Vladimír Darida
Vladimír Darida (Czech pronunciation: ; born 8 August 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki.
He formerly represented the Czech Republic national team.
.jpg) Darida lining up with Czech Republic in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimír Darida | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2010 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Viktoria Plzeň | 61 | (12) |
| 2011 | → Sokolov (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Freiburg | 54 | (9) |
| 2015–2022 | Hertha | 171 | (13) |
| 2023– | Aris | 42 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2012–2021 | Czech Republic | 76 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Plzeň, Darida came through at Viktoria Plzeň, also spending time on loan at FK Baník Sokolov in 2011. He joined Freiburg in 2013.
On 2 November 2014, he scored a penalty for the only goal of the game away to 1. FC Köln to give the club their first win in their 10th game of the season, moving them out of the direct relegation places.
Hertha BSC
Darida signed for Hertha from relegated Freiburg ahead of the 2015–16 season for an undisclosed fee. He was handed the number 6 shirt. He made an immediate impact for Hertha scoring on his debut in the DFB-Pokal first-round game against Arminia Bielefeld in a 2–0 win. He got his first assist of the season through setting up Salomon Kalou in a 3–1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. On 27 September he got his first league goal of the season scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Frankfurt.
Aris Thessaloniki
In December 2022 Darida signed for Aris Thessaloniki.
International career
On 28 May 2012, it was announced that Darida would be included in the Czech squad for the Euro 2012 tournament. He replaced injured defender Daniel Pudil. In the quarter-final match against Portugal (Euro 2012), he earned his second cap, his first in an official tournament, starting in place of the injured Tomáš Rosický. He was substituted after 61 minutes for Jan Rezek and the Czech Republic lost 1–0.
Following UEFA Euro 2020, Darida announced that he would retire from international football as he wanted to focus on spending "much more time with the family and my little son." He amounted 76 caps and scored 8 goals for the Czech Republic and represented them at 3 European Championships. Having retired as captain, Tomáš Souček was named as his successor.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2009–10 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 47 | 10 | |||
| 2013–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 61 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 18 | ||
| Baník Sokolov (loan) | 2010–11 | Czech National League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| Freiburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 61 | 11 | |||
| Hertha | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 171 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 192 | 16 | |||
| Aris | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 342 | 47 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 60 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darida goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2015 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2017 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6–0 | |||||
| 4 | 1 September 2017 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Germany | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 10 September 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 6 | 14 October 2019 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic |  Northern Ireland | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 7 October 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 15 November 2020 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Israel | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
Viktoria Plzeň
Czech Republic
Individual
References
External links
- Vladimír Darida at FAČR (in Czech)
- Vladimír Darida – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Vladimír Darida at Soccerway
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