![]() 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 | 36 | (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 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 |
Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň. [1]
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.[ citation needed]
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.[ citation needed]
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]
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]
On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň. [10]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other 1 | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Slavia Prague
Viktoria Plzeň
Lech Poznań
![]() 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 | 36 | (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 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 |
Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň. [1]
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.[ citation needed]
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.[ citation needed]
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]
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]
On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň. [10]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other 1 | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Slavia Prague
Viktoria Plzeň
Lech Poznań