Jan Sýkora
Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň.
,_playing_for_Slavia_Prague_in_2018.jpg) Sýkora with Slavia Prague in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
In 2015, he transferred to Slovan Liberec. On 15 September 2016 he 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. In total, he made 34 league appearances for Liberec, scoring one goal.
Slavia Prague
After a lengthy battle for his signature between Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for the league title at the time, Sýkora signed for Slavia Prague in January 2017.
On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until the summer of 2022.
In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.
Lech Poznań
On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. He made his debut 6 days later during league match against Wisła Płock.
Viktoria Plzeň
On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň.
International career
Sýkora got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for a friendly against Armenia and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland in August 2016. Sýkora scored his first international goal in a 2–1 win against Iceland in November 2017.
Career statistics
- As of 25 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2011–12 | Czech National Football League | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 52 | 5 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 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 | Czech First League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 8 | |
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23 | 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Iceland | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Kuwait | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 3 | 7–0 |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Viktoria Plzeň
- Czech First League: 2021–22
Lech Poznań
References
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)
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