Václav Černý (footballer)

Václav Černý (born 17 October 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Czech Republic national team.[1]

Václav Černý
Černý in training with Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997[1]
Place of birth Příbram, Czech Republic
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2013 1. FK Příbram
2013–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Jong Ajax 69 (31)
2015–2019 Ajax 16 (1)
2019–2021 Utrecht 13 (0)
2020–2021 → Twente (loan) 16 (6)
2021–2023 Twente 50 (14)
2023– VfL Wolfsburg 15 (2)
International career‡
2012–2013 Czech Republic U16 8 (3)
2012–2014 Czech Republic U17 27 (8)
2014–2015 Czech Republic U19 7 (1)
2015–2017 Czech Republic U21 16 (9)
2020– Czech Republic 11 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Club career

AFC Ajax

Černý was born in Příbram.[1] He joined the youth ranks of AFC Ajax in January 2013 from FK Příbram. He made his professional debut at Jong Ajax on 13 March 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against VVV Venlo replacing Robert Murić after 78 minutes in a 1–0 win.[3]

On 15 August 2015, Černý made his Ajax senior debut in a 3–0 victory against Willem II. He scored his first goal on 26 November in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Celtic, in which Ajax won 2–1.[4] Černý left the club in 2019 after five seasons at Ajax, during which time he regularly played for their reserve team Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.

Utrecht

Černý joined Utrecht in July 2019, signing a three-year contract with Eredivisie side.[5]

Černý spent the 2020–21 Eredivisie on loan at Twente, before making a permanent transfer in July 2021.[6] On 2 June 2023, Černý was named Eredivisie player of the month for May 2023.[7]

Vfl Wolfsburg

On 23 June 2023, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Černý on a four-year contract.[8]

International career

Youth

Černý represented Czech national youth football teams from the under-16 level. He was called up to the Czech Republic under-21 team in August 2015 at the age of 17. This call-up drew media attention as if Černý played in the against Latvia or Malta in early September, he would become the youngest player to represent the team.[9] Černý made his U21 debut on 4 September, starting in the 4–1 victory against Malta.[10]

Senior

Černý debuted for the Czech senior national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Germany.[11] He started and was substituted at half-time in the 1–0 loss.[12]

After missing out the UEFA Euro 2020 due to health issues,[13] Černý returned to the national team in June 2022 for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A matches against Spain, Switzerland, and Portugal. He played only half an hour against the former and assisted on Jan Kuchta's goal, ending in a 2-2 draw.[14]

On 17 November 2022, Černý scored his first goal in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Faroe Islands, ending in a 5-0 win for the Czech Republic.[15]

Personal life

Černý's father, also named Václav, is the head coach of FK Příbram.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 September 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 10–––10
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 175–––175
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 2815–––2815
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 11–––11
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 2210–––2210
Total 69310000–6931
Ajax 2015–16 Eredivisie 71002[lower-alpha 2]1–92
2016–17 Eredivisie 50312[lower-alpha 3]0–101
2017–18 Eredivisie 40211[lower-alpha 2]0–71
2018–19 Eredivisie 003000–30
Total 1618251–294
Jong FC Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 21——–21
FC Utrecht (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 130102[lower-alpha 2]0–160
FC Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 16610––176
2021–22 Eredivisie 18120––201
2022–23 Eredivisie 3213104[lower-alpha 4]14[lower-alpha 5]14115
Total 66204041417822
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 3010––40
Career total 169531421124119858
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in the Europa League
  3. One appearance in the Champions League and one in the Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearances in Eredivisie European playoffs

International
As of match played 7 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 202020
202262
202333
Total115
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černý goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2022Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic Faroe Islands4–05–0Friendly
2.19 November 2022Gaziantep Stadium, Gaziantep, Turkey Turkey1–12–1
3.17 June 2023Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands2–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4.3–0
5.7 September 2023Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Albania1–01–1

Honours

Ajax[17]

Jong Ajax[17]

Individual

References
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  3. "VVV Venlo vs. Jong Ajax - 13 March 2015". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. "Černý vstřelil první gól za Ajax! Suchý se trefil za Basilej". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 27 November 2015.
  5. "Václav Černý končí v Ajaxu. Na tři roky se upsal Utrechtu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. "Twente signs Cerny on a permanent deal". Football Oranje. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. "Václav Černý named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for May". Eredivisie. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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  15. Povejšil, Vojtěch (16 November 2022). "Česko - Faerské o. 5:0, snadná práce, hattrickem se blýskl debutující Chytil". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
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  18. "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
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