. Dočkal represented Czech Republic at international level, serving as captain at bothyouth and senior levels.

Bořek Dočkal
Bořek Dočkal with Sparta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Bořek Dočkal
Date of birth (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988
Place of birth Městec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1998 TJ Bohemia Poděbrady
1998–2006 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Slavia Prague 6 (1)
2006–2007 → SK Kladno (loan) 14 (2)
2008–2011 Slovan Liberec 84 (13)
2010–2011 → Konyaspor (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 Rosenborg 55 (14)
2013–2017 Sparta Prague 95 (24)
2017–2018 Henan Jianye 23 (4)
2018 → Philadelphia Union (loan) 32 (5)
2019–2022 Sparta Prague 76 (6)
Total 393 (69)
International career‡
2003 Czech Republic U16 2 (0)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U17 8 (0)
2006–2007 Czech Republic U19 10 (2)
2007–2011 Czech Republic U21 17 (6)
2012–2022 Czech Republic 40 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Early career

Dočkal began his football career in Poděbrady and moved to Slavia Prague at the age of 10. He went through all the youth teams of Slavia and made his first team debut against SK Kladno. Dočkal scored his first goal for Slavia in his third match against FK Teplice and was sent on a loan to Czech First League side Slovan Liberec in winter 2008, where he signed a contract several months later.[1] Dočkal went on a year loan to Turkish Super League side Konyaspor in July 2010.[2]

Rosenborg

In August 2011, Dočkal signed a long-term contract with Norwegian side Rosenborg.[3] He contributed with one assist in his first game, where Rosenborg won 3–1 over rivals Molde. During the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Dočkal scored 7 goals in 12 matches (6 goals in 7 games over the course of the preliminary stages), including a dramatic last-minute goal against Kazakh club FC Ordabasy on 26 July 2012, to propel nine-man Rosenborg to a 4–3 aggregate victory.[4] After two years with Rosenborg, during which Dočkal scored 14 goals in 55 league matches, he returned to the Czech Republic in August 2013, signing a three-year contract with Sparta Prague.[5]

Henan Jianye

In February 2017, Dočkal secured a transfer from Sparta Prague to Chinese Super League club Henan Jianye. The transfer was reported in the range of €8.5 million, among the highest recorded for the Czech top division.[6][7] Dočkal made 23 starts and scored four goals during the 2017 season.

Loan to Philadelphia Union

In February 2018, Dočkal signed a loan move with the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer as the team's third designated player.[8] After a few matches with his new team, Dočkal's first goal was a game-winner for the Union against D.C. United.[9] Dočkal proved to be successful in Philadelphia, earning the Union's most valuable player for the season and setting the record for most assists for a season, and lead Major League Soccer in assists for the 2018 season.[10][11]

Return to Sparta Prague

In February 2019, he returned to Sparta Prague.[12]

International career

Dočkal was the captain and one of the key players in the Czech U-21 team. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Dočkal debuted for the Czech senior squad against Slovakia in November 2012.[13] With the introduction of 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, he became captain and made two assists in another match against Slovakia.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Prague 2006–07 Czech First League 6100–61
SK Kladno (loan) 2007–08 Czech First League 14200–142
Slovan Liberec 2007–08 Czech First League 14100–141
2008–09 2750020295
2009–10 2950040335
2010–11 13200–132
2011–12 1000–10
Total 841300609013
Konyaspor (loan) 2010–11 Süper Lig 9000–90
Rosenborg 2011 Tippeligaen 1321020162
2012 2710461274323
2013 1522241215
Total 5514781888030
Sparta Prague 2013–14 Czech First League 25381–334
2014–15 2910411214512
2015–16 298201654713
2016–17 1141061185
Total 942515234714334
Henan Jianye 2017 Chinese Super League 23400–234
Philadelphia Union (loan) 2018 Major League Soccer 32540–365
Sparta Prague 2018–19 Czech First League 3000–30
2019–20 13130–161
2020–21 3342051405
2021–22 2713190392
Total 76681141988
Career total 393693411721649996

International goals
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dočkal goal.
List of international goals scored by Bořek Dočkal
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 November 2012Andrův stadion, Olomouc Slovakia3–03–0Friendly
215 October 2013Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria1–01–02014 World Cup qualifier
39 September 2014Generali Arena, Prague Netherlands1–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier
410 October 2014Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul Turkey2–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier
513 October 2014Astana Arena, Astana Kazakhstan1–04–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier
612 June 2015Laugardalsvöllur stadium, Reykjavík Iceland1–01–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier
74 September 2020Tehelné pole, Bratislava Slovakia2–03–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Blažek s Pudilem se vrací do Slovanu (FC Slovan Liberec)" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. "Fotbalista Dočkal bude v Konyasporu zatím hostovat". Sportovní Noviny (in Czech). 11 July 2010.
  3. "Fotbalista Dočkal přestupuje do Trondheimu, Plzeň však nepotrápí". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 2 August 2011.
  4. "Bořek Dočkal match log". Soccerway. 26 July 2012.
  5. Hoff, Jørgen B. (13 August 2013). "Dockal klar for Sparta Praha". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. "Czech Republic midfielder Dockal off to Chinese Super League". USA Today. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. "Bořek Dočkal leaves Sparta". Sparta Prague. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "Philadelphia Union Acquire Attacking Midfielder Borek Dockal". Philadelphia Union. 28 February 2018.
  9. Tannenwald, Jonathan (28 February 2018). "Borek Dockal scores first Union goal in 3-2 win over D.C. United". Philly. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  10. Cann, Adam (28 November 2018). "Borek Dockal is Philadelphia Union's team MVP". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. Rodríguez, Alicia (28 October 2018). "Borek Dockal wins 2018 MLS assist title on Decision Day with 18". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. "Welcome back, Bořek!". AC Sparta Prague. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. Novák, Miloslav (14 November 2012). "Česko 3-0 Slovensko, povedený večer osladil Lafata i debutant Dočkal" [Czech Republic 3-0 Slovakia, a successful evening was sweetened by Lafat and debutant Dočkal]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  14. Šálek, Václav (13 October 2018). "Pan Přihrávka Dočkal rozebrat slovenskou obranu, Šilhavý začal vítězně". ČT Sport (in Czech).
  15. "Major League Soccer – Statistics – Assists". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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