Jan Sýkora
Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lech Poznań in the Ekstraklasa.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | Lech Poznań | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2019 | |||
Club career
He 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until the summer of 2022.[5]
In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.[6]
Lech Poznań
On 24 August 2020 Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.[7] He made his debut 6 days later during league match against Wisła Płock.[8][9]
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.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 October 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2011–12[11] | Czech National Football League | 23 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2011–12[11] | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2014–15[11][12] | Czech First League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2015–16[11][12] | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[11][12] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | – | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | – | 52 | 5 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2016–17[11][12] | Czech First League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[11][12] | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19[11][12] | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | 56 | 7 | |||
| Slovan Liberec | 2018–19[11][12] | Czech First League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| Jablonec | 2019–20[11][12] | Czech First League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 8 | |
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21[13] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 163 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 5 | – | 206 | 30 | |||
1 Including Polish SuperCup.
References
- "Jan Sýkora". synotliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal, UEFA.com, Retrieved 7. 10. 2016
- Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy? Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, o2sport.cz, Retrieved 7. 10. 2016 (in Czech)
- "Sýkora se nebál, že přijde o Slavii: Spartě bych řekl, že do ní nejdu". iSport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- "2022 + 2021!". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Sýkora: Nechám duši na hřišti v každém zápase, abych klukům pomohl (+video)". FC Slovan Liberec. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Jan Sýkora piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- "Lech Poznań 2 : 2 Wisła Płock" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Debiutant Sýkora" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Jarolím odhalil nominaci: povolal nováčky z Liberce, vrací se Drobný". fotbal.idnes.cz. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Jan Sýkora". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Jan Sýkora". Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Sýkora, Jan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links
- Jan Sýkora Official Czech First League statistics
- Jan Sýkora official international statistics
- Jan Sýkora – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Jan Sýkora at Soccerway
- Jan Sýkora at 90minut.pl (in Polish)