Daniel Pudil

Daniel Pudil (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛl ˈpuɟɪl]; born 27 September 1985) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Viktoria Žižkov and the Czech Republic national team as a left back or left winger.

Daniel Pudil
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pudil[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985[2]
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Club information
Current team
 Viktoria Žižkov
Number 36
Youth career
1991–2003 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Chmel Blšany 11 (2)
2004–2008 Slovan Liberec 70 (7)
2007–2008 → Slavia Prague (loan) 21 (6)
2008–2011 Genk 121 (4)
2012–2013 Granada 0 (0)
2012 → Cesena (loan) 7 (1)
2012–2013 → Watford (loan) 37 (1)
2013–2016 Watford 60 (2)
2015–2016 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 35 (2)
2016–2019 Sheffield Wednesday 66 (2)
2019–2020 Mladá Boleslav 23 (0)
2020– Viktoria Žižkov 0 (0)
National team‡
2004 Czech Republic U19 5 (0)
2004–2007 Czech Republic U21 12 (1)
2007–2016 Czech Republic 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:50, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2019

Club career

Czech Republic

Pudil started his youth career in the Czech Republic with Sparta Prague. He left the club at age of eighteen and joined FK Chmel Blšany. At Chmel Blšany Pudil used to play left back in defence and scored two goals in eleven appearances. After six months Pudil joined FC Slovan Liberec. Though making twelve appearance in his first season, Pudil soon became a member of the first team which would win its second league title with Pudil making 29 appearances and scoring three goals. During the season, Pudil scored the first goal of his career in a 2–2 draw against Příbram on 7 November 2005. Throughout the season, Pudil would establish himself in the starting eleven at the club.

In 2007, he had a trial with English side Watford, but manager Aidy Boothroyd decided not to sign Pudil on a permanent contract.[3][4]

In the 2007–08 season in which he played three games for Slovan Liberec, Pudil left Liberec to join SK Slavia Praha on loan for a season and made his debut on 15 September 2007, in a 0–0 draw against Baník Ostrava; Four days later, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 win over Romanian side Steaua București. On 29 September 2007, Pudil then scored his first goal in a 7–1 win over Fastav Zlín; followed four days later when he scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Sevilla and his second league goal came in a 2–0 win over Sparta Prague six days later. In the UEFA Champions League third match in the Group Stage, Pudil was in the squad when Arsenal thrashed Slavia 7–0.[5] Six days later after the 7–0 loss, Pudil played against his former club in a 1–1 draw; but the next meeting soon happened again six months later, when Pudil set up a goal for Zdeněk Šenkeřík, to score the only goal in the game. Following Slavia Praha's Champions League elimination to UEFA Cup, Pudil set up a goal for Matej Krajčík to make it 1–1 against Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg. However, Slavia Praha lost 3–1 on aggregate, having lost against them in the first leg. On the final game of the season, Pudil scored in a 2–2 draw against Baumit Jablonec. At the end of the season, Slavia Praha won the league title. Due to his flamboyance and controversial lifestyle, Slavia Praha had decided against signing Pudil.

Genk

Pudil signed for Belgian club KRC Genk from FC Slovan Liberec on 1 July 2008, for worth 1.5 million euros.[6] Pudil was linked with Italian sides Reggina and Lecce but Genk managed to win the race. On the opening game of the season on 17 August 2008, Pudil made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Beerschot; then two appearance later, Pudil scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over Zulte Waregem on 14 September 2008. However the next game, Pudil received a red card after a second bookable offence in a 1–0 loss against Club Brugge. In his first season, Pudil scored four goals in twenty nine appearance. At Genk, Pudil had established himself in the first team during his three seasons at Genk. The next season with Pudil made 27 appearance. However, in the Europa League fourth round second leg against Lille, having loss 2–1 in the first leg, Pudil set up a goal for Elyaniv Barda but received a red card after a second bookable offence. The next season, Pudil was involved in the squad with Genk that won the title for the second time.

He spent three seasons with the Belgian side before joining Granada on a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2012.[7]

Cesena

After joining Granada, Pudil was immediately loaned out to Cesena for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[8] On 1 February 2012, Pudil made his debut, playing in defensive midfield, in a 0–0 draw against Napoli. Eighteen days later after making his debut, Pudil scored his first goal in a 3–1 loss against A.C. Milan. On 7 March 2012, the match didn't turn well for him when he received a red card after a second bookable offence, just one minute after receiving a yellow in a 0–0 draw against Catania. At the end of the season, Pudil couldn't help Cesena retain their Serie A status as the club was relegated to Serie B.

Watford

Pudil then joined Watford on a season-long loan for the 2012–13 season, joining Czech teammate Matěj Vydra.[9] In pre-season, Pudil played his first match in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur in Lloyd Doyley’s testimonial match but after playing five minutes, he came off with a suspected hamstring injury.[10] This turned out to be a minor injury.[11] Pudil made his Watford debut, in the second game of the season, a 1–0 loss against Ipswich Town.

