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 | |||
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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
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 before transferring to Slovan Liberec in 2015.
On 15 September 2016, Sýkora 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 and loan to Slovan Liberec
After a long battle for his signature between Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for the league title at the time, Sýkora signed for the former in January 2017.[4] On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until 2022.[5] In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.[6]
Lech Poznań
On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa football club Lech Poznań.[7] He debuted six days later during league match against Wisła Płock.[8][9]
Viktoria Plzeň
On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň.[10]
International career
In August 2016, Sýkora got his first call-up to the Czech Republic national football team for a friendly match against Armenia and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland.[11] He debuted against the former opponent on 31 August.[12] In November 2017, Sýkora scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory against Iceland.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 25 June 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Prague B | 2011–12[14] | Czech National Football League | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
Sparta Prague | 2011–12[14] | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Zbrojovka Brno | 2014–15[14][15] | Czech First League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
Slovan Liberec | 2015–16[14][15] | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2016–17[14][15] | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 52 | 5 | |||
Slavia Prague | 2016–17[14][15] | Czech First League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
2017–18[14][15] | Czech First League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
2018–19[14][15] | 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[14][15] | Czech First League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
Jablonec (loan) | 2019–20[14][15] | Czech First League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 8 | |
Lech Poznań | 2020–21[16] | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | |
2021–22[17] | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2021–22[14][15] | Czech First League | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23[14][15] | 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
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sýkora goal.[18]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | ![]() | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
3 | 7–0 |
References
- "Jan Sýkora". synotliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- "Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal". UEFA. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
- "Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy?". O2 Czech Republic (in Czech). 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
- "Sýkora se nebál, že přijde o Slavii: Spartě bych řekl, že do ní nejdu". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- "2022 + 2021!". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 22 November 2018.
- "Sýkora: Nechám duši na hřišti v každém zápase, abych klukům pomohl (Video)". FC Slovan Liberec (in Czech). 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Jan Sýkora piłkarzem Lecha". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- "Lech Poznań 2-2 Wisła Płock". Ekstraklasa (in Polish). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Debiutant Sýkora". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Plzeň potvrdila příchod Sýkory, záložník přestoupil z Lechu Poznaň". Sport.cz (in Czech). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- "Jarolím odhalil nominaci: povolal nováčky z Liberce, vrací se Drobný". Mladá fronta Dnes. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Největší přestup zimy je prý hotov! Sýkora odletěl se Slavií do Číny". Deník (in Czech). 5 January 2017.
- "Češi porazili Island. Výhru trefili slávisté". Deník (in Czech). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "Jan Sýkora". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Jan Sýkora" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Jan Sýkora". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links
- 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)