Having played as a left back for six games, Pudil was slotted into the left midfield role and assisted several goals. On 23 October 2012, Pudil received a straight red card in a 2–1 loss against Cardiff City after violent conduct against Craig Noone. After the game, Watford appealed the decision, with support from Cardiff City and Noone himself.[12] His three-game suspension was thus reduced to one by the FA.[13] In the first match of 2013, Pudil scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–3 loss against Charlton Athletic.[14] Later in the 2012–13 season, Pudil would go on to make 40 appearances in all competitions, and at the end of the season, Pudil would return to Granada, as his loan spell with Watford came to an end.[15]

On 4 July 2013, Pudil announced via Twitter that he had joined Watford permanently from Granada, signing a four-year contract.[16] Pudil's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came after coming on for Ikechi Anya in the 75th minutes, in the opening game of the season, in a 1–0 win over Birmingham City, while his first goal would come in a 1–1 draw against Charlton Athletic on 14 September 2013.[17]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 29 August 2015, Pudil signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in a 3–1 win over Preston North End on 3 October 2015.[18] Pudil completed a permanent move to Wednesday on 28 July 2016 for £1,500,000.[19] He was released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2018–19 season.[20]

Mladá Boleslav

After his release from Sheffield Wednesday in July 2019, he signed for Czech side Mladá Boleslav on a two-year deal.[21]

Viktoria Žižkov

Pudil signed for Czech side Viktoria Žižkov on a one-year deal for free.[22]

International career

Pudil represented his country at under-19 and under-21 level.[23] He made his senior debut in 2007 and scored his first goal at this level on 21 November 2007 in a 0–2 away victory against Cyprus in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier.[24] Pudil was a member of the Czech Republic squad that competed in UEFA Euro 2016.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 February 2018[26][27]
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chmel Blšany 2003–04 Czech First League 112————112
Total 112————112
Slovan Liberec 2004–05 Czech First League 120————120
2005–06 293————293
2006–07 264——2[lower-alpha 1]0—284
2007–08 30————30
Total 707——20—727
Slavia prague (loan) 2007–08 Czech First League 216——6[lower-alpha 1]1—277
Total 216——61—277
Genk 2008–09 Belgian First Division 29400———294
2009–10 Pro League 37020—2[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0420
2010-11 37010—2[lower-alpha 2]0—400
2011–12 18020—9[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 3]0300
Total 121450—130201414
Granada 2011–12 La Liga 0000———00
Total 0000———00
Cesena (loan) 2011–12 Serie A 7100———71
Total 7100———71
Watford (loan) 2012–13 Championship 3711000—2[lower-alpha 4]0401
Total 3711000—20401
Watford 2013–14 Championship 3722030——422
2014–15 2301020——260
Total 6023050——682
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2015–16 Championship 3621020—3[lower-alpha 4]0422
Total 3621020—30422
Sheffield Wednesday 2016–17 Championship 2621000—2[lower-alpha 4]0292
2017–18 Championship 1702020—00210
Total 4323200—20502
Career total 40627130902119045828
  1. Appearances in the Champions League
  2. Appearances in the Europa League
  3. Appearances in the Belgian Super Cup
  4. Appearances in the Championship play-offs

International
As of match played 16 November 2018[28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 200731
200800
200971
201060
201160
201210
201300
201440
201520
201660
Total352

Honours

Genk

References
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  2. "Daniel Pudil". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. Smith, Frank (14 September 2012). "Former trialist happy to finally make Hornets move". Watford Observer. p. 62.
  4. "Hornets decide against Czech signing". Watford Observer. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. "Arsenal 7-0 Slavia Prague". BBC. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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  7. "Pudil agrees Granada switch". Sky Sports. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  8. "Pudil is a player of Cesena" [Pudil è un giocatore del Cesena] (in Italian). AC Cesena Official Homepage. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  9. "Official: Hornets delighted with a magnificent seven signings" Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Watford Football Club. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  10. "Spurs beat Watford 1-0 in Doyley's testimonial". Watford Observer. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. "Watford boss confirms new signings missed Tottenham Hotspur clash due to fitness concerns". Watford Observer. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  12. "Cardiff City and winger Craig Noone helping Watford defender Daniel Pudil appeal against red card". Watford Observer. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  13. "FA reduce suspension of Watford defender Daniel Pudil after support of Cardiff City". Watford Observer. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  14. "Football - Charlton comeback stuns Hornets". Yahoo! Eurosport. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  15. "Pudil returns after transfer" [Pudil vuelve tras cesión.] (in Spanish). Marca.com. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  16. "Watford: Daniel Pudil and Cristian Battocchi signs full contracts". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  17. "Birmingham City 0 – 1 Watford". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  18. "Sheff Wed 3-1 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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  20. "Sheffield Wednesday: George Boyd & Gary Hooper among six players released". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  21. "Daniel Pudil signs two-year deal with Czech side after leaving Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday News. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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